艾美奖Awards 2022: 9 shows to watch based on your design choice

艾美奖nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced in July this year. And now, the list of winners for the Emmy Awards 2022 is finally out. Let’s take a quick look at the Emmy-nominated shows where design took the lead in narration.

Any story on the screen is only as good as the ability of the filmmaker to pull you into its vivid world, making you feel the thrum and beat of its characters. The nominated shows for the Emmy Awards 2022 offer a staggering range of many disparate worlds: ones that are brimming with joy, others that both suffocate and enthral you, and some that take you into spaces inhabited by blooming flowers and men with murders on their mind in equal measure. If you’re looking to derive some good ‘ol cinematic inspirations, we have collated a list of Emmy-nominated shows to help you curate your next watchlist based on yourdesign choices.

Sleek brutalism — Ozark

In the Netflix version ofBreaking Bad, the gloomy Ozarks serves as the perfect backdrop for a family caught in the quagmire of money laundering and the Mexican drug cartel. Their brutalist home in the middle of the misty Ozark perfectly conveys the undercurrent of dread. The presence of ceiling-to-floor windows, angular roofs and pared-down concrete surfaces add to the overall doom.

Laura Linney and Jason Bateman inOzark. Steve Deitl/Netflix

Goth — Stranger Things

The fourth season of the popular Netflix series took us into the origin story of the Upside Down, and it was replete with the goth aesthetic of the highest order—twisting vines made way for snakes, the villain Vecna’s house seemed straight out of a comic book with circling bats and peeling black walls merging with stately pillars and imposing windows.

Animated pop — Squid Game

In the show that broke all the records, a group of random men and women are put together in a game of death and millions of dollars. The road to that bounty is simple—play childhood games and die if you lose. The show draws a wealth of inspiration from the towering labyrinth of staircases inspired by M.C. Escher’s famous Relativity lithograph to the ultra-minimalistic waiting lounge inspired by Zaha Hadid’s Heydar Aliyev Center or Santiago Calatrava’s World Trade Center PATH Station.

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Plush maximalism — Inventing Anna

For a series based in New York and one that covers the life of a legendary woman who ended up scamming the elites of the city, the production designer got the portrayal of the social classes on point. From the head office of New York Magazine, Rikers Island jail to the 11 Howard hotel – nearly every establishment is an exaggeration and for good reason. The details are staggeringly accurate too: Venetian plaster, expensive antiques, the wallpaper and even the ultra-rich backsplash in the kitchen.

Julia Garner as Anna Delvey aka Anna Sorokin inInventing Anna. David Giesbrecht/Netflix

All white minimalism — The Dropout

Set in the ravenous world of healthcare where ambition can triumph over quite literally anything, even lives,The Dropouttakes us headfirst into what happens when the technology developed to save lives ends up taking it. Minus this depressive veneer, the interiors of the show perfectly complement the neat lines andall-white minimalistic spaces. The chairs seem like white specks in a long, endless hallway filled with doctors in lab coats.

Tropical — The White Lotus

In one of the most popular and breakout shows of 2021, we are transported to a Hawaiian island resort that offers guests a respite from their hectic American lives. However, things go hardly as planned and animosities and petty insecurities surface. The 380-plus room property of the Four Seasons Maui was transformed into the eponymous hotel—custom-designed dust jackets, pineapple themed-wallpapers, flowers, and an all-around Hawaiian drapery serve as the perfect background for the quirky characters.

Jennifer Coolidge, Sydney Sweeney and Brittany O'Grady inThe White Lotus. Mario Perez/HBO

Sophisticated maximalism – Only Murders in the Building

标题解释了故事,谋杀place in the building and nearly everyone is a suspect. Each room signifies the quirks of its characters. So, Steve Martin’s character’s room is designed like a cypher to retain its mysterious element. And Charles’s Moody condo is designed to convey intelligence and deftness and the character of Mabel’s room is peppered with pink accents.

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Gilded glamour — Pam & Tommy

Based on the controversial story that followed pop culture’s first sex tape, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's Malibu Mansion was beautifully recreated, down to the last detail. While the actual mansion had an overbearingly strong Moroccan and Spanish influence, the one in the show accentuated it to include Neopolitan, and Grecian, with the custom sky painted tromp l’oeil ceilings and a giant curved staircase.

Lily James as Pamela Anderson inPam & Tommy. Erin Simkin/Hulu

Retro chic — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The story set in 1950s Manhattan has all the making of what happens when a Jewish female comic sets her sight on her goal, only to navigate the complicated waters of marriage, kids and hypocritical society. Situated at 404 Riverside Drive, in the heart of New York’s Upper West Side, the historic building from the early 20th century serves as the soul of the series, where Mrs Maisel resides. Designed by Schwartz & Gross, the building presents an imposing entrance covered with an awning embellished in Deco style and is replete with red velvet sofa, an intricately detailed lounge, and massive hallways.

Rachel Brosnahan inThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Amazon Studios