{"id":322612,"date":"2026-05-19T09:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/322612\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:33:19","slug":"2026-emmy-predictions-best-limited-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/322612\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Emmy predictions: best limited series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s a tight three-way race at the top, with a second helping of \u201cBeef,\u201d<\/a> which won eight Emmys for its first serving, barely ahead of Richard Gadd\u2019s \u201cBaby Reindeer\u201d follow-up, and a suburban noir with abundant heart from Steven Conrad, the maker of \u201cPatriot<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glenn Whipp says, \u201c \u2018DTF St. Louis\u2019 is the standout limited series, a murder mystery in form that\u2019s really about suburban loneliness, particularly the isolation that can cripple middle-aged men.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Lorraine Ali calls \u201cHalf Man\u201d \u201cthe series to watch in this race,\u201d not all of her Buzzy buddies are as enthusiastic: \u201cI fear that \u2018Half Man,\u2019 Richard Gadd\u2019s aggressively unpleasant follow-up to \u2018Baby Reindeer,\u2019 will get a knee-jerk nomination here,\u201d says Kristen Baldwin, \u201cbut that vote would be better spent on PBS\u2019 superb adaptation of \u2018The Count of Monte Cristo\u2019 or Riz Ahmed\u2019s \u2018Bait.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

Tracy Brown says, \u201cRecent trends suggest this race might come down to voters\u2019 appetites for bleak British miniseries\u201d such as \u201cHalf Man,\u201d but \u201c \u2018Adolescence\u2019 co-creator Jack Thorne\u2019s \u2018Lord of the Flies\u2019 adaptation was a bit more in my lane so I\u2019ll give it the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The twice-cooked \u201cBeef\u201d isn\u2019t to all the panelists\u2019 tastes, either. Matt Roush says it \u201cleft me cold but probably has a better chance than the streamer\u2019s terrific historical drama \u2018Death by Lightning.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

More predictions: Limited \/ TV movie actor<\/a> | Limited \/ TV movie actress<\/a><\/p>\n

1.\u201cBeef\u201d
2. \u201cHalf Man\u201d
3. \u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d
4. \u201cLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette\u201d
5. \u201cAll Her Fault\u201d
6. \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d
7. \u201cBait\u201d
8. \u201cLord of the Flies\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n

Lorraine Ali<\/p>\n

1. \u201cHalf Man\u201d
2. \u201cBait\u201d
3. \u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d
4. \u201cAll Her Fault\u201d
5. \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c \u2018Half Man\u2019 is the series to watch in this race, but what should you watch on your screen at home? \u2018Bait,\u2019 which follows a struggling British Pakistani actor (Riz Ahmed) as he auditions to become the next James Bond. Is the world ready for a brown Bond? Not really. Hilarity ensues.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Freelance Critic<\/p>\n

Kristen Baldwin<\/p>\n

1. \u201cLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette\u201d
2. \u201cBeef\u201d
3. \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d
4. \u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d
5. \u201cAll Her Fault\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI fear that \u2018Half Man,\u2019 Richard Gadd\u2019s aggressively unpleasant follow-up to \u2018Baby Reindeer,\u2019 will get a knee-jerk nomination here, but that vote would be better spent on PBS\u2019 superb adaptation of \u2018The Count of Monte Cristo\u2019 or Riz Ahmed\u2019s \u2018Bait,\u2019 a surreal blend of showbiz satire and immigrant-family comedy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n

Tracy Brown<\/p>\n

1. \u201cBeef\u201d
2. \u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d
3. \u201cAll Her Fault\u201d
4. \u201cLord of the Flies\u201d
5. \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRecent trends suggest this race might come down to voters\u2019 appetites for bleak British miniseries. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if \u2018Baby Reindeer\u2019 creator Richard Gadd\u2019s \u2018Half Man\u2019 is among the nominees, but \u2018Adolescence\u2019 co-creator Jack Thorne\u2019s \u2018Lord of the Flies\u2019 adaptation was a bit more in my lane so I\u2019ll give it the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Blavity<\/p>\n

Trey Mangum<\/p>\n

1. \u201cHalf Man\u201d
2. \u201cBeef\u201d
3. \u201cLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette\u201d
4. \u201cAll Her Fault\u201d
5. \u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c \u2018Love Story\u2019 was the talk of the town when it first premiered, but the last few episodes seemed to have landed softly with the majority of people. I think later entries \u2018Beef\u2019 and \u2018Half Man\u2019 are immediately dominating conversations, and at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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TV Insider<\/p>\n

Matt Roush<\/p>\n

1. \u201cHalf Man\u201d
2. \u201cLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette\u201d
3. \u201cBeef\u201d
4. \u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d
5. \u201cAll Her Fault\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot the strongest field this year, though Richard Gadd\u2019s \u2018Half Man\u2019 and Ryan Murphy\u2019s \u2018Love Story\u2019 seem unstoppable. The offbeat \u2018DTF St. Louis\u2019 might be a spoiler. Season 2 of Netflix\u2019s \u2018Beef\u2019 left me cold but probably has a better chance than the streamer\u2019s terrific historical drama \u2018Death by Lightning.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n

Glenn Whipp<\/p>\n

1. \u201cDTF St. Louis\u201d
2. \u201cBeef\u201d
3. \u201cHalf Man\u201d
4. \u201cLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette\u201d
5. \u201cAll Her Fault\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c \u2018DTF St. Louis\u2019 is the standout limited series, a murder mystery in form that\u2019s really about suburban loneliness, particularly the isolation that can cripple middle-aged men. The cast \u2014 Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Richard Jenkins and Joy Sunday \u2014 is superb. Emmy noms for all!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a tight three-way race at the top, with a second helping of \u201cBeef,\u201d which won eight Emmys…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322613,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[134344,69074,25244,134352,134353,134351,134350,134341,134348,48,52,51,31708,47,50,49,2211,134339,134355,134349,134354],"class_list":["post-322612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-baby-reindeer","tag-bait","tag-beef","tag-dtf-st-louis","tag-emmy-prediction","tag-flies","tag-follow-up","tag-good-limited-series","tag-half-man","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-lord","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-race","tag-richard-gadd","tag-steven-conrad","tag-superb-adaptation","tag-terrific-historical-drama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}