LOS ANGELES, July 15 -

Psychological thriller "Severance" from Apple TV+ and HBO

crime drama "The Penguin" stacked up the most nominations for

television's Emmy Awards on Tuesday, outpacing strong showings

for "The Studio" and "The White Lotus."

"Severance" received a leading 27 nominations and was

nominated for the top prize of best drama alongside "Andor,"

"The Pitt," "The White Lotus" and others.

"The Penguin," set in the DC Comics universe and starring Colin

Farrell, earned 24 nominations and will compete for best limited

series against Netflix ( NFLX ) hit "Adolescence," among others.

Hollywood satire "The Studio" and "The White Lotus," about

vacationers at a luxury resort, received 23 each.

Comedy nominees included defending champion "Hacks,"

previous winner "The Bear," "Nobody Wants This" and "Abbott

Elementary."

Noah Wyle received his first Emmy nomination since 1999 for

his role as an emergency room doctor on "The Pitt." Wyle was

nominated five times for his role on "ER" but never won.

Harrison Ford, 83, earned his first Emmy nod ever, for

playing a grumpy therapist on "Shrinking."

Other notable acting nominees included Farrell, "The Bear"

actors Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, "Hacks" star Jean

Smart, Kathy Bates for "Matlock" and Pedro Pascal and Bella

Ramsey for "The Last of Us."

Winners of the Emmys, the highest honors in television, will

be announced at a red-carpet ceremony broadcast live on CBS

on Sept. 14. Comedian Nate Bargatze will host.

The honorees will be chosen by the roughly 26,000

performers, directors, producers and other members of the

Television Academy.