The Hollywood Reporter is counting down to the 2025 Emmy Awards with a streaming preshow on Sunday that will deliver exclusive interviews, expert analysis and behind-the-scenes coverage ahead of television’s biggest night.
Straight from the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center, THR’s awards and television experts will weigh in on the ceremony’s top categories, including best drama series, best comedy series and best limited or anthology series. The preshow will also feature interviews with Emmy nominees including Patricia Arquette, Quinta Brunson, Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Seth Rogen, Adam Scott, Jessica Williams, Noah Wyle and more.
Which Hollywood-centric show will receive more Emmys love: Hacks or The Studio? Is The Bear‘s awards reign over? Which White Lotus star will shine brightest? Will The Pitt win big? And how will this year’s most-nominated show, Severance, fare? THR’s experts will explore these questions and many more during THR’s Awards Countdown: Emmys Edition.
Additionally, the preshow will include a behind-the-scenes look at the telecast; an interview with this year’s host, Nate Bargatze; a deep dive into television’s most memorable characters; a look at fashion on television; nominee spotlights; and much more.
As Hollywood’s premier entertainment authority, THR has brought audiences the most informed coverage leading up to the 2025 Emmys. This special awards preview will give viewers an industry insider perspective ahead of the ceremony, featuring insight and interviews you can’t see anywhere else.
THR’s Awards Countdown: Emmys Edition is hosted and produced by THR‘s Tiffany Taylor with reporting and analysis from chief television critic Daniel Fienberg, awards editor Beatrice Verhoeven and deputy awards editor Brande Victorian.
The preshow will stream on THR’s YouTube channel at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 14.
The special is executive produced by Emmy-award winner Lesley Corral and Jason Rovou, and was directed by Harry Buerkle. Segment producers include Neha Joy and Dominoe Ibarra. The program was shot by Buerkle, Jason Bass and Jean Martin. Paul Silva, Bass, Buerkle and Kyle Desiderio served as editors.
