Forward of the Season 2 finale, IndieWire can completely share that “The Rehearsal,” Nathan Fielder’s ingenious, inquisitive TV experiment that reached new heights in its latest run of aviation-themed episodes, will likely be submitting for a number of Emmy classes, together with Excellent Comedy Collection.
Whereas classes like Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection for Fielder and Excellent Casting for a Comedy Collection will use the entire season for consideration, the episode highlighted within the majority of the opposite Emmy classes “The Rehearsal” is vying for is the third one, “Pilot’s Code.”
In Episode 3, a scenario wherein Fielder helps a pair who’s unhappy with their cloned canine evolves into the creator/star meditating on what led to pilot Sully Sullenberger with the ability to execute the “Miracle on the Hudson” touchdown. Fielder has been submitted for Excellent Directing for a Comedy Collection, and Excellent Writing for a Comedy Collection alongside Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, and Eric Notarnicola.
“Pilot’s Code” has additionally been submitted for Excellent Cinematography, Image Enhancing, Manufacturing Design, Modern Costumes, Modern Hairstyling, Modern Make-up (Non-Prosthetic), and Sound Mixing for a comedy and/or half-hour collection.
A few outliers for “The Rehearsal” Emmy submissions are Episode 4, titled “Kissme,” the place Fielder helps a pilot along with his courting life, which will likely be submitted for Excellent Sound Enhancing for a Comedy or Drama Collection (Half-Hour) and Animation, and the finale episode “My Controls,” which may even be submitted for Excellent Image Enhancing for a Comedy Collection.
Whereas Season 1 of “The Rehearsal” collected accolades reminiscent of a Gotham Award, Movie Unbiased Spirit Award, Tv Critics Affiliation Award, Cinema Eye Honors Award nominations for its mysterious mix of actuality and fantasy, IndieWire TV Critic Ben Travers wrote that “Season 2 satisfied me it’s an earnest effort to enhance individuals’s lives and a sidesplitting comedy and a transferring emotional odyssey for Nathan — as a personality or an actual human being, take your decide! — effectively, that’s what makes ‘The Rehearsal’ Season 2 a minimize above the overwhelming majority of tv, in addition to a shrewd enchancment on Season 1.”
Nominations voting for the Primetime Emmy Awards begins on Thursday, June 12, 2025.