The Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars, will take place this Sunday, and pundits say the race for the highly coveted best drama series prize is too close to call.
Apple TV+'s sci-fi office thriller "Severance" and HBO medical procedural "The Pitt" go head-to-head in the night's most prestigious category, while Hollywood satire "The Studio" and searing teen murder saga "Adolescence" are tipped to sweep up other awards.
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