How This Year’s Drama Nominees, From ‘Paradise’ to ‘The Pitt,’ Tackle Our Troubled Times

Awards Circuit Column: Call it 'based on a true story,' as Emmy contenders take on climate change, political unrest, massive social inequality and much more.

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I must confess, one of the appeals of Apple TV’s Emmy-nominated “Your Friends & Neighbors” is seeing how awful it is to be that wealthy. I mean, it’s a TV show, so I’m guessing it’s actually still pretty awesome to be rich. (And if you’re still a Variety subscriber and reading this in print, there’s a good chance you made it big in entertainment and are sitting on a hefty bank account. And if so, congratulations. I still want to be you.)

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“Your Friends & Neighbors” gives us a glimpse of what it’s like to be in the 1%, especially in Season 2, as James Marsden joins the cast as a billionaire with plenty of questionable morals. At a time, of course, when it seems like all we’re confronting are billionaires with questionable morals who are taking over the government, the media and everything in between.

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But are they truly happy? Sure, there’s occasional nuisance — on “Your Friends & Neighbors,” it’s Jon Hamm stealing some of their loot; in real life, it’s state attorneys…

Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/

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