Drama Series Emmys 2024 Predictions & Contenders

William Earl “The Gray House,” the Kevin Costner-produced limited series about a female spy ring during the Civil War, will open Monaco’s 63rd annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival in June. The six-episode limited series tells the hidden-history tale of four Southern women — a Virginia socialite and her mother, a formerly enslaved Black woman and a high-end prostitute — who served as key espionage agents for the Union. The foursome are credited as unsung heroes who helped end the nation’s brutal cleavage in 1865.

Fresh from his exit in Death in Paradise, much-loved star Tahj Miles has landed a huge new rule in an upcoming BBC drama.The 22 year old star is best known to fans for playing Officer Marlon Pryce in the Caribbean detective series, but in this new role, Tahj will be taking on a mysterious new character named Daniel in a production of Mr Loverman. Based on Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo's novel, Mr Loverman follows Barrington Jedidiah Walker, a 74-year-old man who is forced to hide his steamy affair with his best friend and soulmate, Morris, from his wife of 50 years, Carmel.

EXCLUSIVE: Industry and Rye Lane star David Jonsson is writing his first television drama series.

Facing relentless foes and sudden bankruptcy, an Atlanta real estate tycoon must claw his way back to the top when his empire begins to crumble. That’s the premise of the new Netflix series, “A Man In Full,” starring Jeff Daniels.

Phillipa Soo is set to star alongside Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in Dr. Odyssey, a new ABC drama series from Ryan Murphy, which is targeting a fall launch. It hails from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You, O, Living Among Us) is to star in an indie drama series from horror actress Devanny Pinn.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Emmy watchers should not be surprised if multiple top contenders this year opt to take a shot at the drama series race rather than compete in the limited series category. The list is known to include Apple TV+ ‘s “Masters of the Air,” FX’s “Shōgun” and HBO’s “The Sympathizer,” which means that those platforms are considering future seasons of those shows. Multiple sources tell Variety that the top-tier contenders that seemed naturally bound for the limited series race are the subject of intense strategy discussions among network executives, agents, creators, PR and awards consultants.

Netflix's latest crime series Ripley has caused a stir among fans. Releasing on Thursday, April 4, the eight-parter stars Andrew Scott as deadly conman Tom Ripley.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Amazon Prime Video’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” is taking this Emmy race seriously.

A famous psychic has made some predictions for 2024 that have already come true.

EXCLUSIVE: Universal TV has acquired the rights to Liza Palmer’s latest book Family Reservations, which it will develop at NBC with writer/EP Ilene Chaiken and Keshet Studios.

Starz has some of the most acclaimed shows on television and sadly, there are some ending in 2024.

If any Emmy category actually deserves eight nominations this year, it’s Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Unfortunately, the Television Academy has once again decided to restrict this particular field to just five nominees.

If we learned anything over the guild awards marathon earlier this year it’s that the industry simply adores “The Bear.” You could not attend a ceremony where any television award was being handed out without the hit FX series dominating the proceedings. In fact, we think from a guild perspective it took home more trophies than even “Oppenheimer” (or at least it seemed that way).

Pulse, Netflix‘s first original medical procedural, has rounded out its cast with five additional series regulars. Pennyworth star Jack Bannon, The Boys’ Jessie T. Usher, Chelsea Muirhead (Warrior), Daniela Nieves (Vampire Academy) and Jessy Yates (Law & Order: SVU) join previously cast Willa Fitzgerald, Colin Woodell and Justina Machado in the drama series from first-time creator Zoe Robyn and veteran Carlton Cuse.

Major renewal and cancellation news has been announced at NBC in 2024!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter John Leguizamo has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series “Firebug,” Variety has learned. In addition, Kari Skogland has boarded the series as director and executive producer. Leguizamo joins previously announced cast members Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett in the series.

Martin Scorsese is exploring the journeys of eight men and women toward sainthood in a new docudrama series for Fox Nation.

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events.

Showtime is shaking up their programming!