Yearly, Emmy prognosticators weigh the possibilities of TV’s newcomers. However what about newcomers which might be additionally old-timers?
Whether or not you like to name them remakes, revivals or reboots, reimaginations of beloved motion pictures and TV exhibits are all the craze: Consider CBS’ “Matlock,” which swapped in Academy Award winner Kathy Bates for Andy Griffith as an enthralling lawyer who will get issues completed within the authorized system; Peacock’s “Bel-Air,” which turned a multicam sitcom right into a drama; or HBO’s “Perry Mason,” which was much less in regards to the courtroom than Mason as non-public investigator.
In terms of awards season, although, reboots aren’t such a sizzling commodity. Max’s “Gossip Girl,” Paramount+’s “Frasier” and ABC’s “The Wonder Years” got here and went with no wins, and continuations like NBC’s “Law & Order” and “Will & Grace,” Fox’s “The X-Files” and CBS’ “Murphy Brown” have typically not obtained the identical love from voters as their unique runs.
Not all reboots fizzle on the Emmys, although. Listed below are six examples of rethinks that not solely introduced again beloved collection from the graveyard however made them award-worthy over again.
‘Shōgun’ (2024-present)Emmy wins: 18
Anna Sawai in “Shōgun.”
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With 26 nominations and an astounding 18 wins, the premiere season of “Shōgun” is the primary Japanese-language collection to take dwelling an Emmy for drama collection. Along with the highest prize, the difference of James Clavell’s 1975 historic novel gained awards for stars Hiroyuki Sanada (lead actor, drama) and Anna Sawai (lead actress, drama) plus a raft of below-the-line Emmys. The unique miniseries’ tackle Clavell’s story of colonialism and battle in medieval Japan didn’t accomplish that badly, both — in 1980 it scored 14 nominations and gained three Primetime Emmys, together with one for restricted collection.
‘Queer Eye’ (2018-present)Emmy wins: 11 
“Queer Eye” solid members Antoni Porowski, left, Tan France, Jeremiah Brent, Jonathan Van Ness and Karamo Brown.
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The fixer-upper collection that includes 5 homosexual males zhuzhing up the lives of extra staid straights was a phenomenon when it initially aired between 2003 and 2007 however was comparatively neglected by the Emmys, selecting up a win for actuality program in 2004 plus three different nominations. In the meantime, Netflix’s reboot — that includes makeovers of extra than simply straight guys, and a much less snarky sensibility — has earned 11 Emmys up to now, together with six wins for structured actuality program (2018, 2019-23).
‘Westworld’ (2016-22)Emmy wins: 9 
Thandiwe Newton and Aaron Paul in Season 4 of “Westworld.”
(John Johnson / HBO)
“Westworld” stands out on this checklist as a result of it reimagines a function movie, not an earlier TV collection — on this case, the 1973 film written and directed by Michael Crichton and starring Yul Brynner. The movie scored no top-line awards or nominations, however the HBO reboot, which premiered in 2016, landed 54 Emmy nominations and 9 wins throughout its four-season run, together with a 2018 trophy for Thandiwe Newton (lead actress, drama) for her efficiency because the collection’ crafty madam, Maeve Millay.
‘One Day at a Time’ (2017-20)Emmy wins: 3 
Justina Machado, left, and Isabella Gomez in “One Day at a Time.”
(Ali Goldstein / Netflix)
The story of a single mother elevating her rising daughters earned three nominations throughout its unique run from 1975 to 1984, together with one in 1982 for star Bonnie Franklin (lead actress, comedy); director Alan Rafkin and supporting actor Pat Harrington gained. The Netflix reboot, which recast the Romanos because the Cuban American Alvarez household and shifted the motion from Indianapolis to L.A., was nominated for every of its 4 seasons and gained two, in addition to a particular Tv Academy Honor.
‘Battlestar Galactica’ (2004-09)Emmy wins: 3 
Michael Hogan as Col. Saul Tigh, left, Edward James Olmos as Adm. William Adama, Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin and Jamie Bamber as Lee “Apollo” Adama within the TV film “Battlestar Galactica: Razor,” a part of the favored Sci-Fi Channel franchise.
(Carole Segal / Sci-Fi Channel)
Within the a long time between the unique 1978-79 “Battlestar” and the full-throttle reboot, science-fiction storytelling on the small display superior at lightspeed, which can have helped the latter final far longer than the unique. The story of human refugees fleeing area colonies destroyed by Cylon robots (who had been now on their tail) earned the unique collection three nominations and two Emmy wins in below-the line classes. The reboot ended up with three Emmy wins of its personal from 19 nominations, although all of the wins had been for particular results and sound modifying. (A 2003 backdoor pilot grew to become a three-hour miniseries and in addition earned three Emmy nominations.)
‘The Conners’ (2018-25)Emmy wins: 1 
Maya Lynne Robinson, left, Jayden Rey, Michael Fishman, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Emma Kenney, Ames McNamara and Lecy Goranson in “The Conners.”
(Robert Trachtenberg / ABC)
Let’s name this one an unplanned reboot. After ABC canceled its 2018 “Roseanne” revival as a result of star Roseanne Barr’s public flameout, the quick-thinking community teed up “The Conners,” which follows the titular household after its matriarch’s premature dying. Falling someplace between a conventional revival and a full-on reboot, “The Conners” hasn’t matched the unique “Roseanne’s” Emmy haul, which included 25 nominations and 4 wins (three for Laurie Metcalf and one for Barr). However the collection, which not too long ago concluded its personal seven-season run, has carried out solidly with voters, incomes six nominations and one win in 2021 for modifying in a comedy collection.
