Behind every Primetime Emmy Award-winning television show a top-level executive producer with creative control to see the series through to its season's end. This year, the Emmys are abuzz with many high-profile contenders.

On Spectrum News' "The Envelope Emmys Roundtable — Showrunners," the heads of this past year's hit series — "The Last of Us" (Craig Mazin), "Swarm" (Janine Nabers), "Ramy" (Ramy Youssef), "Only Murders in the Building" (John Hoffman) and Liz Tigelaar ("Tiny Beautiful Things") — open up about their awards-caliber projects.

One of 2023's most talked-about shows is "The Last of Us." Mazin dished on the challenges of adapting the source material — an award-winning video game — to the small screen.

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