The Hollywood Reporter

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The Hollywood Reporter

‘A Drag Queen Will Save Us’ • This election season, the LGBTQ+ community remains on the front lines of social justice, be it in local towns or on global TV shows, says the EP of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which is nominated in the Emmys reality competition category

A Teen Girl Supreme Court • Girls State explores reproductive rights, following up Boys State, which won an Emmy in 2020

A Double-Edged Sword • Mr. & Mrs. Smith writer and co-creator Francesca Sloane dissects a scene of the Prime Video show in which John and Jane need to strike a balance between being a married couple and ‘fantastic’ spies

Comedy Series Nominees • The minds behind Abbott Elementary, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building, Palm Royale, Reservation Dogs and What We Do in the Shadows discuss their contenders days before voting begins Aug. 15

Abbott Elementary • Series creator and star Quinta Brunson on pushing boundaries in the ABC comedy and why the show doesn’t have to keep up with what’s happening in the real world

The Bear • Last year’s outstanding comedy series winner returns to the stage with even more nominations — and, by all accounts, even fewer laughs

Curb Your Enthusiasm • Showrunner Jeff Schaffer spills on keeping the series finale’s Seinfeld-Curb crossover a secret

Hacks • Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello on why Jean Smart is a great ‘barometer’ for funny and which scene of the show’s third season was hardest to get right

Only Murders in the Building • Co-creator John Hoffman reveals the surprisingly serendipitous way Meryl Streep came to be Martin Short’s love interest and dream casting addition

Palm Royale • Creator Abe Sylvia on Palm Beach’s allure and tailoring the script to the cast as they signed on

Reservation Dogs • Co-creator and showrunner Sterlin Harjo on why the FX series had to be filmed in Oklahoma: ‘They are the descendants of people who were moved to Oklahoma Indian territory in the 1800s by force. No wonder they’re little shit-asses’

What We Do in the Shadows • Showrunner Paul Simms on the comedy’s commitment to improv and absurd supernatural lore: ‘Our vampires are such dimwits that even they don’t know the rules’

‘I Described It as the First Day of Kindergarten’ • Lionel Richie, who co-wrote the hit single ‘We Are the World,’ reflects on, literally, The Greatest Night in Pop, which has given the musician his first Emmy nom

How a Doc Protects the Most Vulnerable Actors • ‘We all have a choice when we’re in those spaces,’ say the co-directors of ID’s Emmy-nominated documentary Quiet on Set

Dark Shadows’ Vampires Enchanted Lifelong Fans