Skunk Directors nominated for 2023 Emmys

Both Deborah Chow and Alice Wu directed shows nominated for Emmys this year. Deborah Chow’s show Obi-Wan Kenobi was nominated in the Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category. Wu’s Fleishman Is In Trouble was nominated in the same category.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is an American television miniseries created for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise and stars Ewan McGregor as the title character, reprising his role from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), the series follows Kenobi as he sets out to rescue the kidnapped Princess Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) from the Galactic Empire, leading to a confrontation with his former apprentice, Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen)

Fleishman Is in Trouble is an American drama streaming television miniseries created by Taffy Brodesser-Akner based on her 2019 novel of the same name.

The series premiered on FX on Hulu on November 17, 2022.