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Daily Mirror
30 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Inside the eerie UK 'plane graveyard' where jumbo jets from around the world are ditched
For the past 30 years, Mark Gregory's Air Salvage International (ASI) has been assessing, chopping up, disassembling, and recycling planes at the private airfield, which sits two miles from Kemble in Gloucestershire What connects Saddam Hussein, Tom Cruise and Doctor Who? Cotswolds Airport, of course. The mass murderer, the action star, and the BBC space drama have all starred, in their own way, at one of the most curious pieces of the aviation industry: the plane graveyard. For the past 30 years, Mark Gregory's Air Salvage International (ASI) has been assessing, chopping up, disassembling, and recycling planes at the private airfield, which sits two miles from Kemble in Gloucestershire. Armed with redundancy money in the early '90s, Mark bought his first plane and spent six months breaking it down into sellable bits. More than 1,400 aircraft later, the business is thriving and employs dozens of people to cope with the growing demand from the ever-expanding aviation industry. And there are big bucks at stake. The equivalent of a commercial jet's MOT costs around £1 million, which is why many plane owners decide to send their ageing aircraft to Mark instead. Sometimes as much as £12 million can be salvaged from them, either in reusable parts or recyclable materials. There are a few other strings to the business's bow, Mark explained as he took me on a tour around the facility. ASI puts on dramatic training scenarios for organisations including the SAS, helping them practise plane-related emergencies. One mock-up situation had Mark and his team crush a van with a plane fuselage, creating a tricky day out for the special forces, who also had to deal with hijackers and "injured" passengers on board. The airport and its jets are also movie stars. Countless films have been shot at ASI, including The Fast and the Furious 6, World War Z, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Mission: Impossible, and Batman. You may also recognise it from small-screen appearances on The One Show, Horizon, Inside Out, Terror in the Skies, Engineering Giants, Casualty and, of course, Doctor Who. Look closely the next time you see a dramatic plane disaster or runway scene on screen, and you might spot some suspiciously Gloucestershire countryside in the background — or even Mark's arms. When not making cash out of old planes or hammering away at the drum kit set up in his runway-side office, the ponytail-sporting scrap magnate can be partially seen on the silver screen, 'piloting' the Boeing 727 in its latest movie escapade. Although many of the firms that send their planes to ASI know exactly what they want back — a demand list that can stretch to 2,000 parts from a single jet — other aircraft meet less formulaic fates. One big chunk of fuselage ended up in the shadows of The Swarm rollercoaster at Thorpe Park. Others are sent out to aviation buffs who want to decorate their homes with various bits and pieces. Through ASI's sister site, you can buy a redundant pilot's seat for £6,000, or small sections of fuselage with a window for £150. The money raised is spent on the staff Christmas party. Seat pockets filled with cash-stuffed wallets also occasionally bolster the coffers, although most of these find their way back to their owners. Another offshoot of the business is crash site investigation. Although downed planes rarely make it to ASI due to the extent of the damage, members of Mark's team are occasionally called out to inspect the aftermath of major aviation tragedies. Their expertise in breaking aircraft down makes them particularly useful when it comes to identifying remains and helping determine what went wrong. They were part of the investigation into the Afriqiyah Airways crash in Tripoli, Libya, in 2010, which killed 104 people. While most of the firm's planes get broken down and flogged off — sometimes for £10 million for a single jet — Mark Gregory can't bear to give up certain flying machines that come his way. One such plane is a VIP-fitted Boeing 727 that was once part of Saddam Hussein's fleet, after he instructed Iraqi Airways to steal all of Kuwait Airways' planes during its 1990 invasion of the country. Mark loves the historical significance of the aircraft and its classic '80s interior. When owned by the Kuwaiti royal family, the 189-capacity jet was stripped of its standard bum-numbing plane seats and kitted out with enough chintzy furniture to fill a retirement village. We're talking plush velour seats with extendable footrests, cutting-edge JVC TVs built into mahogany walls, and glass vases filled with plastic roses next to still-unopened bottles of bubbly. Before Iraqi forces swooped in and took over the Kuwaiti fleet, Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and other well-heeled royals used the plush plane to jet-set. On a patch of carpet now taken over by mould spores, the Emir would sit in a specially constructed throne, using radio equipment to issue commands to his staff from 30,000 feet.
Economic Times
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 date: How to watch top nominated shows?
AP Emmy Awards 2025. (AP photo) Primetime Emmy Awards nominations 2025 have been announced, you've got two months to catch up on some of the year's most-acclaimed shows. Some binges may take longer than others, but the list below should help you choose what to watch and how long it should take to catch up. For those looking for the most bang for their streaming buck, HBO Max has the most shows nominated this year. Comedian Nate Bargatze hosts the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. 'Severance' (27 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ In 'Severance,' Adam Scott's character Mark works for a corporation that implants a chip in its employees' brains, so they forget about their outside lives while at work and have no memory of their work when they're off. Mark begins to question his work life when he encounters a colleague outside who knows who he is. Beyond the dinner party conversation of 'would you want that microchip,' the show has become an obsession for fans who analyze scenes, look for clues and try to make sense of its many No. of seasons: 2Total No. of episodes: in season 2: 10Total season 2 binge time: 8 hours and 29 minutes Total series binge time: 15 hours and 29 minutes 'The Studio' (23 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ Cinephile Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) has been promoted to his dream job as the head of a fictional Hollywood studio. Juggling the desire to create art with marketing and focus groups makes the work harder and more stressful than he imagined. 'The Studio' has similarities to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Entourage' with awkward scenarios and actors and industry types including Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard playing heightened versions of No. of episodes: 10Total binge time: 5 hours and 15 minutes 'The White Lotus' (23 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on HBO Max A dark comedy anthology about privileged guests and the staff at a luxury resort, this year's season took viewers to Thailand. The series often has themes of wealth, power, greed, lust and self-worth. Each of the show's three seasons has also had a murder mystery, with a pair of characters from season one making a tense No. of episodes: 21Total No. of season 3 episodes: 8Total season 3 binge time: 8 hours and 36 minutesTotal binge time: 21 hours and 55 minutes 'The Last of Us' (16 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on HBO Max 'The Last of Us' is set in a postapocalyptic U.S. where Pedro Pascal's character Joel is hired to smuggle a girl named Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across the country. They're two decades into a pandemic that turns the infected into mutated creatures and Ellie may be key to a No. of seasons: 2Total No. of season 2 episodes: 7Total season 2 binge time: 6 hours and 21 minutesTotal series binge time: 15 hours and 7 minutes 'Andor' (14 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Disney+ Diego Luna plays out Rebel spy Cassian Andor's radicalization against the Galactic Empire leading up to 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' prequel series. Created by showrunner Tony Gilroy, the two season run — which put emotions under the spotlight in this sci-fi story — took the characters right up to the events of the Gilroy-written 'Rogue One.'Total No. of seasons: 2Total No. of episodes in season 2: 12Total season 2 binge time: 10 hours, 19 minutesTotal series binge time: 19 hours, 49 minutes 'Hacks' (14 Emmy nominations): Streaming on HBO Max A female comedian of a certain age (played by Jean Smart ) and a Gen Z comedy writer (Hannah Einbinder) are frenemies and each other's muses in 'Hacks.' Smart has won an outstanding lead actress Emmy for each of the show's first three seasons. Einbinder, who is also a standup comic, has been nominated three times in the supporting actress category. Season 4 debuted in No. of episodes: 37Total No. of Season 4 episodes: 10Total season 4 binge time: 5 hours and 33 minutesTotal series binge time: 20 hours and 14 minutes 'Adolescence' (13 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Netflix Thirteen-year-old Jamie Miller (played by newcomer Owen Cooper) is arrested in the stabbing death of a schoolmate. His family struggles with this new reality as investigators and a psychologist piece together what led up to the crime. Each episode was filmed in one continuous shot, with the best one chosen for air. The cast and crew had extensive rehearsals ahead of time, blocking out the camera's movements — and sometimes requiring it to be passed off between No. of episodes: 4Total binge time: 3 hours and 48 minutes 'The Pitt' (13 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on HBO Max Noah Wyle puts his stethoscope back on and returns to the ER (not THAT 'ER,") in 'The Pitt," short for Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. Wyle stars as an emergency room physician who goes by Dr. Robby. We meet him in the pilot as he's beginning his workday. Each of the 15 episodes is one hour of that shift treating patients usually in need of critical care while navigating American health care challenges like low budgets, staffing shortages and red tape from insurance No. of episodes: 15Total binge time: 12 hours and 7 minutes 'The Bear' (13 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu An award-winning chef who has worked in some of the world's greatest restaurants attempts to transform his family's sandwich shop in Chicago to a fine-dining establishment in FX's 'The Bear.' The show, now in its fourth season, has been a star-making vehicle for its cast like Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Coló No. of seasons: 4Total No. of episodes in season 4: 10Total season 4 binge time: 6 hours and 9 minutesTotal series binge time: 21 hours and 50 minutes 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez story' (11 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Netflix A true crime dramatization of the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez, privileged brothers living in Beverly Hills who murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty in 1989. The brothers said it was self-defense because Jose was sexually abusive. They were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison but recently became eligible for limited series presented the case from multiple perspectives. It also introduced viewers to new talents Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch, who played Lyle and No. of episodes: 9Total binge time: 7 hours and 50 minutes 'Dying for Sex' (9 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu Liz Meriwether ('New Girl') helped adapt a popular podcast about TV personality Nikki Boyer's experience into this limited series for FX. Michelle Williams stars as Molly, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer and decides to live out her days seeking pleasure. The title and premise may sound risqué, but the show is fundamentally about the love story between Molly and her best friend Nikki (Jenny Slate) who puts her life on hold to be a No. of episodes: 8Total binge time: 4 hours and 6 minutes 'Only Murders in the Building' (7 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Hulu Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez play residents of the same Manhattan apartment building who start a true crime podcast when there's a murder on the No. of seasons: 4Total No. of season 4 episodes: 10Total season 4 binge time: 5 hours and 27 minutesTotal series binge time: 22 hours and 46 minutes 'Shrinking' (7 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ A widowed therapist (Jason Segel) adjusts to single life and raising a teenager thanks to friends, neighbors, colleagues and his unconventional methods with patients. The show features a standout cast that includes Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Michael Urie and Luke Tennie. Segel created the series with Bill Lawrence ('Scrubs,' 'Cougar Town') and Emmy winner Brett Goldstein, who played Roy Kent on 'Ted Lasso.'Total No. of seasons: 2Total No. of episodes in season 2: 12Total season 2 binge time: 7 hours and 13 minutesTotal series binge time: 12 hours and 35 minutes 'What We Do in the Shadows' (6 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Hulu A documentary crew follows four vampires living together in Long Island, New York, The roomies often bicker amongst each other and have ridiculous interactions with humans and modern life. In Season 6, we meet a sixth vampire housemate named Jerry. He went to sleep in 1976 and was supposed to be woken up 20 years later, but everybody forgot about him. The show is based on a film of the same name that was directed by Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi who are executive producers on the No. of seasons: 6Total No: of season 6 episodes: 11Total season 6 binge time: 4 hours and 50 minutesTotal series binge time: 24 hours and 42 minutes 'Abbott Elementary' (6 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu If you ever wondered as a kid what went on in the teacher's lounge at school, then 'Abbott Elementary' is for you. The quirky, bighearted staff of a Philadelphia elementary school is followed by a documentary crew as they navigate underfunding, school board meetings and bus driver strikes, plus the fun stuff like field trips and class pets. It stars Quinta Brunson, who also created the show. Both Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph have won acting awards for the No. of seasons: 4Total No. of episodes in season 4: 22Total season 4 binge time: 7 hours and 42 minutesTotal series binge time: 24 hours and 51 minutes 'Slow Horses' (5 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ The British spy series stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, an eccentric, rude MI5 agent leading a group of spies called 'slow horses' because they've made big mistakes on the job. It's based on Mick Herron's 'Slough House' novels. The series didn't catch the attention of Emmy voters until its third season but it's got a near perfect rating on Rotten No. of seasons: 4Total No. of season 4 episodes: 6Total season 4 binge time: 4 hours and 34 minutesTotal series binge time: 18 hours and 25 minutes 'Paradise' (4 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu Sterling K. Brown returned to TV in a dystopian series as a Secret Service agent protecting the president (played by James Marsden.) This president is not living at the White House or in Washington but a 'Pleasantville'-like community. A mystery quickly presents itself with an unspooling of more questions after No. of episodes: 8Total binge time: 6 hours and 44 minutes 'Presumed Innocent' (4 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu Real-life brother-in-laws Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard star as adversaries in this TV adaptation of the Scott Turow novel. Gyllenhaal plays Chicago prosecutor Rusty Sabich, charged with murdering his colleague — an accusation that has fractured the district attorney's office. Sarsgaard is attorney Tommy Molto, another co-worker intent on proving Sabich's guilt. Meanwhile, Sabich's marriage to Barbara (Ruth Negga) is falling apart under the weight of the accusation and the potential he could be found No. of episodes: 8Total viewing time: 5 hours and 55 minutes 'The Residence' (4 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Netflix Uzo Aduba stars as a quirky detective investigating a murder at the White House in this Netflix comedy. The series features a number of recognizable actors including Ken Marino, Randall Park, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee and Branson Pinchot in regular roles. The recurring cast includes Jane Curtin, Kylie Minogue and Al No. of episodes: 8Total viewing time: 7 hours and 40 minutes 'Nobody Wants This' (3 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Netflix Adam Brody and Kristen Bell co-star as a young rabbi and a podcaster with no religious affiliation who meet and begin dating in 'Nobody Wants This' for Netflix. Is it smooth sailing from here? Not quite. The two must overcome their respective baggage, differences of religion and expectations from No. of episodes: 10Total binge time: 4 hours and 19 minutes 'Disclaimer' (2 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ In 'Disclaimer,' an acclaimed documentary filmmaker, played by Cate Blanchett, who has dedicated her career to uncovering truths is given a novel with a plot that sounds like a secret she's been hiding for years. The series was written and directed by Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón. It also stars Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville and Louis No. of episodes: 7Total binge time: 5 hours and 51 minutes 'The Diplomat' (2 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Netflix Keri Russell stars as Kate, a career diplomat assigned to be the U.S. ambassador to England. She wants to focus on foreign relations and policy but keeps getting pulled to do things like attend parties and give interviews to fashion magazines. Kate's also got a rocky marriage to Hal (Rufus Sewell) who has also served as a diplomat and can't seem to stay out of her No. of seasons: 2Total No. of season 2 episodes: 6Total season 2 binge time: 4 hours and 53 minutesTotal series binge time: 11 hours and 36 minutes 'Poker Face' (2 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Peacock Natasha Lyonne stars as a woman with an uncanny ability to detect lies who each episode finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery. The show features recognizable guest stars like Adrien Brody, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Nolte, Tim Meadows, Katie Holmes, and John Mulaney. Its creator Rian Johnson is the writer and director of 'Knives Out' and 'Glass Onion.' He says the show is not a whodunit but a howdunit and it's format is based on the case of the week shows he watched as a No. of episodes 22Total No. of season 2 episodes: 12Total season 2 binge time: 9 hours and 15 minutesTotal binge time: 18 hours and 20 minutes 'Somebody Somewhere' (2 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Max Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller star in this comedy. Everett plays Sam, a single middle-aged woman living in Manhattan, Kansas, who when we first meet her, is grieving the death of her sister and distant from those around her. It's like someone turns the lights on in her world when she befriends Joel (Jeff Hiller), a religious, gay man with a big heart who laughs at all of Sam's jokes and loves her for who she is. Joel invites Sam to sing with his gay choir and she finds the acceptance and community she was looking No. of episodes: 21Total No. of season 3 episodes: 7Total season 3 binge time: 3 hours and 22 minutesTotal binge time: 9 hours and 50 minutes 'Matlock' (1 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Paramount+ Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Kingston, a wealthy lawyer who comes out of retirement under the alias Mattie Matlock. Mattie claims her reason for returning to work is that she needs money but, in reality, she's out for revenge against the law No. of episodes: 19Total binge time: 13 hours and 9 minutes 'Dope Thief' (1 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Apple TV+ In 'Dope Thief,' Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura play longtime best friends who pose as DEA agents, conduct fake drug raids and steal stuff. It's a great scam until they rob the wrong No. of episodes: 8Total binge time: 6 hours and 26 minutes 'The Four Seasons' (1 Emmy Nom ination): Streaming on Netflix A group of three middle-aged couples who've been best friends for years meet four times a year for a vacation. When one of the couples gets a divorce, their dynamic is thrown off. The series, co-created by Tina Fey, is based on a 1981 film written and directed by Alan Alda and stars Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo and Will No. of episodes: 8Total binge time: 4 hours and 13 minutes "The Handmaid's Tale" (1 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Hulu 'The Handmaid's Tale' is based on Margaret Atwood's novel in which the U.S. government has been overthrown by a patriarchal dictatorship called The Republic of Gilead. In Gilead, there's a fertility crisis and women who can conceive are relegated as handmaids, who are baby makers for affluent families. Elisabeth Moss stars as June, a handmaid determined to resist this regime and reunite with her family. A sequel based adapted from Atwood's 'The Testaments' is in the No. of episodes: 66Total No. of season 6 episodes: 10Total binge time for season 6: 7 hours and 49 minutesTotal binge time: 56 hours and 21 minutes FAQs Q1. Who will host Primetime Emmy Awards 2025? A1. Comedian Nate Bargatze hosts the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Q2. When and where to watch Primetime Emmy Awards 2025? A2. Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 can be watched on September 14 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Time of India
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 date: How to watch top nominated shows?
Primetime Emmy Awards nominations 2025 have been announced, you've got two months to catch up on some of the year's most-acclaimed shows. Some binges may take longer than others, but the list below should help you choose what to watch and how long it should take to catch up. For those looking for the most bang for their streaming buck, HBO Max has the most shows nominated this year. Comedian Nate Bargatze hosts the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 14 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. 'Severance' (27 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ In 'Severance,' Adam Scott's character Mark works for a corporation that implants a chip in its employees' brains, so they forget about their outside lives while at work and have no memory of their work when they're off. Mark begins to question his work life when he encounters a colleague outside who knows who he is. Beyond the dinner party conversation of 'would you want that microchip,' the show has become an obsession for fans who analyze scenes, look for clues and try to make sense of its many mysteries. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Neurologists: These Shoes Are the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Body After 60 Barefoot Vitality Undo Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of episodes: in season 2: 10 Total season 2 binge time: 8 hours and 29 minutes Live Events Total series binge time: 15 hours and 29 minutes 'The Studio' (23 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ Cinephile Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) has been promoted to his dream job as the head of a fictional Hollywood studio. Juggling the desire to create art with marketing and focus groups makes the work harder and more stressful than he imagined. 'The Studio' has similarities to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Entourage' with awkward scenarios and actors and industry types including Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard playing heightened versions of themselves. Total No. of episodes: 10 Total binge time: 5 hours and 15 minutes 'The White Lotus' (23 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on HBO Max A dark comedy anthology about privileged guests and the staff at a luxury resort, this year's season took viewers to Thailand. The series often has themes of wealth, power, greed, lust and self-worth. Each of the show's three seasons has also had a murder mystery, with a pair of characters from season one making a tense return. Total No. of episodes: 21 Total No. of season 3 episodes: 8 Total season 3 binge time: 8 hours and 36 minutes Total binge time: 21 hours and 55 minutes 'The Last of Us' (16 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on HBO Max 'The Last of Us' is set in a postapocalyptic U.S. where Pedro Pascal's character Joel is hired to smuggle a girl named Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across the country. They're two decades into a pandemic that turns the infected into mutated creatures and Ellie may be key to a vaccine. Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of season 2 episodes: 7 Total season 2 binge time: 6 hours and 21 minutes Total series binge time: 15 hours and 7 minutes 'Andor ' (14 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Disney+ Diego Luna plays out Rebel spy Cassian Andor's radicalization against the Galactic Empire leading up to 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' prequel series. Created by showrunner Tony Gilroy, the two season run — which put emotions under the spotlight in this sci-fi story — took the characters right up to the events of the Gilroy-written 'Rogue One.' Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of episodes in season 2: 12 Total season 2 binge time: 10 hours, 19 minutes Total series binge time: 19 hours, 49 minutes 'Hacks' (14 Emmy nominations): Streaming on HBO Max A female comedian of a certain age (played by Jean Smart ) and a Gen Z comedy writer (Hannah Einbinder) are frenemies and each other's muses in 'Hacks.' Smart has won an outstanding lead actress Emmy for each of the show's first three seasons. Einbinder, who is also a standup comic, has been nominated three times in the supporting actress category. Season 4 debuted in April. Total No. of episodes: 37 Total No. of Season 4 episodes: 10 Total season 4 binge time: 5 hours and 33 minutes Total series binge time: 20 hours and 14 minutes 'Adolescence' (13 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Netflix Thirteen-year-old Jamie Miller (played by newcomer Owen Cooper) is arrested in the stabbing death of a schoolmate. His family struggles with this new reality as investigators and a psychologist piece together what led up to the crime. Each episode was filmed in one continuous shot, with the best one chosen for air. The cast and crew had extensive rehearsals ahead of time, blocking out the camera's movements — and sometimes requiring it to be passed off between operators. Total No. of episodes: 4 Total binge time: 3 hours and 48 minutes 'The Pitt' (13 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on HBO Max Noah Wyle puts his stethoscope back on and returns to the ER (not THAT 'ER,") in 'The Pitt," short for Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. Wyle stars as an emergency room physician who goes by Dr. Robby. We meet him in the pilot as he's beginning his workday. Each of the 15 episodes is one hour of that shift treating patients usually in need of critical care while navigating American health care challenges like low budgets, staffing shortages and red tape from insurance policies. Total No. of episodes: 15 Total binge time: 12 hours and 7 minutes 'The Bear' (13 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu An award-winning chef who has worked in some of the world's greatest restaurants attempts to transform his family's sandwich shop in Chicago to a fine-dining establishment in FX's 'The Bear.' The show, now in its fourth season, has been a star-making vehicle for its cast like Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Colón-Zayas. Total No. of seasons: 4 Total No. of episodes in season 4: 10 Total season 4 binge time: 6 hours and 9 minutes Total series binge time: 21 hours and 50 minutes 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez story' (11 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Netflix A true crime dramatization of the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez, privileged brothers living in Beverly Hills who murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty in 1989. The brothers said it was self-defense because Jose was sexually abusive. They were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison but recently became eligible for parole. The limited series presented the case from multiple perspectives. It also introduced viewers to new talents Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch, who played Lyle and Erik. Total No. of episodes: 9 Total binge time: 7 hours and 50 minutes 'Dying for Sex' (9 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu Liz Meriwether ('New Girl') helped adapt a popular podcast about TV personality Nikki Boyer's experience into this limited series for FX. Michelle Williams stars as Molly, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer and decides to live out her days seeking pleasure. The title and premise may sound risqué, but the show is fundamentally about the love story between Molly and her best friend Nikki (Jenny Slate) who puts her life on hold to be a caregiver. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total binge time: 4 hours and 6 minutes 'Only Murders in the Building' (7 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Hulu Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez play residents of the same Manhattan apartment building who start a true crime podcast when there's a murder on the premises. Total No. of seasons: 4 Total No. of season 4 episodes: 10 Total season 4 binge time: 5 hours and 27 minutes Total series binge time: 22 hours and 46 minutes 'Shrinking' (7 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ A widowed therapist (Jason Segel) adjusts to single life and raising a teenager thanks to friends, neighbors, colleagues and his unconventional methods with patients. The show features a standout cast that includes Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Michael Urie and Luke Tennie. Segel created the series with Bill Lawrence ('Scrubs,' 'Cougar Town') and Emmy winner Brett Goldstein, who played Roy Kent on 'Ted Lasso.' Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of episodes in season 2: 12 Total season 2 binge time: 7 hours and 13 minutes Total series binge time: 12 hours and 35 minutes 'What We Do in the Shadows' (6 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Hulu A documentary crew follows four vampires living together in Long Island, New York, The roomies often bicker amongst each other and have ridiculous interactions with humans and modern life. In Season 6, we meet a sixth vampire housemate named Jerry. He went to sleep in 1976 and was supposed to be woken up 20 years later, but everybody forgot about him. The show is based on a film of the same name that was directed by Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi who are executive producers on the series. Total No. of seasons: 6 Total No: of season 6 episodes: 11 Total season 6 binge time: 4 hours and 50 minutes Total series binge time: 24 hours and 42 minutes 'Abbott Elementary' (6 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu If you ever wondered as a kid what went on in the teacher's lounge at school, then 'Abbott Elementary' is for you. The quirky, bighearted staff of a Philadelphia elementary school is followed by a documentary crew as they navigate underfunding, school board meetings and bus driver strikes, plus the fun stuff like field trips and class pets. It stars Quinta Brunson, who also created the show. Both Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph have won acting awards for the series. Total No. of seasons: 4 Total No. of episodes in season 4: 22 Total season 4 binge time: 7 hours and 42 minutes Total series binge time: 24 hours and 51 minutes 'Slow Horses' (5 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ The British spy series stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, an eccentric, rude MI5 agent leading a group of spies called 'slow horses' because they've made big mistakes on the job. It's based on Mick Herron's 'Slough House' novels. The series didn't catch the attention of Emmy voters until its third season but it's got a near perfect rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Total No. of seasons: 4 Total No. of season 4 episodes: 6 Total season 4 binge time: 4 hours and 34 minutes Total series binge time: 18 hours and 25 minutes 'Paradise' (4 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu Sterling K. Brown returned to TV in a dystopian series as a Secret Service agent protecting the president (played by James Marsden.) This president is not living at the White House or in Washington but a 'Pleasantville'-like community. A mystery quickly presents itself with an unspooling of more questions after that. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total binge time: 6 hours and 44 minutes 'Presumed Innocent' (4 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu Real-life brother-in-laws Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard star as adversaries in this TV adaptation of the Scott Turow novel. Gyllenhaal plays Chicago prosecutor Rusty Sabich, charged with murdering his colleague — an accusation that has fractured the district attorney's office. Sarsgaard is attorney Tommy Molto, another co-worker intent on proving Sabich's guilt. Meanwhile, Sabich's marriage to Barbara (Ruth Negga) is falling apart under the weight of the accusation and the potential he could be found guilty. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total viewing time: 5 hours and 55 minutes 'The Residence' (4 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Netflix Uzo Aduba stars as a quirky detective investigating a murder at the White House in this Netflix comedy. The series features a number of recognizable actors including Ken Marino, Randall Park, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee and Branson Pinchot in regular roles. The recurring cast includes Jane Curtin, Kylie Minogue and Al Frankin. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total viewing time: 7 hours and 40 minutes 'Nobody Wants This' (3 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Netflix Adam Brody and Kristen Bell co-star as a young rabbi and a podcaster with no religious affiliation who meet and begin dating in 'Nobody Wants This' for Netflix. Is it smooth sailing from here? Not quite. The two must overcome their respective baggage, differences of religion and expectations from others. Total No. of episodes: 10 Total binge time: 4 hours and 19 minutes 'Disclaimer' (2 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ In 'Disclaimer,' an acclaimed documentary filmmaker, played by Cate Blanchett, who has dedicated her career to uncovering truths is given a novel with a plot that sounds like a secret she's been hiding for years. The series was written and directed by Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón. It also stars Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville and Louis Partridge. Total No. of episodes: 7 Total binge time: 5 hours and 51 minutes 'The Diplomat' (2 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Netflix Keri Russell stars as Kate, a career diplomat assigned to be the U.S. ambassador to England. She wants to focus on foreign relations and policy but keeps getting pulled to do things like attend parties and give interviews to fashion magazines. Kate's also got a rocky marriage to Hal (Rufus Sewell) who has also served as a diplomat and can't seem to stay out of her way. Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of season 2 episodes: 6 Total season 2 binge time: 4 hours and 53 minutes Total series binge time: 11 hours and 36 minutes 'Poker Face' (2 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Peacock Natasha Lyonne stars as a woman with an uncanny ability to detect lies who each episode finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery. The show features recognizable guest stars like Adrien Brody, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Nolte, Tim Meadows, Katie Holmes, and John Mulaney. Its creator Rian Johnson is the writer and director of 'Knives Out' and 'Glass Onion.' He says the show is not a whodunit but a howdunit and it's format is based on the case of the week shows he watched as a kid. Total No. of episodes 22 Total No. of season 2 episodes: 12 Total season 2 binge time: 9 hours and 15 minutes Total binge time: 18 hours and 20 minutes 'Somebody Somewhere' (2 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Max Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller star in this comedy. Everett plays Sam, a single middle-aged woman living in Manhattan, Kansas, who when we first meet her, is grieving the death of her sister and distant from those around her. It's like someone turns the lights on in her world when she befriends Joel (Jeff Hiller), a religious, gay man with a big heart who laughs at all of Sam's jokes and loves her for who she is. Joel invites Sam to sing with his gay choir and she finds the acceptance and community she was looking for. Total No. of episodes: 21 Total No. of season 3 episodes: 7 Total season 3 binge time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Total binge time: 9 hours and 50 minutes 'Matlock' (1 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Paramount+ Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Kingston, a wealthy lawyer who comes out of retirement under the alias Mattie Matlock. Mattie claims her reason for returning to work is that she needs money but, in reality, she's out for revenge against the law firm. Total No. of episodes: 19 Total binge time: 13 hours and 9 minutes 'Dope Thief' (1 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Apple TV+ In 'Dope Thief,' Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura play longtime best friends who pose as DEA agents, conduct fake drug raids and steal stuff. It's a great scam until they rob the wrong people. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total binge time: 6 hours and 26 minutes 'The Four Seasons' (1 Emmy Nom ination ): Streaming on Netflix A group of three middle-aged couples who've been best friends for years meet four times a year for a vacation. When one of the couples gets a divorce, their dynamic is thrown off. The series, co-created by Tina Fey, is based on a 1981 film written and directed by Alan Alda and stars Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo and Will Forte. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total binge time: 4 hours and 13 minutes "The Handmaid's Tale" (1 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Hulu 'The Handmaid's Tale' is based on Margaret Atwood's novel in which the U.S. government has been overthrown by a patriarchal dictatorship called The Republic of Gilead. In Gilead, there's a fertility crisis and women who can conceive are relegated as handmaids, who are baby makers for affluent families. Elisabeth Moss stars as June, a handmaid determined to resist this regime and reunite with her family. A sequel based adapted from Atwood's 'The Testaments' is in the works. Total No. of episodes: 66 Total No. of season 6 episodes: 10 Total binge time for season 6: 7 hours and 49 minutes Total binge time: 56 hours and 21 minutes FAQs Q1. Who will host Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 ? A1. Comedian Nate Bargatze hosts the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Q2. When and where to watch Primetime Emmy Awards 2025? A2. Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 can be watched on September 14 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Toronto Sun
6 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman
Published Jul 15, 2025 • 3 minute read Pictures of Mark and Melissa Hortman are set up inside the sanctuary at the Basilica of St. Mary's during funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Photo by Alex Kormann / AP MINNEAPOLIS — A federal grand jury indicted a Minnesota man Tuesday on charges that he fatally shot a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife while he was allegedly disguised as a police officer. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The indictment handed up lists murder, stalking and firearms charges against Vance Boelter. The murder counts in the deaths of former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, could carry the federal death penalty. The chief federal prosecutor for Minnesota has called the killings a political assassination. Prosecutors initially charged Boelter in a complaint with six counts, including murder, stalking and firearms offenses. But under federal court rules they needed a grand jury indictment to take the case to trial. Prosecutors say Boelter, 57, was driving a fake squad car, wearing a realistic rubber mask that covered his head and wearing tactical gear around 2 a.m. on June 14 when he went to the home of Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, in the Minneapolis suburb of Champlin. He allegedly shot the senator nine times, and Yvette Hoffman eight times, but they survived. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Prosecutors allege he then stopped at the homes of two other lawmakers. One, in Maple Grove, wasn't home while a police officer may have scared him off from the second, in New Hope. Boelter then allegedly went to the Hortmans' home in nearby Brooklyn Park and killed both of them. Their dog was so gravely injured that he had to be euthanized. Brooklyn Park police, who had been alerted to the shootings of the Hoffmans, arrived at the Hortman home around 3:30 a.m., moments before the gunman opened fire on the couple, the complaint said. Boelter allegedly fled and left behind his car, which contained notebooks listing dozens of Democratic officials as potential targets with their home addresses, as well as five guns and a large quantity of ammunition. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Law enforcement officers finally captured Boelter about 40 hours later, about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from his rural home in Green Isle, after what authorities called the largest search for a suspect in Minnesota history. Sen. Hoffman is out of the hospital and is now at a rehabilitation facility, his family announced last week, adding he has a long road to recovery. Yvette Hoffman was released a few days after the attack. Former President Joe Biden visited the senator in the hospital when he was in town for the Hortmans' funeral. Friends have described Boelter as an evangelical Christian with politically conservative views who had been struggling to find work. At a hearing July 3, Boelter said he was 'looking forward to the facts about the 14th coming out.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In an interview published by the New York Post on Saturday, Boelter insisted the shootings had nothing to do with his opposition to abortion or his support for President Donald Trump, but he declined to discuss why he allegedly killed the Hortmans and wounded the Hoffmans. 'You are fishing and I can't talk about my case … I'll say it didn't involve either the Trump stuff or pro life,' Boelter wrote in a message to the newspaper via the jail's messaging system. It ultimately will be up to Attorney General Pam Bondi, in consultation with the local U.S. attorney's office, to decide whether to seek the federal death penalty. Minnesota abolished its state death penalty in 1911. But the Trump administration says it intends to be aggressive in seeking capital punishment for eligible federal crimes. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Boelter also faces state murder and attempted murder charges in Hennepin County, but the federal case will go first. Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris joined mourners at the Hortmans' funeral June 28. Gov. Tim Walz, Harris's running mate on the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket, eulogized Melissa Hortman as 'the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.' Hortman led the House from 2019 until January and was a driving force as Democrats passed an ambitious list of liberal priorities in 2023. She yielded the speakership to a Republican in a power-sharing deal after the November elections left the House tied, and she took the title speaker emerita. RECOMMENDED VIDEO NFL Editorial Cartoons Toronto & GTA Toronto & GTA Columnists
Winnipeg Free Press
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Where to stream some of this year's top Emmy-nominated shows and how long it will take to watch them
Now that the Primetime Emmy Awards nominations have been announced, you've got two months to catch up on some of the year's most-acclaimed shows. Some binges may take longer than others, but the list below should help you choose what to watch and how long it should take to catch up. For those looking for the most bang for their streaming buck, HBO Max has the most shows nominated this year. Comedian Nate Bargatze hosts the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. —— 'Severance' (27 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ In 'Severance,' Adam Scott's character Mark works for a corporation that implants a chip in its employees' brains, so they forget about their outside lives while at work and have no memory of their work when they're off. Mark begins to question his work life when he encounters a colleague outside who knows who he is. Beyond the dinner party conversation of 'would you want that microchip,' the show has become an obsession for fans who analyze scenes, look for clues and try to make sense of its many mysteries. Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of episodes: in season 2: 10 Total season 2 binge time: 8 hours and 29 minutes Total series binge time: 15 hours and 29 minutes 'The Studio' (23 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ Cinephile Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) has been promoted to his dream job as the head of a fictional Hollywood studio. Juggling the desire to create art with marketing and focus groups makes the work harder and more stressful than he imagined. 'The Studio' has similarities to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Entourage' with awkward scenarios and actors and industry types including Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard playing heightened versions of themselves. Total No. of episodes: 10 Total binge time: 5 hours and 15 minutes 'The White Lotus' (23 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on HBO Max A dark comedy anthology about privileged guests and the staff at a luxury resort, this year's season took viewers to Thailand. The series often has themes of wealth, power, greed, lust and self-worth. Each of the show's three seasons has also had a murder mystery, with a pair of characters from season one making a tense return. Total No. of episodes: 21 Total No. of season 3 episodes: 8 Total season 3 binge time: 8 hours and 36 minutes Total binge time: 21 hours and 55 minutes 'The Last of Us' (16 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on HBO Max 'The Last of Us' is set in a postapocalyptic U.S. where Pedro Pascal's character Joel is hired to smuggle a girl named Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across the country. They're two decades into a pandemic that turns the infected into mutated creatures and Ellie may be key to a vaccine. Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of season 2 episodes: 7 Total season 2 binge time: 6 hours and 21 minutes Total series binge time: 15 hours and 7 minutes 'Andor' (14 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Disney+ Diego Luna plays out Rebel spy Cassian Andor's radicalization against the Galactic Empire leading up to 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' prequel series. Created by showrunner Tony Gilroy, the two season run — which put emotions under the spotlight in this sci-fi story — took the characters right up to the events of the Gilroy-written 'Rogue One.' Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of episodes in season 2: 12 Total season 2 binge time: 10 hours, 19 minutes Total series binge time: 19 hours, 49 minutes 'Hacks' (14 Emmy nominations): Streaming on HBO Max A female comedian of a certain age (played by Jean Smart ) and a Gen Z comedy writer (Hannah Einbinder) are frenemies and each other's muses in 'Hacks.' Smart has won an outstanding lead actress Emmy for each of the show's first three seasons. Einbinder, who is also a standup comic, has been nominated three times in the supporting actress category. Season 4 debuted in April. Total No. of episodes: 37 Total No. of Season 4 episodes: 10 Total season 4 binge time: 5 hours and 33 minutes Total series binge time: 20 hours and 14 minutes 'Adolescence' (13 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Netflix Thirteen-year-old Jamie Miller (played by newcomer Owen Cooper) is arrested in the stabbing death of a schoolmate. His family struggles with this new reality as investigators and a psychologist piece together what led up to the crime. Each episode was filmed in one continuous shot, with the best one chosen for air. The cast and crew had extensive rehearsals ahead of time, blocking out the camera's movements — and sometimes requiring it to be passed off between operators. Total No. of episodes: 4 Total binge time: 3 hours and 48 minutes 'The Pitt' (13 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on HBO Max Noah Wyle puts his stethoscope back on and returns to the ER (not THAT 'ER,') in 'The Pitt,' short for Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. Wyle stars as an emergency room physician who goes by Dr. Robby. We meet him in the pilot as he's beginning his workday. Each of the 15 episodes is one hour of that shift treating patients usually in need of critical care while navigating American health care challenges like low budgets, staffing shortages and red tape from insurance policies. Total No. of episodes: 15 Total binge time: 12 hours and 7 minutes 'The Bear' (13 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu An award-winning chef who has worked in some of the world's greatest restaurants attempts to transform his family's sandwich shop in Chicago to a fine-dining establishment in FX's 'The Bear.' The show, now in its fourth season, has been a star-making vehicle for its cast like Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Colón-Zayas. Total No. of seasons: 4 Total No. of episodes in season 4: 10 Total season 4 binge time: 6 hours and 9 minutes Total series binge time: 21 hours and 50 minutes 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez story' (11 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Netflix A true crime dramatization of the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez, privileged brothers living in Beverly Hills who murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty in 1989. The brothers said it was self-defense because Jose was sexually abusive. They were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison but recently became eligible for parole. The limited series presented the case from multiple perspectives. It also introduced viewers to new talents Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch, who played Lyle and Erik. Total No. of episodes: 9 Total binge time: 7 hours and 50 minutes 'Dying for Sex' (9 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu Liz Meriwether ('New Girl') helped adapt a popular podcast about TV personality Nikki Boyer's experience into this limited series for FX. Michelle Williams stars as Molly, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer and decides to live out her days seeking pleasure. The title and premise may sound risqué, but the show is fundamentally about the love story between Molly and her best friend Nikki (Jenny Slate) who puts her life on hold to be a caregiver. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total binge time: 4 hours and 6 minutes 'Only Murders in the Building' (7 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Hulu Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez play residents of the same Manhattan apartment building who start a true crime podcast when there's a murder on the premises. Total No. of seasons: 4 Total No. of season 4 episodes: 10 Total season 4 binge time: 5 hours and 27 minutes Total series binge time: 22 hours and 46 minutes 'Shrinking' (7 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ A widowed therapist (Jason Segel) adjusts to single life and raising a teenager thanks to friends, neighbors, colleagues and his unconventional methods with patients. The show features a standout cast that includes Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Michael Urie and Luke Tennie. Segel created the series with Bill Lawrence ('Scrubs,' 'Cougar Town') and Emmy winner Brett Goldstein, who played Roy Kent on 'Ted Lasso.' Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of episodes in season 2: 12 Total season 2 binge time: 7 hours and 13 minutes Total series binge time: 12 hours and 35 minutes 'What We Do in the Shadows' (6 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Hulu A documentary crew follows four vampires living together in Long Island, New York, The roomies often bicker amongst each other and have ridiculous interactions with humans and modern life. In Season 6, we meet a sixth vampire housemate named Jerry. He went to sleep in 1976 and was supposed to be woken up 20 years later, but everybody forgot about him. The show is based on a film of the same name that was directed by Jermaine Clement and Taika Waititi who are executive producers on the series. Total No. of seasons: 6 Total No: of season 6 episodes: 11 Total season 6 binge time: 4 hours and 50 minutes Total series binge time: 24 hours and 42 minutes 'Abbott Elementary' (6 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu If you ever wondered as a kid what went on in the teacher's lounge at school, then 'Abbott Elementary' is for you. The quirky, bighearted staff of a Philadelphia elementary school is followed by a documentary crew as they navigate underfunding, school board meetings and bus driver strikes, plus the fun stuff like field trips and class pets. It stars Quinta Brunson, who also created the show. Both Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph have won acting awards for the series. Total No. of seasons: 4 Total No. of episodes in season 4: 22 Total season 4 binge time: 7 hours and 42 minutes Total series binge time: 24 hours and 51 minutes 'Slow Horses' (5 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ The British spy series stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, an eccentric, rude MI5 agent leading a group of spies called 'slow horses' because they've made big mistakes on the job. It's based on Mick Herron's 'Slough House' novels. The series didn't catch the attention of Emmy voters until its third season but it's got a near perfect rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Total No. of seasons: 4 Total No. of season 4 episodes: 6 Total season 4 binge time: 4 hours and 34 minutes Total series binge time: 18 hours and 25 minutes 'Paradise' (4 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu Sterling K. Brown returned to TV in a dystopian series as a Secret Service agent protecting the president (played by James Marsden.) This president is not living at the White House or in Washington but a 'Pleasantville'-like community. A mystery quickly presents itself with an unspooling of more questions after that. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total binge time: 6 hours and 44 minutes 'Presumed Innocent' (4 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Hulu Real-life brother-in-laws Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard star as adversaries in this TV adaptation of the Scott Turow novel. Gyllenhaal plays Chicago prosecutor Rusty Sabich, charged with murdering his colleague — an accusation that has fractured the district attorney's office. Sarsgaard is attorney Tommy Molto, another co-worker intent on proving Sabich's guilt. Meanwhile, Sabich's marriage to Barbara (Ruth Negga) is falling apart under the weight of the accusation and the potential he could be found guilty. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total viewing time: 5 hours and 55 minutes 'The Residence' (4 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Netflix Uzo Aduba stars as a quirky detective investigating a murder at the White House in this Netflix comedy. The series features a number of recognizable actors including Ken Marino, Randall Park, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee and Branson Pinchot in regular roles. The recurring cast includes Jane Curtin, Kylie Minogue and Al Frankin. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total viewing time: 7 hours and 40 minutes 'Nobody Wants This' (3 Emmy nominations): Streaming on Netflix Adam Brody and Kristen Bell co-star as a young rabbi and a podcaster with no religious affiliation who meet and begin dating in 'Nobody Wants This' for Netflix. Is it smooth sailing from here? Not quite. The two must overcome their respective baggage, differences of religion and expectations from others. Total No. of episodes: 10 Total binge time: 4 hours and 19 minutes 'Disclaimer' (2 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Apple TV+ In 'Disclaimer,' an acclaimed documentary filmmaker, played by Cate Blanchett, who has dedicated her career to uncovering truths is given a novel with a plot that sounds like a secret she's been hiding for years. The series was written and directed by Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón. It also stars Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville and Louis Partridge. Total No. of episodes: 7 Total binge time: 5 hours and 51 minutes 'The Diplomat' (2 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Netflix Keri Russell stars as Kate, a career diplomat assigned to be the U.S. ambassador to England. She wants to focus on foreign relations and policy but keeps getting pulled to do things like attend parties and give interviews to fashion magazines. Kate's also got a rocky marriage to Hal (Rufus Sewell) who has also served as a diplomat and can't seem to stay out of her way. Total No. of seasons: 2 Total No. of season 2 episodes: 6 Total season 2 binge time: 4 hours and 53 minutes Total series binge time: 11 hours and 36 minutes 'Poker Face' (2 Emmy Nominations): Streaming on Peacock Natasha Lyonne stars as a woman with an uncanny ability to detect lies who each episode finds herself embroiled in a murder mystery. The show features recognizable guest stars like Adrien Brody, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Nolte, Tim Meadows, Katie Holmes, and John Mulaney. Its creator Rian Johnson is the writer and director of 'Knives Out' and 'Glass Onion.' He says the show is not a whodunit but a howdunit and it's format is based on the case of the week shows he watched as a kid. Total No. of episodes 22 Total No. of season 2 episodes: 12 Total season 2 binge time: 9 hours and 15 minutes Total binge time: 18 hours and 20 minutes 'Somebody Somewhere' (2 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Max Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller star in this comedy. Everett plays Sam, a single middle-aged woman living in Manhattan, Kansas, who when we first meet her, is grieving the death of her sister and distant from those around her. It's like someone turns the lights on in her world when she befriends Joel (Jeff Hiller), a religious, gay man with a big heart who laughs at all of Sam's jokes and loves her for who she is. Joel invites Sam to sing with his gay choir and she finds the acceptance and community she was looking for. Total No. of episodes: 21 Total No. of season 3 episodes: 7 Total season 3 binge time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Total binge time: 9 hours and 50 minutes 'Matlock' (1 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Paramount+ Kathy Bates stars as Madeline Kingston, a wealthy lawyer who comes out of retirement under the alias Mattie Matlock. Mattie claims her reason for returning to work is that she needs money but, in reality, she's out for revenge against the law firm. Total No. of episodes: 19 Total binge time: 13 hours and 9 minutes 'Dope Thief' (1 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Apple TV+ In 'Dope Thief,' Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura play longtime best friends who pose as DEA agents, conduct fake drug raids and steal stuff. It's a great scam until they rob the wrong people. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total binge time: 6 hours and 26 minutes 'The Four Seasons' (1 Emmy Nom ination): Streaming on Netflix A group of three middle-aged couples who've been best friends for years meet four times a year for a vacation. When one of the couples gets a divorce, their dynamic is thrown off. The series, co-created by Tina Fey, is based on a 1981 film written and directed by Alan Alda and stars Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo and Will Forte. Total No. of episodes: 8 Total binge time: 4 hours and 13 minutes 'The Handmaid's Tale' (1 Emmy Nomination): Streaming on Hulu 'The Handmaid's Tale' is based on Margaret Atwood's novel in which the U.S. government has been overthrown by a patriarchal dictatorship called The Republic of Gilead. In Gilead, there's a fertility crisis and women who can conceive are relegated as handmaids, who are baby makers for affluent families. Elisabeth Moss stars as June, a handmaid determined to resist this regime and reunite with her family. A sequel based adapted from Atwood's 'The Testaments' is in the works. Total No. of episodes: 66 Total No. of season 6 episodes: 10 Total binge time for season 6: 7 hours and 49 minutes Total binge time: 56 hours and 21 minutes
