Black-ish Nominated for: Comedy Series, Comedy Lead Actor (Anthony Anderson), Comedy Lead Actress (Tracee Ellis Ross) Episode to watch: “Hope” (Season 2, Episode 16), available on Hulu This year, Black-ish further established itself as a rightful heir to Norman Lear comedies, examining modern social and political issues through the lives of the multigenerational Johnson family.
Stranger Things Nominated for: Drama Series, Drama Lead Actress (Winona Ryder) Episode to watch: “Chapter 1: The Vanishing of Will Byers” (Season 1, Episode 1), available on Netflix If you haven’t seen Stranger Things yet, there’s no better place to start than the beginning.
Veep Nominated for: Comedy Series, Comedy Lead Actress (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) Episode to watch: “Mother” (Season 5, Episode 4), available on HBO This episode is dark comedy at its best, showing how Selina (Louis-Dreyfus) struggles to deal with the death of her mother while the presidency slips through her fingers during a recount.
The Crown Nominated for: Drama Series, Drama Lead Actress (Claire Foy), Supporting Actor (John Lithgow)Episode to watch: “Assassins” (Season 1, Episode 9), available on Netflix This Queen Elizabeth II biopic exposes the private lives of England’s most public figures, including Queen Elizabeth II (Foy), Prince Philip ( Matt Smith) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Lithgow).