Emmy Class Profiles: Restricted/Anthology Collection and TV Film

LIMITED/ANTHOLOGY SERIES

Dopesick (Hulu)

Danny Sturdy’s sobering and kaleidoscopic have a look at the opioid disaster landed 14 nominations, together with directing, writing and 6 for performing, and will boast a definite social import that its competition can not. It already received a Peabody Award and a SAG Award for Michael Keaton, who as Dr. Samuel Finnix appears unstoppable within the lead-actor-in-a-limited-series race.

The Dropout (Hulu)

Elizabeth Meriwether’s display about Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes (performed via Amanda Seyfried) rolled out extra just lately than any of its competition (March-April 2022) and is tied for the very best Rotten Tomatoes rating of the lot (89 p.c). Its six nominations come with two for guiding and one for writing, but it surely earned only one performing nom (for Seyfried).

Inventing Anna (Netflix)

Some other ripped-from-the-headlines access is that this recounting of the misdeeds of Anna Delvey, aka Anna Sorokin, whose scams had been exposed via a New York mag exposé. Its 3 nominations (the others are for big name Julia Garner and casting) are a class low, as is its Rotten Tomatoes rating (64 p.c). However it will smartly were noticed via probably the most citizens.

Pam & Tommy (Hulu)

A 3rd Hulu contender is Robert Siegel and D.V. DeVincentis’ glance again on the mid-’90s robbery of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s intercourse tape and its affect at the stars’ careers. It feels a bit of light-weight, but it surely did land an impressive 10 nominations, together with mentions for stars Lily James and Sebastian Stan (who play Anderson and Lee), even though none for guiding or writing.

The White Lotus (HBO)

Mike White’s quirky have a look at magnificence and racial tensions at a Hawaiian hotel — wherein visitors (and staff) revel in holidays from hell — was once launched the longest time in the past (summer season 2021) however is probably the most nominated via a ways (20, together with 8 performing nominations) and is tied for the very best Rotten Tomatoes rating (89 p.c). A 2d installment has already been introduced.

TV MOVIE

Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers (Disney+)

Director Akiva Schaffer’s mix of are living motion and animation, with its name characters voiced via John Mulaney and Andy Samberg, has evoked comparisons to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, some other PG-rated, self-referential comedy. Launched Would possibly 20 (extra just lately than another nominee), it’s at a cast 80 p.c on Rotten Tomatoes.

Ray Donovan: The Film (Showtime)

The tale that might’ve been informed within the Showtime drama sequence’ 8th and ultimate season, had the display no longer been swiftly canceled in February 2020, was once condensed via showrunner David Hollander into this movie, which reunited the unique solid, led via Liev Schreiber, and stands at a category-high 87 p.c on Rotten Tomatoes.

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon (Paramount+)

The Law enforcement officials parody that ran on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2009, and in short thereafter on Quibi and The Roku Channel, returns for some other off-the-wall tale about hapless regulation enforcers, this time venturing on an alt-right booze cruise. It wasn’t broadly sufficient reviewed to have a Rotten Tomatoes score, but it surely was once rated abysmally via audience.

The Survivor (HBO)

Barry Levinson directed Ben Foster on this drama — no longer a real made-for-TV film, however an acquisition from 2021’s Toronto Global Movie Pageant — about an Auschwitz prisoner who actually needed to battle for his lifestyles to continue to exist the Holocaust. It’s at 85 p.c on Rotten Tomatoes, however Foster, who dropped 62 kilos for the position, wasn’t nominated for his main position.

Zoey’s Abnormal Christmas (Roku)

This class’s simplest access with a couple of noms (it’s additionally up for choreography) revived a chain canceled in June 2021 via NBC after two seasons and replied its central query: How did Zoey get her particular powers? It dropped Dec. 1, longer in the past than any of its competition, however extremely joyful enthusiasts (who rated it 91 p.c on Rotten Tomatoes).

This tale first seemed in an August stand-alone factor of The Hollywood Reporter mag.