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The Emmys Can’t Ignore TV’s Spy Obsession Much Longer
Wigs, guns going pew-pew, the total destruction of the self: What more could you ask of an Outstanding Drama Series?
Last year, however, the Emmys recognized two spy shows — Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Slow Horses — among its eight Outstanding Drama Series nominees, and while both lost to Shōgun, it’s a sign voters are open to bringing TV’s espionage obsession to the table. Peacock’s U.K. co-production The Day of the Jackal, starring Eddie Redmayne as the titular assassin and Lashana Lynch as the MI6 agent on his trail, is likely the streamer’s best shot at nominations outside of The Traitors. The things that feel too genre, or too typically unserious, or too focused on action sequences rather than long stretches of people talking gravely to one another amid deep sighs and furrowed brows — these are shows that have trouble getting awards recognition.
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