Emmy Predictions 2026 - Which Programs Will Likely Be Nominated for Drama Series?

From June 11 to 22, 2026, voting is taking place for The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. As such, it's fun to look at which actors and shows have the best chances of actually being nominated this year. So, these are my predictions for which programs will be nominated for Drama Series.

Programs most likely to be nominated:

1. HBO Max's The Pitt
2. Apple TV's Pluribus
3. HBO's Task
4. Hulu's Paradise
5. Apple TV's Slow Horses
6. Netflix's The Diplomat
7. Netflix's Stranger Things
8. Hulu's The Testaments

Serious threats that could break through:

1. HBO's Euphoria
2. HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
3. HBO's The Gilded Age
4. Apple TV's The Morning Show
5. Paramount+'s The Madison
6. Paramount+'s Landman
7. HBO's Industry
8. Prime Video's Fallout
9. Netflix's Squid Game
10. AMC's The Audacity
11. Netflix's The Boroughs
12. Prime Video's The Night Manager

Some considerable long-shots:

1. Prime Video's The Boys
2. Apple TV's Hijack
3. Netflix's Bridgerton
4. Apple TV's Your Friends & Neighbors
5. Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection
6. FX's Alien: Earth
7. Prime Video's Scarpetta
8. Apple TV's Down Cemetery Road
9. ABC's High Potential
10. CBS' Marshals
11. CBS' Matlock
12. HBO's IT: Welcome to Derry

Colorful oddities that still have an outside chance:

1. AMC's Dark Winds
2. ABC's RJ Decker
3. Apple TV's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
4. FX's The Beauty
5. Apple TV's Smoke
6. Netflix's Man on Fire
7. Apple TV's The Last Thing He Told Me
8. Apple TV's For All Mankind
9. Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers
10. Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Again
11. Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
12. Paramount+'s Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

The nominations for The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, July 8. The winners will be awarded in a ceremony broadcast on NBC on Monday, September 14.