Where’s My Show? Why Favorites Like ‘Hacks’ & ‘Euphoria’ Won’t Be Getting An Emmy This Year
11.07.2023 - 22:49
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Every year at Emmy nomination time, the grumble is heard: ‘Dude, where’s my show?’ It can feel like a kick in the teeth if you’ve been watching something truly great and its name isn’t called.
Here’s the bottom line: if a show didn’t air the required number of episodes before the May 31 deadline, it’s out. That means if it’s a series (comedy, drama, animation, variety, short-form or reality) there needs to be a minimum of six episodes available for public viewing on a national platform (not just voter screeners) by that date. For documentary series or hosted nonfiction series, it’s three episodes. For limited/ anthology series, all episodes must have aired by deadline.
So for example, Apple TV+ drama series Silo missed the deadline by a mere squeak. Its sixth—and qualifying—episode, “The Relic”, aired on June 2.
And this is why you won’t hear a peep from Euphoria this time either. You may have been distracted by the furor surrounding Sam Levinson’s other show, The Idol, but remember his Emmy darling and fan- favorite drama series Euphoria hasn’t returned in time. Same with the beloved Hacks—its third season didn’t air by the deadline, as with that other comedy favorite, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Boots Riley’s comedy newcomer I’m a Virgo, starring Jharrel Jerome (who won Lead Actor in 2019 for When They See Us), is also excluded, since it premiered June 23.
Drama series Severance is out, along with The Morning Show—its third season won’t premiere until September 13—and Outlander isn’t eligible this year either. Nor is The Crowded Room, or And Just Like That...
Marvel fans will be missing Disney+ series Secret Invasion as well, which aired its first episode on June 21. Ditto for the anthology series Black Mirror. It missed