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Emmy Predictions: Limited or Anthology Series — ‘The Penguin’ Was the Frontrunner, Until ‘Adolescence’ Was Released
2025 Emmys Limited Series Predictions include "Adolescence," "Disclaimer," "The Penguin," "Dying for Sex" and "Monsters."
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Commentary (Updated March 27, 2025): For months, the Limited or Anthology Series race looked like a Gotham City stroll: dark, moody, and all but owned by HBO/Max’s “The Penguin.” The “Batman” spinoff, starring award-winning darling Colin Farrell as the crime boss, came onto the scene with high expectations and even higher production value. Enter “Adolescence,” a taut, disturbing crime thriller that premiered with the same kind of overnight buzz that propelled last year’s “Baby Reindeer” from niche to juggernaut. And then there’s Netflix again, flexing its true-crime muscle with “Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story,” the follow-up to the divisive but undeniably buzzworthy “Dahmer.” True crime continues to be Emmy catnip, and if the show lands with audiences the way “Dahmer” did, it could pull in major nominations.
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