Disney+ has surprisingly found a lot of success at the Primetime Emmy Awards, as both of the first two seasons of their landmark series The Mandalorian scored nominations in the highly competitive Best Drama Series category.
While The Mandalorian’s third season may have dipped in quality too sharply to get into the field this year, it was replaced by the far superior Star Wars drama series Andor, which became the franchise’s sole representative in the drama series race.
Andor is distinct among the Star Wars shows released on Disney+; it’s an excellent espionage series that succeeds outside of its references to the galaxy far, far away.
While it’s encouraging to see Andor score major nominations in the writing and directing categories, its omission from the acting categories is a major disappointment considering the excellent set of performances throughout the series’ first season.
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