It’s a good time to be a fan of TV.We’re getting a flurry of fresh and returning shows in the coming weeks, so the Little Gold Men team felt it was t
It’s a good time to be a fan of TV.
We’re getting a flurry of fresh and returning shows in the coming weeks, so the Little Gold Men team felt it was time to take stock of the TV landscape as Emmy season kicks off, with nominations slated for July 8 (it’s not as far away as you might think!).
Just this week, the fifth and final season of Hacks debuts, which is sure to be a front-runner for the comedy categories. The show, which stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, has won 12 Emmys, including four best-actress-in-a-comedy trophies for Smart. The final season sees the pair working together to get Deborah’s career and legacy on the right path.
WIth The Studio filming its second season and not eligible this year, there are other returning comedies that feel competitive, like Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, and Shrinking. But we’re keeping an eye on The Comeback, which has never been nominated for the comedy-series award before. The third season, which follows Lisa Kudrow’s Valerie Cherish as she works on an AI sitcom, has gotten much more notice than the first two, and may break through this time around. “It would be basically Hollywood versus Hollywood if we’re talking about Hacks versus The Comeback, and Hacks is certainly a more enjoyable, less angsty version of that watch,” says Vanity Fair’s Joy Press.
On the drama side, The Pitt’s first season dominated last year, winning five trophies, including best drama series. The second season of this hit medical drama is likely to be back on the winners stage. Its biggest competition may be Pluribus, the Rhea Seehorn–starring series that has already won Seehorn a Globe and Critics Choice Award. Euphoria will be back in the race again this year after a long break, and fresh shows Task and The Testaments could find a place as well, based on the fact that they’re from creators whose past shows (Mare of Easttown and The Handmaid’s Tale, respectively) fared well in the Emmys space.
In the limited-series category, Beef is returning for its second season on April 16, with a stacked cast that includes Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, and Charles Melton. The first season won eight Emmys, and this second season features a slew of powerful performances, so it’s one to watch. We’ll be seeing the return of a couple other Emmy-winning creators with their fresh offerings as well: Adolescence’s Jack Thorne is back with an adaptation of Lord of the Flies, and Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd has his fresh show, Half Man.
The Emmys aren’t until September 14, so there’s plenty of time for things to shift. But for now, listen below for Little Gold Men’s introduction to the best shows coming to a TV near you, and find out what surprising performances—including “one of the great cranky television characters of the moment”—we’ve loved the most:
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