The past year has been an incredible season for television, and the 2024 Emmy Awards are set to celebrate the best of the best later this September. While there can only be one winner for each category (though there is always the potential for ties), the privilege of being nominated for an Emmy Award is a remarkable achievement for any television program. This year, TV fans can expect to see nominees from celebrated comedies like Only Murders in the Building, new and accomplished dramas like Fallout, and an impressive list of limited shows and miniseries.
Whether they are a true one-off entry or the most recent installment in an ongoing anthology, this was a phenomenal year for the increasingly popular format. One show that was initially intended to be a limited series became so popular and acclaimed that its status was changed into a drama series, with Shōgun now set to return to FX and Hulu for a second season. If that’s not indicative of how successful this particular brand of television has become, then we don’t know what it is. Watching the five shows nominated for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series is not nearly as time-consuming as binge-watching all the other shows for the other categories, but where does one stream these programs? Read below to find out.
‘Baby Reindeer’
(2024)
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Richard Gadd |
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Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Michael Wildman, Danny Kirrane, Nina Sosanya, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Thomas Coombes, Mark Lewis Jones, Amanda Root, Alexandria Rileyk, and Tom Goodman-Hill |
The Netflix series that took the world by storm, Baby Reindeer, became a runaway success for the streaming giant, even becoming one of Netflix’s most-watched shows of all time. A semi-autobiographical portrayal of creator and star Richard Gadd‘s own life experiences, the provocative character drama follows Donny Dunn (Richard Gadd), who starts what he thinks is a completely innocent friendship with an enthusiastic older woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning). However, things take a dramatic and upsetting turn when Donny learns that Martha is a serial stalker, and she begins making Donny’s life a living hell. Donny’s experience with Martha is traumatic enough to the point where she is not only negatively affecting his current relationships, but he’s also reminiscing on other traumatic events from his past.
Baby Reindeer is available to stream on Netflix.
Watch on Netflix
‘Fargo’ Season 5
(2014-)
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Noah Hawley |
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Juno Temple, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joe Keery, John Hamm, Richa Moorjani, Sam Spruell, Sienna King, Dave Foley, and Lamorne Morris |
Noah Hawley may be hard at work on his new Alien prequel series, Alien: Earth, but his massively successful anthology series Fargo has continued its widespread success. The riveting crime anthology has expanded the world of the Coen Brothers‘ 1996 classic of the same name in a variety of compelling and interesting ways. Each season takes place in the humble titular hamlet, all with a new time period, a new cast of characters, and a brand-new crime story that flawlessly blends dark humor with meaningful character drama. This latest season follows a seemingly average housewife named Dot (Juno Temple) who is confronted with some unexpected developments from her past life.
All five seasons of Fargo are available to stream on Hulu.
Watch on Hulu
‘Lessons in Chemistry’
(2023)
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Lee Eisenberg |
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Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Patrick Walker, Marc Evan Jackson, Derek Cecil, Kevin Sussman, Thomas Mann, Paul James, Alice Halsey, Rainn Wilson, and Andy Daly |
Apple TV+ enters the ring with the historical drama – Lessons in Chemistry. Led by Captain Marvel star and Academy Award winner Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry tells the story of Elizabeth Zott – a brilliant chemist who could genuinely be considered one of the greatest scientific minds of the 1950s. However, Zott’s aspirations are undercut by the stereotypical gender norms of the 1950s, as her male peers simply do not take her potential advancements in the field of chemistry seriously. In desperate need of a creative outlet, Elizabeth Zott finds one when she becomes the host of a cooking show that reaches hundreds of viewers.
Lessons of Chemistry is available to stream on Apple TV+.
Watch on Apple TV+
‘Ripley’
(2024)
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Steven Zaillian |
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Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flunn, Margherita Buy, Vittorio Viviani, Francesca Romana Bergamo, Eliot Sumner, Maurizio Lombardi, Kenneth Lonergan, Gennaro Arena, and Bokeem Woodbine |
Netflix dramatically reinvents a literary classic with the simply titled Ripley. A modernized reimagining of The Talented Mr. Ripley, the new series, thrusts the titular con artist (Andrew Scott) into the black-and-white world of the 1960s. While conducting his usual games in the bustling city of New York, Ripley is hired to find and retrieve the son (Johnny Flynn) of an extremely wealthy financier (Kenneth Lonergan). His quest will take him to the beautiful country of Italy, but he’ll soon discover that this is no simple heist job.
Ripley is available to stream on Netflix.
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‘True Detective: Night Country’
(2014-)
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Nic Pizzolatto and Issa López |
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Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Finn Bennett, Isabella LaBlanc, John Hawkes, Inuik Lee Nielsen Shapiro, Joel Montgrand, and Fiona Shaw |
HBO’s crime anthology series has had its ups and downs, but True Detective: Night Country has garnered a generally positive response from the upcoming awards season. This latest season sees Chief Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Officer Kali Reis (Liz Danvers) try to solve an incredibly bizarre mystery in their remote town of Ennis, Alaska. For reasons unknown to them, the crew of a local research team has completely disappeared, and only the two of them can find the answers as to why.
The first four seasons of True Detective, including True Detective: Night Country, are available to stream on Max.
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