It’s hard to imagine that just two years ago the Emmy world was aghast watching star-fueled contenders battle for the Limited Series honor.  Eventual winner “Big Little Lies” faced what seemed like historic odds versus “Feud: Bette and Joan,” “Fargo” season 3 and “The Night Of” in every possible category.  Now, with the Emmy nomination voting gates swung open, there isn’t a question that a great piece of content will be snubbed.  

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This category is an abundance of riches with some absolutely stellar performances. At this point, it’s likely a three-way race between “When They See Us'” Jharrel Jerome, “Chernobyl’s” Jared Harris and “True Detective’s” Mahershala Ali. You wouldn’t go wrong picking Harris or Ali, but so many of Jerome’s co-stars were nominated (seven in total) that he’ll likely pull through. If Harris wins, however, “Chernobyl” may have the momentum to take the Outstanding Limited Series Emmy.

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The race for the Limited Series Emmy comes down to two critically acclaimed programs, Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” and Craig Mazin’s “Chernobyl.” The former has 16 Emmy nods overall while the latter has 19. The true differentiator, however, may come from the Television Academy’s performer peer group. “When They See Us” earned an eye-popping eight acting nominations whereas “Chernobyl” landed just three. That difference in support could be what pushes the DuVernay’s Netflix decades-spanning drama over the top.

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Obviously, if you want the nitty-gritty, warts-and-all truth about a scandal or historic event, you probably shouldn’t look at a TV series or film for answers. Even documentaries that aim to provide as many details as possible are skewed in hopes of telling a compelling story or enticing viewers to not turn it off during its run-time. But according to the subject of Ben Stiller’s recent TV drama series “Escape at Dannemora,” the director’s adaptation of the story of Joyce Mitchell and two inmates she’s convicted of helping escape prison is just full of lies.

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Ben Stiller has been relatively quiet over the recent years. Sure, he’s starred in a variety of films and TV shows, including “The Meyerowitz Stories,” “Brad’s Status,” and “Arrested Development,” but nothing has been a major film on the level of “Zoolander 2.” And apparently, there’s a good reason for that.

Now, as his latest project debuted over the weekend, the limited series “Escape at Dannemora,” Stiller explains how the box office failure of “Zoolander 2” opened him up for more interesting projects that he could spend his time developing.

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The true story of the 2015 Dannemora prison breakout is almost too ridiculous to believe. The drama surrounds a female prison worker, named Tilly Mitchell, who involves herself in a sexual relationship with two separate inmates and uses her access to give them the supplies they need to escape. Of course, if you followed the news, you know that the escape was just part of the story, as the two men and Tilly found themselves at the center of a manhunt.

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