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Shōgun's Emmy Sweep and the Future of the Limited Series

Fifteen months after Shōgun's historic Emmy sweep, and with a second season confirmed, it's worth asking what the show changed about prestige TV, and what it didn't.

Priya Nair·2 Dec·6 min

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The Bear Season 3: The Season That Slowed Down

Eighteen months after The Bear's third season landed to the worst reviews of its run, the season has quietly become the one I most want to rewatch. An argument for the slow, prickly middle chapter.

Priya Nair·18 Nov·7 min

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Essays

Against the Eight-Episode Season

The eight-episode prestige-TV season has become the default format. It is also, for most shows, the wrong length. An essay on what the episode count is costing us.

Priya Nair·14 Oct·6 min

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Nobody Wants This and the Rom-Com That Trusts Its Leads

Erin Foster's Netflix series arrived in September with a tidy ten-episode run and an audience the streamer did not appear to expect. The show's virtue is its willingness to let the romance breathe.

Priya Nair·12 Apr·7 min