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What’s Going on With Emmys’ Drama Category? Should It Cast an Even Wider Net?
In his Awards Circuit Column, Michael Schneider asks if the Emmys' drama category has an '8 Body Problem.' Should it cast an even wider net?
The debate over whether shows like “The Bear” belong in the comedy race — which I think we’ve all tackled ad infinitum at this point — has perhaps clouded a bigger conundrum in Emmyland. But with three-time winner “Succession” now retired, and 2023 nominees including “House of the Dragon,” “The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus,” “Andor” and “Yellowjackets” all on hiatus (due to some of those reasons I mentioned above), it flung the doors wide open for some newcomers — and unexpected nominations for series several seasons into their run. With a fully clean slate from last year’s drama nominations, the door opened to include Season 3 of the wild Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show” (which shot one of its characters into space, I may remind you).
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