{
  "id": 2452897,
  "title": "Emmy Overachiever Jason Bateman on Whether He Considers Himself an Actor or Director First",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/emmy-overachiever-jason-bateman-on-whether-he-considers-himself-an",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:45:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/awards/jason-bateman-emmys-black-rabbit-dtf-st-louis-podcast-1236840514/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jason Bateman is this year’s Emmy overachiever, nominated for lead limited series actor and limited series directing on Netflix’s “Black Rabbit,” and as both supporting actor and executive producer on another limited series, HBO Max’s “DTF St. Louis.” So where does the multi-hyphenate’s brain reside more in these days, as an actor or director? “They […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}