Searing teen murder saga "Adolescence" and Hollywood satire "The Studio" are expected to be among the big winners at Sunday's Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars.

Meanwhile, Apple TV 's sci-fi office thriller "Severance" and HBO medical procedural "The Pitt" will vie for the highly coveted best drama series prize, with pundits saying the race is too close to call.

Stars began hitting the red carpet at the Peacock Theater for the ceremony, which kicks off at 5:00 pm in Los Angeles (0000 GMT Monday).

Arguably this year's most talked-about TV hit, "Adolescence" is the clear favorite to win best limited series -- awarded to shows that end after one season.

Earning a whopping 140 million views in its first three months on Netflix, it follows a 13-year-old schoolboy arrested on suspicion of murdering a female classmate with a knife.

It is "inconceivable to see a way in which 'Adolescence' loses come Emmy night," wrote Vanity Fair's John Ross.

"Cultural zeitgeist trumps all at the Emmys."

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