From 'The Mandalorian' to Michael K. Williams, the Emmys ignored a great year of genre TV

Lucia Aniello poses with her awards for outstanding directing for a comedy series and outstanding writing for a comedy series for 'Hacks', along with writers Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky with their awards for outstanding writing for a comedy series for 'Hacks', at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters

This year at the Emmys, genre series, especially those adapted from comic books, had their strongest showing ever, with 81 nominations across eight live-action shows.

During the Creative Arts Emmys, three of those shows – WandaVision, The Mandalorian and Lovecraft Country – picked up 12 wins between them.