Emmy’s Excellent TV Film class this yr featured one conventional awards movie, Barry Levinson’s harrowing WWII story The Survivor for HBO, joined by 4 followups to canceled sequence, Disney+’s Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Showtime’s Ray Donovan: the Film, Paramount+’s Reno 911!: the Hunt for QAnon and Roku’ Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas.
In the long run, it was the film sequel to the oldest sequence within the bunch, the 1989-90 Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, that took the trophy. The movie, which mixes CGI and traditional animation with live-action, turned the primary animated flick to win the tales TV film class in its 56-year historical past. It additionally handed Disney+ its first Emmy.in a prime program classes. The streamer beforehand received the Pre-recorded Particular Emmy for Hamilton and Documentary or Non-fiction Collection for Secrets and techniques Of the Whales final yr.
Fellow streamer Netflix additionally first broke into the TV Film class with wins for Black Mirror earlier than touchdown Excellent Drama and Excellent Restricted or Anthology Emmy Awards final yr for The Crown and The Queen’s Gambit, respectively.
Not like its counterparts within the class, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers was developed and produced as a characteristic. It was initially put in improvement virtually 9 years in the past. The method picked up velocity in 2019 with Akiva Schaffer approaching board as new director. The movie was introduced as a Disney+ unique the next yr.
