Here’s the good news for Netflix: It’s a virtual lock to get multiple nominations in the best drama race. The blockbuster “Stranger Things,” the first season of the South Korean thriller “Squid Game” and the final season of the crime thriller “Ozark” are expected in the race. “Squid Game” alone is poised to make history and will likely garner the most nominations for foreign language show. (Apple TV+ drama “Pachinko,” which is mostly in Korean and Japanese, could also earn a best drama nod.) Emmy love would be welcome news to Netflix executives after a rough few months that have sent the streaming giant into recession: its stock price has plunged, hundreds of employees have been laid off and it’s a week away from potentially announcing a loss of another subscriber. All three Netflix series will face a tough obstacle: “Succession,” the HBO series that won best drama in 2020, the last year it was nominated. The family drama is the early favorite to win again for the show’s third season, which ended in December 2021. Brian Cox in “Succession,” HBO’s 2020 Emmy-winning drama series. Credit…Graeme Hunter/HBO HBO and its companion streaming service, HBO Max, have had a big year and will come armed with a fleet of programming that could land a significant number of nominations, including “Euphoria,” “Hacks,” “Barry,” “The Golded Age’ and ‘The White Lotus’. Netflix and HBO each had the most nominations of any network twice in the last four years. Netflix was top in 2018 and 2020. HBO took the title in 2019 and 2021. Bragging rights at the Emmys were critical for Netflix, and that was before a shot in the arm was needed. Last year, when Netflix tied a 47-year-old record set by CBS for the most Emmys in a single year, its executives took a victory lap, holding a press conference to boast about their “historic” night. And when visitors enter the lobby of Netflix’s Hollywood headquarters, they’re greeted by the sight of dozens of Emmy statuettes affixed to one wall, surrounded by hundreds of flowers.
