The Emmy nominations will be announced on Thursday 13 July wth the ceremony itself, presented by Stephen Colbert, due to take place Sunday 12 September.
Out of last year’s nominees, three won’t be nominated again – The Night Manager, Roots and winner The People v OJ Simpson; they’re all completed.
Ryan Murphy has had a nomination in this category for the past five years thanks to his anthology shows American Horror Story and last year’s The People v OJ Simpson (his sole win).
Another usual unlikely to get another nomination is former winner Homeland whose sixth season wasn’t as warmly received as its previous two.