The tight race for one in all Emmy’s most prestigious classes, Excellent Drama Sequence, is the subject for this week’s version of Deadline’s podcast, TV TALK. Awards Columnist and Chief Movie Critic Pete Hammond and Deadline TV critic Dominic Patten go at it in attempting to make sense of the contenders, and who might have the sting – or not.
Additionally, Dominic speaks to The Dropout creator Elizabeth Meriwether and the Elizabeth Holmes-based Hulu miniseries’ stars Amanda Seyfried and Naveen Andrews at our current Contenders TV occasion on the Paramount lot.
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Final 12 months the winner was Netflix’s The Crown which lastly triumphed after a number of tries and led to a breakthrough within the class for the primary time for the streamer. Nevertheless, as is the case with so many sequence that take a 12 months off – or extra – after which return to the competition, The Crown shouldn’t be eligible to defend its Emmy crown this time round.
However HBO’s Succession which took the highest prize the 12 months earlier than, and was off final 12 months as a consequence of pandemic-related delays, is again to compete once more. Does that make it the entrance runner?
Or is Netflix able to pounce once more with their worldwide sensation, The Squid Recreation’s first season or Ozark’s closing season?
We additionally discuss concerning the possibilities for a serious broadcast community, NBC (which occurs to be carrying the Emmys this 12 months as properly) truly bringing a business community again into the winners circle for the primary time in years and years with the a lot hyped closing season of This Is Us. And why does Dominic suppose Disney+’s Loki could also be within the recreation?
Yellowstone, Yellowjackets, Severance, The Good Battle, Billions, Profitable Time — all attempting to interrupt into the class for the primary time together with Apple’s The Morning Present which regardless of 8 nominations its first season didn’t crack this class – but. Euphoria and Higher Name Saul after a 12 months off try to return again in an enormous approach. Netflix additionally has Bridgerton within the combine, and David E. Kelly’s The Lincoln Lawyer. And we additionally reply the provocative query of what occurs if Peacock’s Bel Air lands a nomination together with one for its Govt Producer, Will Smith. Hmmmm. Tons to consider.
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