‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ Not Eligible for Emmys’ Limited Series Category, Will Submit as Drama (EXCLUSIVE)
29.04.2024 - 18:35
/ variety.com
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor AMC Networks’ plans to submit the zombie spinoff “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” as a limited series for the Emmys have been killed. The cable network had announced plans to submit the six-episode spinoff, created by Scott M.
Gimple, Danai Gurira, and Andrew Lincoln, for outstanding limited or anthology series at the Primetime Emmys. However, Variety has learned exclusively from two sources with direct knowledge that the show is ineligible to submit in the category.
In 2021, the Television Academy defined what constitutes a limited or anthology series, stating that the story must be resolved within its season without any ongoing storylines. This criteria affected past winners, such as the second season of “The White Lotus,” which was required to compete as a drama due to Jennifer Coolidge’s recurring character.
According to the Academy’s ruling at the time, “the reappearance in a subsequent ‘season’ of one character from a large ensemble does not prohibit eligibility based on the main criteria for limited series.” Interestingly, miniseries actors are grouped with those from television movies, both eligible for submission in their respective categories, regardless of returning characters. Emmy darling Tony Shalhoub, who won three lead comedy actor awards for his portrayal of Adrian Monk in “Monk” in 2003, 2005 and 2006, is competing for his reprisal of the character in the Peacock movie “Mr.
Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie.” Despite these challenges, “The Ones Who Live” has received some of the best reviews of any “Walking Dead” series or spinoff in recent years. Gurira, who penned the emotionally charged fourth episode titled “What We,” will now compete for lead drama actress and
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