The winning shows from the 74th annual Emmy Awards are giving us more quality television than we can hope for.
Competition was fierce this year with many engaging and diverse shows exploring a range of issues, all wonderfully written with commanding and powerful performances.
There were the expected wins — Squid Game, Succession and Euphoria — and then first-time wins for series that were major cultural conversation-starters, such as The White Lotus and Lizzo’s new reality show Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. There were also some unexpected and welcome surprises, such as Abbott Elementary.
From comedy and drama to reality television, here's where you can watch this year’s Emmy Award-winning TV shows.
‘Succession’
Where to watch: OSN+
Key wins: Outstanding Drama Series, Matthew Macfadyen for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Jesse Armstrong for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Premise: A dark comedy about the Logan family who control the biggest media and entertainment company in the world and how their lives change when their powerful father decides to step down as head.
‘Euphoria’
Where to watch: OSN+
Key wins: Zendaya for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Premise: Euphoria follows a group of high school students as they struggle to establish their identities while navigating challenges around substance abuse, love, social media and money.
‘Squid Game’
Where to watch: Netflix
Key wins: Lee Jung-jae for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Hwang Dong-hyuk for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Premise: The South Korean dystopian show centres on desperate, debt-ridden contestants accepting an invitation to compete in classic children's games for a major cash prize where the stakes are extremely violent and deadly.
‘Ozark’
Where to watch: Netflix
Key wins: Julia Garner for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Premise: The crime drama centres on Marty and Wendy Byrde, a married couple who move their family to the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri after getting involved in a money laundering scheme.
‘Ted Lasso’
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Key wins: Outstanding Comedy Series, Jason Sudeikis for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Brett Goldstein for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, MJ Delaney for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Premise: Ted Lasso is an American football coach who is hired to manage a struggling British soccer team despite his lack of experience and knowledge of the sport.
‘Hacks’
Where to watch: OSN+
Key wins: Jean Smart for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Premise: Legendary Las Vegas comic Deborah Vance needs to update her show and hires a young, entitled comedy writer Ava Daniels who was recently "cancelled" for an insensitive tweet.
‘Abbott Elementary’
Where to watch: Disney+
Key wins: Sheryl Lee Ralph for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Quinta Brunson for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Premise: The comedy follows a group of teachers at an underfunded public primary school in Philadelphia, who despite the odds want to inspire their students.
‘The White Lotus’
Where to watch: OSN+
Key wins: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Jennifer Coolidge for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Murray Bartlett for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Mike White for Outstanding Directing for Best Director in a Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Premise: Over one week at tropical resort the White Lotus, guests, staff and local residents find themselves intertwined in each other’s dark secrets and lies.
‘Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls’
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Key wins: Best Competition Program
Premise: Grammy Award-winning singer Lizzo searches for women to join her as back-up dancers, for her tour ‘Big Grrrls’.
‘The Dropout’
Where to watch: Disney+
Key wins: Amanda Seyfried for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Premise: The miniseries is based on the true story of biotech company Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes as she develops healthcare technology that isn’t everything it promises to be.
‘Dopesick’
Where to watch: Disney+
Key wins: Michael Keaton for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Premise: The drama miniseries, based on a non-fiction book of the same name, delves into opioid addiction in the US and how individuals, families and society are affected by it.
Best-dressed women at the Emmys 2022 — in pictures
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Zendaya arrives for the 74th Emmy Awards on September 12 wearing black Valentino. AFP -
Amanda Seyfried wears a sparkling, blush-pink Armani dress. AP Photo -
Lizzo in a red tulle gown with Lorraine Schwartz jewellery. AFP -
Sydney Sweeney wearing Oscar de la Renta. AP Photo -
Reese Witherspoon wearing sequinned Armani Prive. AFP -
Kerry Washington wearing gathered white Elie Saab. AFP -
Lily James wearing metallic Versace. AFP -
Jung Ho-yeon wearing Louis Vuitton. AP Photo -
Kaitlyn Dever in a red Naeem Khan dress. AP Photo -
Elle Fanning wearing Sharon Long. AP Photo -
Connie Britton wearing pink Monique Lhuillier. AFP -
Hannah Waddingham arrives wearing a Dolce & Gabbana princess-style gown. AP Photo -
Laura Linney wearing monochrome Christian Siriano. AP Photo -
Amy Poehler wearing navy blue, sequinned Halston. AFP -
Jean Smart wearing a white, off-shoulder Chrisitan Siriano design. AFP -
Julia Garner wears a velvet Gucci gown with floral sequinned detail. AP Photo -
Hannah Einbinder wearing a black slip-style Rodarte gown. AP Photo -
Sarah Paulson wearing a blue Louis Vuitton shirt and top set. AFP -
Chrissy Teigen wears a sequinned gown. AP Photo -
Christina Ricci wearing a sequinned Fendi gown. AP Photo -
Ariana DeBose wearing light lilac Prabal Gurung. AFP -
Sandra Oh wearing purple sequinned Rodarte. AP Photo -
Alexandra Daddario wearing nude, beaded Christian Dior. AFP -
Rosario Dawson wearing blush corseted Christian Siriano. AFP -
Kaley Cuoco in a pink tulle Dolce & Gabbana design. AFP
