The Comey Rule
Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson star as former FBI Director James Comey and President Donald J. Trump in this two-part event series that tells the story of two powerful men, whose strikingly different ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.
For Your Consideration
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Executive Producers: Shane Salerno, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Billy Ray
Co-Executive Producers: Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Aaron Baiers
Produced by: Terry Gould
Producer: Cari-Esta Albert
Co-Producer: Geoggrey Hemwall
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A NARRATIVE CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM (ONE HOUR OR MORE)
Christopher Brown, Production Designer
Patricia Cuccia, Set Decorator
Mun Ying Kwun, Supervising Art Director
OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Sharon Bialy, CSA, Casting by
Gohar Gazazyan, CSA, Casting by
Sherry Thomas, CSA, Casting by
Robin D. Cook, CSA, Canada Casting by
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Elliot Davis, Director of Photography
OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES
Anne Dixon, Costume Designer
Sheila Pruden, Costume Supervisor
Anna Dal Farra, Assistant Costume Designer
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Billy Ray, THE COMEY RULE
OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Jeffrey Ford, ACE, Edited by
OUTSTANDING PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIRSTYLING
Michelle Cote, Department Head Hair
Cheryl Ross, Key Hair
Lukas Press, Key Hair
Orla Carroll, Gleeson Hair Stylist
OUTSTANDING PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKEUP (NON-PROSTHETIC)
Craig Ryan French, Department Head Makeup
Alastair Muir, Key Makeup
Taylor James, First Assistant Makeup
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Henry Jackman, Music by
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Jeff Daniels
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Brendan Gleeson
Michael Kelly
Scoot McNairy
Jonathan Banks
Steven Pasquale
Kingsley Ben-Adir
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Holly Hunter
Jennifer Ehle
Oona Chaplin
Amy Seimetz
OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
Andrew De Cristofaro, MPSE, Supervising Sound Editor
Darren Warkentin, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Payne, Sound FX Editor
Hector Gika, Sound FX Editor
David Metzner, Music Editor
Geordy Sincavage, Foley Supervisor
Alex Jongbloed, Foley Editor
Monique Raymond, Foley Artist
Tara Blume, Foley Artist
OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Michael LaCroix, Production Sound Mixer
Will Files, Re-Recording Mixer
Jason “Frenchie” Gaya, Re-Recording Mixer
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR MOVIE
Billy Ray, THE COMEY RULE
Accolades
“…the most important drama in a year that clearly has had no shortage of drama.”
– Deadline
“one of the 21 most important political tv series of all time”
– The Wrap
“The most anticipated limited series of the fall”
– Decider
“Definitely entertaining”
– Rolling Stone
Cast
Jeff Daniels
as James Comey
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
…a perfectly cast Jeff Daniels…
– Indiewire
Daniels is inspired casting… he captures his character’s starched righteousness wholly.
– New York Times
Brendan Gleeson
as Donald J. Trump
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Played with a growly, lion-like intensity by the great Brendan Gleeson, Trump is a man that undoes Comey’s belief in codes and norms, makes him squirm.
– Rolling Stone
Gleeson, wearing tangerine-tinted makeup and a perpetual scowl, channels the president’s body language and the cadence of his voice, right down to his frequent loud inhalations and sniffles. He becomes the man without ever slipping into caricature.
– Vulture
Holly Hunter
as Sally Yates
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Jennifer Ehle
as Patrice Comey
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Episodes
Episode 1 | “Night One”
James Comey interviews with President Obama and gets the job of a lifetime, Director of the FBI. But the Bureau is plunged into two hugely controversial cases that will alter both his place in history and history itself. Series Premiere.
Episode 1 | “Night Two”
James Comey awakens on 11/9/2016 as “the man who got Donald Trump elected.” It becomes clear that Trump wants to use Comey, the Bureau, and the Department of Justice for his own political aims – forcing these two men on a collision course. Series Finale.
