Now that the dust has settled on the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, it's time to look at what Hulu's big win for its original series The Handmaid's Tale truly means in the grand scheme of TV and streaming.
This past Sunday night, The Handmaid’s Tale won a handful of trophies -- including Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series -- but the most significant was its win for Outstanding Drama Series. This is the first time that a streaming service has taken home the top honors in a Best Series category.
The game-changing journey that started out in the late '90s with web shows and skits (which then became way more prevalent in the 2000s) and then made huge leaps forward with Netflix's auteur-focused foray into acquired/original content back in 2012 and 2013 (Lilyhammer, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, etc), has hit a major milestone. For the first time, the best "TV show" isn't what's traditionally considered a TV show.
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This past Sunday night, The Handmaid’s Tale won a handful of trophies -- including Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series -- but the most significant was its win for Outstanding Drama Series. This is the first time that a streaming service has taken home the top honors in a Best Series category.
The game-changing journey that started out in the late '90s with web shows and skits (which then became way more prevalent in the 2000s) and then made huge leaps forward with Netflix's auteur-focused foray into acquired/original content back in 2012 and 2013 (Lilyhammer, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, etc), has hit a major milestone. For the first time, the best "TV show" isn't what's traditionally considered a TV show.
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