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With the Emmy nominations announced and less than two months until the awards ceremony, it's never a bad time to catch up on some of the last year's best shows. We've compiled a comprehensive guide on where to watch Emmy-nominated shows, including series from the outstanding drama and comedy categories.
The nominations are a pretty even split between long-running series like The Crown and Curb Your Enthusiasm, which both wrapped their final seasons earlier this year, and newcomers like Shogun and Palm Royale. With Succession over and out of the running, the best drama series category has opened up for a new potential champion. The best comedy series has also given way following the conclusion of Ted Lasso, allowing the Bear to snag a win earlier at the last Emmy's and shows like Hacks and Reservation Dogs a potential shot at the statue.
Hulu and Max scored big this year, but Netflix and Apple TV+ series also picked up some nominations in major categories. Below, we've highlighted how to watch every show nominated in the Outstanding Drama and Comedy categories ahead of the September 15 Emmy Awards.
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The sixth and final season of The Crown, Netflix's Queen Elizabeth II-centric series, wrapped up the late monarch's story in 2005. Its final slew of episodes tackled Princess Diana's tragic death and its aftermath. While the handling of the matter was the subject of debate, the season still managed to offer strong performances from Imelda Staunton and Elizabeth Debicki, who snagged nominations in the lead and supporting actress categories, respectively. The show won the category in 2021 and picked up 18 total nominations this year.
Stream it on Netflix.
With The Last of Us scoring several nominations at the last Emmy's, it should be no surprise that this year's video game adaptation darling made it on this list. Fallout tracks the survivors on Earth more than 200 years after a nuclear disaster. In addition to the Oustanding Drama nod, the series also received nominations for writing and Walton Goggins' lead performance.
Stream it on Prime Video.
HBO's often-forgotten period drama finally managed to break out in nominations beyond its 2022 production nod (which it also won). From the creator of Downton Abbey, The Gilded Age follows the New York social scene in the 1880s at the height of an economic boom across America. The series earned six nominations this year, including recognition for Carrie Coon and Christine Baranski.
Stream it on Max.
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston's morning news drama returned for its third season in late 2023 and picked up 16 Emmy nominations in the process, including nods for both Witherspoon and Aniston. The show is known for blending its bonkers interpersonal character storylines with topical issues, like Covid and the 2021 insurrection, making it must-watch TV for many, even if it often misses on a critical level.
Stream it on Apple TV+.
Donald Glover's first TV creation post-Atlanta is a spin on the classic Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Co-created with Francesca Sloane, the series follows a man (Glover) and woman (Maya Erskine) who become secret agents masquerading as a married couple on their missions despite being complete strangers. The series brings a dramedy edge to the drama category and earned 16 nominations in total, including nods for Glover, Erskine, and several guest actors.
Stream it on Prime Video.
Shogun leads all shows this year with a whopping 25 Emmy nominations. The FX drama is based on the James Clavell novel of the same name and reimagines the original 1980s miniseries. In addition to its wealth of nominations, the show marks the first-ever outstanding drama nomination for a Japanese-language series (and only the second-ever non-English-language series to receive a spot).
Stream it on Hulu.
While Apple TV+ shows often fly under the radar, three programs snagged best series nominations across both drama and categories this year. Slow Horses, the Gary Oldman-helmed drama, follows a group of MI5 misfits shunted to British intelligence's outskirts. There, the team members are given busy work by the government but still find themselves embroiled in high-stakes, deep-state espionage. Three seasons in, Slow Horses has finally started receiving Emmy recognition, with nine nominations this year.
Stream it on Apple TV+.
Based on Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past novels, 3 Body Problem is Netflix's latest foray into prestige science fiction. The series, which released its first season earlier this year, comes from the Game of Thrones creators' first joint television project since GoT went off air. The story tracks a group of scientists who come into contact with an alien civilization. 3 Body Problem received six nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and five technical categories.
Stream it on Netflix.
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Often credited with helping to bring back the network workplace sitcom, Abbott Elementary received its third Outstanding Comedy Series nod, along with eight other nominations this year. Created by and starring Quinta Brunson, the show follows a group of underfunded and overworked elementary school teachers in Philadelphia. The series has been nominated for all three of its seasons, winning in casting, writing, and acting categories.
Stream it on Hulu.
The Bear swept the comedy category at the last Emmys, effectively dethroning Ted Lasso, and has returned this year with an impressive 23 nominations. The series follows a fine-dining chef (Jeremy Allen White) who must return to Chicago to run his family's Italian beef sandwich shop after his brother dies. He hires a promising young sous chef (Ayo Edebiri) to help turn the place around, and they eventually relaunch a high-end restaurant in an attempt to earn a Michelin star.
Stream it on Hulu.
Larry David's sardonic HBO comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, returned for its 12th and final season earlier this year. The show draws on David's Seinfeld routes, in that it's not really about anything, and tracks the various tricky situations that David (playing himself) gets into. The show earned four nominations in its final year, including a nod for David, bringing the series' all-time Emmy count nomination count up to 55.
Stream it on Max.
Hacks has always been an Emmy darling, with 48 nominations in just three seasons, but the show has yet to win the Outstanding Comedy Series category. Buzz surrounding the series this year suggests that it's a serious contender. The show follows an older Las Vegas stand-up comedian (Jean Smart) and the 20-something writer (Hannah Einbinder) she hires to work on her act, propelling both women to new heights in their careers. The show received 16 nominations this year, including nods for Einbinder and Smart, the latter of whom has won her category for the past two seasons.
Stream it on Max.
Like network clockwork, Hulu's Only Murders in the Building released a third, star-studded season last year. The series tracks the unlikely friendship between two septuagenarians (Steve Martin and Martin Short) and a millennial (Selena Gomez) who bond over a murder in their Upper West Side building. The show nabbed 21 nominations this year, including nods for all three leads and multiple supporting and guest stars, including Meryl Streep.
Stream it on Hulu.
Kristen Wiig's latest TV romp is a predictably kooky look into high society in 1969. The show follows a woman (Wiig) as she attempts to worm her way into the world of the Palm Beach country club elite. Carol Burnett, Laura Dern, and Ricky Martin round out the notable cast. While the series hasn't made huge critical waves, it earned 11 nominations in its first season.
Stream it on Apple TV+.
The punchy and poignant Reservation Dogs finally picked up an Outstanding Comedy nomination in its third and final season. The series tracks the lives of four Indigenous teenagers who live on a reservation in Oklahoma. The teens grapple with the idea of leaving home and making their way to California in honor of their late friend. The show received four nominations this year, including a well-deserved nod for D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai.
Stream it on Hulu.
In yet another win for FX and Hulu, the fifth and final season of What We Do in the Shadows snagged eight nominations, including some overdue recognition for Matt Berry. Stemming from the film of the same name, the comedy docuseries follows a group of vampires who live together on Staten Island. With hundreds of years of roommate history between them, they inevitably find themselves in various tricky situations.
Stream it on Hulu.
