issue #16: where to watch the 2024 emmy-nominated shows in south africa
a bonus issue: let's get to streaming...
Hi everyone,
This week’s newsletter is all about the things I’ve been obsessed with lately:
The Emmy-nominees came out on Wednesday. This celebrates the last year in television. This is the first year without Succession and Ted Lasso, so it’s very interesting what shows have risen up and grabbed nominations.
As always, for those who want to catch up with the shows before the winners are announced on 15 September, I made a little list of where you can watch them (legally) in South Africa:
Amazon Prime Video
Fallout - In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.
Nominations: Best Drama Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Walter Goggins; Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Mr and Mrs Smith - John and Jane Smith become secret agents for a mysterious organisation. Their work puts both their skills as spies and their relationship to the test. The two have to deal with a world full of dangers.
Nominations: Best Drama Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Donald Glover; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Maya Erskine; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Paul Dano; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - John Turturro; Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Michaela Coel; Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Sarah Paulson; Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Parker Posey; Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series; Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Red, White and Royal Blue: Alex Claremont-Diaz, the first son of the United States, and young Prince Henry fall in love. However, considering their high-profile public lives, they must keep their relationship a secret at all costs.
Nominations: Outstanding Television Movie
Apple TV+
Palm Royale - In 1969, an ambitious woman aspires to cross the line between the haves and have-nots to secure her seat at America's most exclusive, fashionable and treacherous table: Palm Beach high society.
Nominations: Best Comedy Series; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Kristen Wiig; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Carol Burnett
Loot - After divorcing her husband of 20 years, Molly Novak must figure out what to do with her $87 billion settlement; she decides to reengage with her charitable foundation and reconnect with the real world-finding herself along the way.
Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Maya Rudolph
Slow Horses - Following a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents -- and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb -- as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
Nominations: Best Drama Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Gary Oldman; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Jake Lowden; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Jonathan Pryce; Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series; Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Morning Show - An inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the team.
Nominations: Best Drama Series; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Jennifer Aniston; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Reese Witherspoon; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Billy Crudup; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Mark Duplass; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Jon Hamm; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Nicole Beharie; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Greta Lee; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Karen Pittman; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Holland Taylor; Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Marcia Gay Harden; Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Hijack - When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, corporate negotiator Sam Nelson tries to use his professional skills to save everyone on board.
Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Idris Elba
Lessons in Chemistry - In the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere; she accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of housewives way more than recipes.
Nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series - Brie Larson; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series - Lewis Pullman; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series - Aja Naomi Scott; Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series
Disney+
Abbott Elementary - A group of dedicated, passionate teachers -- and a slightly tone-deaf principal -- find themselves thrown together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life.
Nominations: Best Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Quinta Brunson; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Tyler James Williams; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Janelle James; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Sheryl Lee Ralph; Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Only Murders in the Building - Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.
Nominations: Best Comedy Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Steve Martin; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Martin Short; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Selena Gomez; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Paul Rudd; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Meryl Streep; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Matthew Broderick; Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Reservation Dogs - Following the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California.
Nominations: Best Comedy Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai
The Bear - A young chef from the fine dining world comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop after a heartbreaking death in his family.
Nominations: Best Comedy Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Jeremy Allen White; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Ayo Edebiri; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Lionel Boyce; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Ebon Moss-Bachrach; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Liza Colon-Zayas; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Jon Bernthal; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Bob Odenkirk; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Will Poulter; Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Jamie Lee Curtis; Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Olivia Colman; Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series; Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
What We Do In the Shadows - Three vampires, Nandor, Colin Robinson and Nadja, struggle to keep up with the duties and responsibilities of everyday life as they reside in an apartment in New York.
Nominations: Best Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Matt Berry; Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Shogun - Set in Japan in the year 1600, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
Nominations: Best Drama Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Hiroyuki Sanada; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Anna Sawai; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Tadanobu Asanu; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Takehiro Hira; Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nestor Carbonell; Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series; Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Quiz Lady - Anne and her estranged train-wreck of a sister, Jenny, must work together to help cover their mother's gambling debts.
Nominations: Outstanding Television Movie
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans - Acclaimed writer Truman Capote ruins his friendships with the Swans, a socialite group of New York City high society, by writing a thinly veiled fictionalized account of their scandalous and hedonistic lives.
Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series - Tom Hollander; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series - Naomi Watts; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series - Treat Williams; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series - Diane Lane; Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series
Under The Bridge - The hidden world of the teenagers accused of a savage murder reveals startling truths about the unlikely killer.
Nominations: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series - Lily Gladstone
DStv/DStv Stream
Fargo - A disparate set of characters deal with a plethora of crimes in different time periods. The only thing they share in common is their connection to the Midwest, USA.
Nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series - Jon Hamm; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series - Juno Temple; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series - Lamorne Morris; Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series; Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series
The Sympathizer - Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community,
Nominations: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series - Robert Downey Jr
Netflix
The Crown - The series follows the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Nominations: Best Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Dominic West; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Imelda Staunton; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Jonathan Pryce; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Elizabeth Debicki; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Lesley Manville; Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Claire Foy; Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series; Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
The Gentlemen - When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire, and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
Nominations: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Girls5Eva - A '90s girl group with just one hit record gets a second chance at success when a young rapper decides to sample their song.
Nominations: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
3 Body Problem - A learned educator delivers a lecture shedding light on the three-body problem in a detailed and easy-to-understand manner.
Nominations: Best Drama Series
Baby Reindeer - Dealing with a female stalker, a man is forced to face a dark, buried trauma.
Nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series - Richard Gadd; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series - Tom Goodman-Hill; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series - Jessica Gunning; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series - Nava Mau; Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series; Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series
Ripley: A wealthy man hires down-on-his-luck grifter Tom Ripley to travel to Italy to urge his vagabond son to return home; Tom's acceptance of the job is the first step in a life of deceit, fraud and murder.
Nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series - Andrew Scott; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series - Dakota Fanning; Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series; Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series
Scoop: An insider account of how the women of "Newsnight" secured Prince Andrew's infamous 2019 interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Nominations: Outstanding Television Movie
Unfrosted: In 1963, Kellogg's and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever.
Nominations: Outstanding Television Movie
Griselda - Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization shows Griselda Blanco's journey from Medellín to becoming "the Godmother" of Miami's drug empire.
Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series - Sofia Vergara
Black Mirror: In an abstrusely dystopian future, several individuals grapple with the manipulative effects of cutting edge technology in their personal lives and behaviours.
Nominations: Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series
Showmax
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Larry David, a famous television writer and producer, gets into various misadventures with his friends and celebrity colleagues in Los Angeles.
Nominations: Best Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Larry David
The Guilded Age - Marian Brook, a rural girl, moves to New York after her father's death. However, things get complicated when she must assimilate into the clan of a railroad tycoon.
Nominations: Best Drama Series; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Carrie Coon; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Christine Baranski
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty - The Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team, became one of the most successful and revered in the 1980s.
Nominations: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Tracy Letts; Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
True Detective: Night Country - The season is set in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska, and follows the investigation behind the disappearance of eight men from a research station.
Nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series - Jodie Foster; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series - John Hawkes; Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series - Kali Reis; Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series; Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series
Mr Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie - Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.
Nominations: Outstanding Television Movie
Fellow Travelers: Hawkins Fuller and Tim Laughlin, whose paths converge at the height of the Lavender Scare of the 1950s.
Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series - Matt Bomer; Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series - Jonathan Bailey; Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series
xoxo
Caryn