Plenty of new scripted shows premiered in the 2017–18 television season, meaning Emmy voters have their work cut out for them—particularly in the drama and miniseries categories. We’re selecting our favorite freshman series in those categories for your consideration. “9-1-1” (Fox)With humanely compelling performances from a powerful ensemble, Connie Britton, Peter Krause, and Angela Bassett anchor this show by balancing its drama with its at-times entertainingly impossible emergencies. The show tells viewers exactly what it is from the outset, when first responders rescue a baby from an apartment’s plumbing system. Whether depicting events in our heroes’ personal or professional lives, it somehow escalates from there. —Elyse Roth “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (FX)Both a character study of killer Andrew Cunanan and a time capsule of 1990s queer culture, the second season of Ryan Murphy’s “American Crime Story” also trumpets the true arrival of Darren Criss.
- 6/14/2018
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