<p>This year's Emmy contenders will be unveiled Tuesday, with <em>Squid Game</em> tipped to become the first non-English-language drama series ever nominated at television's equivalent of the Oscars.</p>.<p>Netflix's dystopian South Korean smash hit is expected to compete with returning heavy hitters such as HBO's <em>Succession</em>, as TV productions delayed by early-pandemic lockdowns returned to our screens.</p>.<p>Nominees will be announced in a live-streamed ceremony starting at 1530 GMT, after which final-round voting begins for the 74th Emmy Awards, set for September 12.</p>.<p>Here are five things to look out for as the nominations are unveiled:</p>.<p>Three years ago, South Korean film <em>Parasite</em> won best picture at the Oscars, overcoming what its director Bong Joon-ho called the "one-inch barrier of subtitles."</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/netflix-to-expand-squid-game-universe-with-new-reality-series-squid-game-the-challenge-1118385.html" target="_blank">Netflix to expand 'Squid Game' universe with new reality series 'Squid Game: The Challenge'</a></strong><br /><br />Could this be the year television does the same?</p>.<p><em>Squid Game</em>, a violent satire in which society's marginalised compete for cash in fatal versions of children's games, is Netflix's most-watched series ever.</p>.<p>"It's formidable," said <em>Deadline </em>awards columnist Pete Hammond.</p>.<p>"I'd be surprised if it's not among the two or three top vote-getters in terms of nominations."</p>.<p>Also shot largely in Korean is Apple TV+'s acclaimed series <em>Pachinko</em>.</p>.<p>A separate International Emmys ceremony has been held since 1973, but no foreign-language show has ever broken into the prestigious Primetime Emmys drama ranks.</p>.<p>The total number of dramas and comedies competing for Emmys this year is much higher than it was last year, when the pandemic delayed production of many award-winning shows.</p>.<p>After skipping a year, 2020 best drama winner <em>Succession</em> -- the saga of a powerful, backstabbing family -- returns in drama, as do Netflix's crime series <em>Ozark</em> and AMC's spin-off <em>Better Call Saul</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bridgerton-season-2-ranks-as-netflixs-third-most-popular-season-ever-for-an-english-language-show-1100374.html" target="_blank">'Bridgerton' Season 2 ranks as Netflix's third most popular season ever for an English language show</a></strong></p>.<p>In comedy, Amazon Prime's former winner <em>The Marvelous Mrs Maisel</em> -- about a 1950s housewife-turned-comedian -- and HBO's Bill Hader vehicle <em>Barry</em> both come back.</p>.<p>They will collide with last year's big winner T<em>ed Lasso,</em> -- following the uplifting antics of an out-of-his-depth soccer coach -- and the acclaimed second season of Jean Smart's 'Hacks'.</p>.<p>Soapy neo-Western <em>Yellowstone</em> -- which stars Kevin Costner and racked up 11 million views for its fourth season premiere -- is an undeniable juggernaut.</p>.<p>But it has only ever earned one Emmy nomination, in a minor technical category.</p>.<p>Voters may have been put off by its slot on Paramount's relatively small cable network, or its ostensible conservative leanings -- though the show has recently gripped the more liberal US coasts as well.</p>.<p>"We'll see if pure popularity plays in this race this year," said Hammond.</p>.<p>"If it does, <em>Yellowstone</em> will have its day in the sun. It's watched everywhere. We'll see if it's being watched by the Television Academy."</p>.<p>HBO and Netflix tend to dominate the nominations, but 2022 could be a banner year for Disney-owned Hulu.</p>.<p>The US-only streamer, specializing in more adult-oriented content than Disney+, creates originals such as 2017 drama winner <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em>, and has been ramping up production.</p>.<p>This year, it has limited series frontrunner <em>Dopesick</em>, in which Michael Keaton plays a doctor embroiled in the US opioid epidemic.</p>.<p>In the same category, Amanda Seyfried plays disgraced biotech star Elizabeth Holmes in <em>The Dropout</em>, and <em>Pam and Tommy </em>recounts the theft of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's infamous 1990s sex tape.</p>.<p>Comedy <em>Only Murders in the Building,</em> starring Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short as an unlikely trio of true-crime podcasters, is also tipped to rack up nominations for Hulu.</p>.<p>Once the neglected distant cousin of drama and comedy, the limited series category at the Emmys becomes more competitive and stuffed with quality each year.</p>.<p>Alongside Hulu's contenders, HBO's <em>The White Lotus</em> -- a satirical look at hypocrisy and wealth among the visitors to a luxury Hawaii hotel -- is wildly popular, while Netflix offers heartbreaking domestic abuse saga <em>Maid</em>.</p>.<p>Despite the wealth of riches, limited series categories typically offer just five nomination slots, compared to eight in drama and comedy.</p>.<p>"They need to change the rules," said Hammond.</p>.<p>"It's the strongest area of the Emmys, and this year is no exception."</p>
<p>This year's Emmy contenders will be unveiled Tuesday, with <em>Squid Game</em> tipped to become the first non-English-language drama series ever nominated at television's equivalent of the Oscars.</p>.<p>Netflix's dystopian South Korean smash hit is expected to compete with returning heavy hitters such as HBO's <em>Succession</em>, as TV productions delayed by early-pandemic lockdowns returned to our screens.</p>.<p>Nominees will be announced in a live-streamed ceremony starting at 1530 GMT, after which final-round voting begins for the 74th Emmy Awards, set for September 12.</p>.<p>Here are five things to look out for as the nominations are unveiled:</p>.<p>Three years ago, South Korean film <em>Parasite</em> won best picture at the Oscars, overcoming what its director Bong Joon-ho called the "one-inch barrier of subtitles."</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/netflix-to-expand-squid-game-universe-with-new-reality-series-squid-game-the-challenge-1118385.html" target="_blank">Netflix to expand 'Squid Game' universe with new reality series 'Squid Game: The Challenge'</a></strong><br /><br />Could this be the year television does the same?</p>.<p><em>Squid Game</em>, a violent satire in which society's marginalised compete for cash in fatal versions of children's games, is Netflix's most-watched series ever.</p>.<p>"It's formidable," said <em>Deadline </em>awards columnist Pete Hammond.</p>.<p>"I'd be surprised if it's not among the two or three top vote-getters in terms of nominations."</p>.<p>Also shot largely in Korean is Apple TV+'s acclaimed series <em>Pachinko</em>.</p>.<p>A separate International Emmys ceremony has been held since 1973, but no foreign-language show has ever broken into the prestigious Primetime Emmys drama ranks.</p>.<p>The total number of dramas and comedies competing for Emmys this year is much higher than it was last year, when the pandemic delayed production of many award-winning shows.</p>.<p>After skipping a year, 2020 best drama winner <em>Succession</em> -- the saga of a powerful, backstabbing family -- returns in drama, as do Netflix's crime series <em>Ozark</em> and AMC's spin-off <em>Better Call Saul</em>.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bridgerton-season-2-ranks-as-netflixs-third-most-popular-season-ever-for-an-english-language-show-1100374.html" target="_blank">'Bridgerton' Season 2 ranks as Netflix's third most popular season ever for an English language show</a></strong></p>.<p>In comedy, Amazon Prime's former winner <em>The Marvelous Mrs Maisel</em> -- about a 1950s housewife-turned-comedian -- and HBO's Bill Hader vehicle <em>Barry</em> both come back.</p>.<p>They will collide with last year's big winner T<em>ed Lasso,</em> -- following the uplifting antics of an out-of-his-depth soccer coach -- and the acclaimed second season of Jean Smart's 'Hacks'.</p>.<p>Soapy neo-Western <em>Yellowstone</em> -- which stars Kevin Costner and racked up 11 million views for its fourth season premiere -- is an undeniable juggernaut.</p>.<p>But it has only ever earned one Emmy nomination, in a minor technical category.</p>.<p>Voters may have been put off by its slot on Paramount's relatively small cable network, or its ostensible conservative leanings -- though the show has recently gripped the more liberal US coasts as well.</p>.<p>"We'll see if pure popularity plays in this race this year," said Hammond.</p>.<p>"If it does, <em>Yellowstone</em> will have its day in the sun. It's watched everywhere. We'll see if it's being watched by the Television Academy."</p>.<p>HBO and Netflix tend to dominate the nominations, but 2022 could be a banner year for Disney-owned Hulu.</p>.<p>The US-only streamer, specializing in more adult-oriented content than Disney+, creates originals such as 2017 drama winner <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em>, and has been ramping up production.</p>.<p>This year, it has limited series frontrunner <em>Dopesick</em>, in which Michael Keaton plays a doctor embroiled in the US opioid epidemic.</p>.<p>In the same category, Amanda Seyfried plays disgraced biotech star Elizabeth Holmes in <em>The Dropout</em>, and <em>Pam and Tommy </em>recounts the theft of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's infamous 1990s sex tape.</p>.<p>Comedy <em>Only Murders in the Building,</em> starring Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short as an unlikely trio of true-crime podcasters, is also tipped to rack up nominations for Hulu.</p>.<p>Once the neglected distant cousin of drama and comedy, the limited series category at the Emmys becomes more competitive and stuffed with quality each year.</p>.<p>Alongside Hulu's contenders, HBO's <em>The White Lotus</em> -- a satirical look at hypocrisy and wealth among the visitors to a luxury Hawaii hotel -- is wildly popular, while Netflix offers heartbreaking domestic abuse saga <em>Maid</em>.</p>.<p>Despite the wealth of riches, limited series categories typically offer just five nomination slots, compared to eight in drama and comedy.</p>.<p>"They need to change the rules," said Hammond.</p>.<p>"It's the strongest area of the Emmys, and this year is no exception."</p>