A guide to the programmes in the major 2026 Emmy races
From The Pitt and Pluribus in drama to Widow’s Bay, Hacks, Beef and DTF St. Louis, these are the programmes shaping the 2026 Primetime Emmy conversation.
From The Pitt and Pluribus in drama to Widow’s Bay, Hacks, Beef and DTF St. Louis, these are the programmes shaping the 2026 Primetime Emmy conversation.
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards are scheduled for Monday 14th September, with Mariska Hargitay hosting the NBC and Peacock broadcast. The biggest programme prizes divide the field into drama, comedy and limited or anthology series. Here is a guide to the shows identified in the supplied awards coverage, rather than a prediction of what will win.
The Pitt is the established force in drama. HBO Max’s medical series won the category last year and returns for its second season, while Apple TV’s Pluribus offers a conspicuously different challenger: Vince Gilligan’s high-concept science-fiction drama. The pair provide the clearest shorthand for the category, but neither past success nor awards-season commentary determines the eventual result.
The supplied coverage also places Paradise, The Diplomat, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Gil...