The official full trailer for Season 2 of The Morning Show is giving me Newsroom vibes, I have to say, especially with that aside about covering coronavirus. I wonder if the show loses some of its relevance now that it’s probably moving on from the MeToo movement storyline, which drove the entirety of the first season (the weakest episode was the one that didn’t have anything to do with that plot). The show showed signs of unevenness anyway, though the actors (except for Reese Witherspoon) were good.
Beanie Feldstein is Monica Lewinsky in 'American Crime Story: Impeachment'
I don’t know about this casting. Clive Owen as Bill? Edie Falco as Hillary'? Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp? I don’t even think Beanie Feldstein looks much (at all) like Monica either. The only ACS series I’ve watched so far was The People vs. OJ Simpson (which was good), but I have a feeling this one won’t be as compelling.
HBO's 'Scenes From a Marriage' Gets a Full Trailer
This limited series is a remake of Ingmar Bergman’s 1973 miniseries, which I still haven’t seen, so I feel like I can’t check this one out until I see the original (I’m picky that way). But it’s written and directed by Hagai Levi, who co-wrote and created The Affair (which I liked for a couple of seasons at least). I’m tempted, because both Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain are good actors of course. It starts September 12th.
Netflix Releases a Teaser for 'Sex Education' Season 3
Yay! I love Sex Education and now we know the official Season 3 premiere date! It’s September 17th, so mark your calendars. I don’t know how much longer it lasts because Netflix is so trigger happy with a lot of their original series cancellations these days and I’m not sure how big a hit this one ever was to begin with.
The critics acknowledged Ethan Hawke’s stunning performance at least after Emmy shamefully ignored it
TCA Nominees Include 'Hacks,' 'Ted Lasso' and 'Girls5Eva'
The critics acknowledged Ethan Hawke’s stunning performance at least after Emmy shamefully ignored it
The Television Critics Association has weighed in with their picks and there’s a lot of Emmy overlap here, including WAY too much love for WandaVision (that show is not that good, people). At least they honored Peacock’s Girls5Eva after it was unjustly overlooked, ditto for Ethan Hawke and The Good Lord Bird, as well as It’s a Sin, both heartbreaking Emmy snubs for me.
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You”
Ethan Hawke, “The Good Lord Bird”
Thuso Mbedu, “The Underground Railroad”
Elizabeth Olsen, “WandaVision”
Mj Rodriguez, “Pose”
Omar Sy, “Lupin”
Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Kate Winslet, “Mare of Easttown”
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Bo Burnham, “Bo Burnham: Inside”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
Maya Erskine, “Pen15”
Renee Elise Goldsberry, “Girls5Eva”
Charlotte Nicdao, “Mythic Quest”
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION
“Allen v. Farrow”
“City So Real”
“Framing Britney Spears”
“Frontline”
“I'll Be Gone in the Dark”
“Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special”
“The Rachel Maddow Show”
“60 Minutes”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY
“Couples Therapy”
“Deaf U”
“The Great Pottery Throw Down”
“Legendary”
“Nailed It! Double Trouble”
“The Real World Homecoming: New York”
“Taste the Nation”
“Top Chef: Portland”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH PROGRAMMING
“The Baby-Sitters Club”
“Bluey”
“Donkey Hodie”
“Emily's Wonder Lab”
“Odd Squad”
“Sesame Street”
“Waffles + Mochi”
“Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum”
OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM
“Bridgerton”
“The Flight Attendant”
“Hacks”
“I May Destroy You”
“Mare of Easttown”
“P-Valley”
“Ted Lasso”
“WandaVision”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINISERIES OR SPECIALS
“Bo Burnham: Inside”
“The Good Lord Bird”
“I May Destroy You”
“It's a Sin”
“Mare of Easttown”
“The Queen's Gambit”
“The Underground Railroad”
“WandaVision”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
“Bridgerton”
“The Crown”
“For All Mankind”
“The Handmaid's Tale”
“Lovecraft Country”
“The Mandalorian”
“Pose”
“P-Valley”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
“The Flight Attendant”
“Girls5Eva”
“Hacks”
“Mythic Quest”
“Pen15” – Hulu
“Superstore”
“Ted Lasso”
“Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VARIETY, TALK OR SKETCH
“The Amber Ruffin Show”
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
“Desus & Mero”
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“Late Night with Seth Meyers”
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
“Saturday Night Live”
“Ziwe”
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“Bridgerton”
“Hacks”
“I May Destroy You”
“Mare of Easttown”
“The Queen's Gambit”
“Ted Lasso”
“The Underground Railroad”
“WandaVision”
The delightful Girls5Eva was another gem that the Emmys almost ignored entirely, but TV critics placed it in several categories here
WandaVision pulls off major nods in limited series- to its credit, because I didn’t think it would
'The Crown' and 'The Mandalorian' Lead the Emmy Nominations; HBO Beats Netflix by 1 Nod
WandaVision pulls off major nods in limited series- to its credit, because I didn’t think it would
Well, here they are! The Emmy nominations are in, and like I thought, Ted Lasso was showered with with love all across the board and is so winning Comedy Series (though Hacks did extremely well and is likely to win some major awards too). Over in Drama, The Crown remains the frontrunner after landing pretty much its entire cast in the nominations, including Tobias Menzies (yay!) and even Emerald Fennell (really?). But it has real competition, as The Handmaid’s Tale remains absolutely beloved by Emmy voters despite its decreasing critical praise, and HBO’s Lovecraft Country surprisingly cleaned up as well, with 18 nods (will they reconsider the show’s cancellation they just announced last week?) The Mandalorian grew even stronger from its first season, tying The Crown with 24 nominations, and Amazon’s The Boys got a series and a writing nod (with those nominations I have to think Antony Starr was close to getting in- maybe next year). And in limited, WandaVision got all the big nods for series, actor, actress, and three writing nominations. That…is questionable to say the least, especially because they completely snubbed The Good Lord Bird for anything and I cannot for one second agree that WandaVision deserves to be there and Ethan Hawke doesn’t. Bullshit. But I May Destroy You (the best show of 2020 without a doubt) finally got its due here with recognition for Michaela Coel and her co-star Paapa Essiedu- I want this to win so badly but I don’t know if anything beats The Queen’s Gambit (and it does it’s probably Mare of Easttown).
2021 EMMY NOMINATIONS
BEST COMEDY SERIES
“black-ish”
“Cobra Kai”
“Emily in Paris”
“Hacks”
“The Flight Attendant”
“The Kominsky Method”
“Pen15”
“Ted Lasso”
Ted Lasso could be a sweeper, as nearly its entire cast was nominated and Sudeikis is locked to win
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Anthony Anderson (“black-ish”)
Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”)
William H. Macy (“Shameless”)
Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”)
Kenan Thompson (“Kenan”)
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Aidy Bryant (“Shrill”)
Kaley Cuoco (“The Flight Attendant”)
Allison Janney (“Mom”)
Tracee Ellis Ross (“black-ish”)
Jean Smart (“Hacks”)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
Carl Clemons-Hopkins (“Hacks”)
Brett Goldstein (“Ted Lasso”)
Brendan Hunt (“Ted Lasso”)
Nick Mohammed (“Ted Lasso”)
Paul Reiser (“The Kominsky Method”)
Jeremy Swift (“Ted Lasso”)
Kenan Thompson (“Saturday Night Live”)
Bowen Yang (“Saturday Night Live”)
BEST COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”)
Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”)
Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”)
Rosie Perez (“The Flight Attendant”)
Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”)
Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso”)
Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”)
I’m thinking Jean Smart is a lock, as her fantastic performance in Hacks and her overall TV renaissance in general over the last couple years has her overdue
BEST DRAMA SERIES
“The Boys”
“Bridgerton”
“The Crown”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Lovecraft Country”
“The Mandalorian”
“Pose”
“This Is Us”
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”)
Jonathan Majors (“Lovecraft Country”)
Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”)
Rege-Jean Page (“Bridgerton”)
Billy Porter (“Pose”)
Matthew Rhys (“Perry Mason”)
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Uzo Aduba (“In Treatment”)
Olivia Colman (“The Crown”)
Emma Corrin (“The Crown”)
Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Mj Rodriguez (“Pose”)
Jurnee Smollett (“Lovecraft Country”)
I’m 90% sure that Emma Corrin wins lead actress for The Crown, along with the series itself
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
Giancarlo Esposito (“The Mandalorian”)
O-T Fagbenie (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
John Lithgow (“Perry Mason”)
Tobias Menzies (“The Crown”)
Max Minghella (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Chris Sullivan (“This Is Us”)
Bradley Whitford (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Michael K. Williams (“Lovecraft Country”)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Gillian Anderson (“The Crown”)
Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”)
Madeline Brewer (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Aunjanue Ellis (“Lovecraft Country”)
Emerald Fennell (“The Crown”)
Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
“I May Destroy You”
“Mare of Easttown”
“The Queen’s Gambit”
“The Underground Railroad”
“WandaVision”
I May Destroy You was a marvel- the best show of 2020 and if it only wins a writing or directing award that’s a stain on the Emmys
BEST TV MOVIE
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square”
“Oslo”
“Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia”
“Sylvie’s Love”
“Uncle Frank”
BEST MOVIE/MINI ACTOR
Paul Bettany (“WandaVision”)
Hugh Grant (“The Undoing”)
Ewan McGregor (“Halston”)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hamilton”)
Leslie Odom, Jr. (“Hamilton”)
BEST MOVIE/MINI ACTRESS
Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”)
Cynthia Erivo (“Genius: Aretha”)
Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”)
Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Kate Winslet (“Mare of Easttown”)
BEST MOVIE/MINI SUPPORTING ACTOR
Thomas Brodie Sangster (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”)
Paapa Essiedu (“May Destroy You”)
Jonathan Groff (“Hamilton”)
Evan Peters (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Anthony Ramos (“Hamilton”)
Bridgerton was probably too fluffy to get many nominations, but I wasn’t surprised at a nod for Rege-Jean Page- he’s too irresistible even for them
BEST MOVIE/MINI SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Renée Elise Goldsberry (“Hamilton”)
Kathryn Hahn (“WandaVision”)
Moses Ingram (“The Queen’s Gambit”)
Julianne Nicholson (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Jean Smart (“Mare Of Easttown”)
Phillipa Soo (“Hamilton”)
BEST VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“Saturday Night Live”
BEST VARIETY TALK SERIES
“Conan”
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
“The Amazing Race”
“Nailed It!”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Other notes: Conan O’Brien was nominated for his final season in late night, but of course they kicked out the one woman in the category, Samantha Bee, to make room for him. Typical. Doesn’t matter for the win though, as it’s John Oliver until it’s not, and that probably can’t be predicted until his show stops airing (it should be The Daily Show again by now). It’d be nice if A Black Lady Sketch Show could stop SNL from lazily being name checked every year for that sketch series award as well. Bridgerton gets one in series and one in Actor for the breakout one season wonder that is Rege-Jean Page, but I wouldn’t expect him to win. Though with no heavy frontrunner in the category I suppose it’s possible. Finally, the big history made today was Pose’s Mj Rodriguez getting nominated for Best Actress in a Drama, the first trans woman to do so. I think that makes her a threat for the win, but Emma Corrin will be tough to beat, as The Crown is the solid frontrunner in series. The Emmys will air on September 19th, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer.
The vulgar and violent The Boys got in for series and writing- I think Antony Starr will be there next year for his brutal performance as Homelander
It's Kendall vs. Logan in 'Succession' Season 3
No release date yet, but the third season of Succession looks likely to satisfy fans’ cravings for the ridiculous wordplay and internecine battles of the Roy family. Newly minted Emmy winner Jeremy Strong (still think it should have been Brian Cox) is going head to head with the family patriarch (if only this actually happened in real life, as the Murdoch sons are both too cowardly and/or evil themselves to take down their dad). Also, it’s weird that HBO advertises this show like it’s a full on black comedy. I mean, maybe it kind of is, but the commercials make it seem like a riot fest, which it’s not (in my opinion).
Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong Belt Their Way Through 'Schmigadoon!'
Yay, a summer show I can get behind! Sketch comedy vets Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong (of Key and Peele and SNL fame, respectively) get to embrace their love of musicals in this silly spoof, which I’m guessing is very niche, for die hard fans of movie musicals and/or die hard fans of the two of them. I’m the former, but find the two of them very likable, so I’m all in on this one. It starts July 16th.
Coach Lasso is Back in New Trailer for 'Ted Lasso' Season 2
Getting closer! Now just a month away from the second season of Ted Lasso, which will likely be airing as its first season is crowned the newly minted Emmy winner in comedy series (my prediction, as the buzz and the love for this lovable little show continues to grow as people discover it). Speaking of the Emmys, the nominations are just two and a half weeks away and I’d expect this show to pick up quite a few of them.
'The Morning Show' is Back in September for Season 2
I missed this trailer last week, but having recently caught up on the messy but very entertaining Morning Show, I’ll definitely be tuning in for Season 2 in the fall. The first season couldn’t have been more timely if it tried, with a MeToo inspired storyline that traced the zeitgeist exactly, but has me wondering where Steve Carell’s Mitch Kessler (basically a stand-in for Matt Lauer) goes from here with his role on the show. Jennifer Aniston was really good here too, as a narcissistic antihero who does unlikable surprisingly well (though I can’t say the same for Reese Witherspoon, who seems miscast in a baffling character that bears no recognition to real life, but with such a strong ensemble surrounding her, luckily it doesn’t matter too much).
