Award season is back and the 2025 Primetime Emmy nominations have spotlighted some of the most compelling shows on television.
Returning favourites such as The Bear, Severance and The White Lotus earned several nods, while newcomers such as Nobody Wants This, The Studio and Adolescence also made a strong impression. Whether you're into sharp comedies, gripping dramas or twisted anthologies, this year’s line-up has something for every kind of viewer.
Luckily, most of the top contenders are available to stream in the UAE — here’s where to find them.
Andor
Where to watch: Disney+
Main nominations: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Premise: A tense, slow-burn prequel to Rogue One in the Star Wars universe, the show follows Cassian Andor as he transforms from a cynical thief into a revolutionary hero.
The Diplomat
Where to watch: Netflix
Main nominations: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Premise: Kate Wyler is the new US ambassador to the UK and, through her role, helps to defuse an international crisis, forge strategic alliances and adjust to her new place in the spotlight.
The Last of Us
Where to watch: OSN+
Main nominations: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Premise: The show follows survivors caught up in a zombie apocalypse caused by the outbreak of aggressive mushrooms that take over the human brain.
Paradise
Where to watch: Disney+
Main nominations: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Premise: Years after a doomsday event, Secret Service agent Xavier Collins investigates the US President’s murder from within a vast underground bunker. As suspicion turns toward him, Xavier uncovers shocking secrets in a world where no one can be trusted.
The Pitt
Where to watch: OSN+
Main nominations: Outstanding Drama series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Premise: Set during a single 15-hour ER shift, the show follows a team of overworked doctors and nurses at a Pittsburgh trauma hospital as they battle non-stop medical crises. Led by veteran doctor Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, the team faces everything from mass casualties to personal trauma in real time.
Severance
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Main nominations: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Premise: An employee of Lumon Industries agrees to a "severance" programme in which his non-work memories are separated from his work memories.
Slow Horses
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Main nominations: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Premise: A misfit group of British intelligence agents, exiled to a dead-end department called Slough House, stumble into real danger while handling low-stakes assignments. Under the gruff and foul-mouthed leadership of Jackson Lamb, they reluctantly find themselves defending the country from threats no one else sees coming.
The White Lotus
Where to watch: OSN+
Main nominations: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Premise: Set over one intoxicating week at a luxury spa resort in Thailand, the show offers a satirical exploration of wealth, spirituality, death and privilege as elite guests and staff collide in a paradise full of hidden tensions and fatal consequences.
Abbott Elementary
Where to watch: Disney+
Main nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Premise: The mockumentary sitcom follows the lives of teachers working in an underfunded, predominantly black primary school in Philadelphia.
The Bear
Where to watch: Disney+
Main nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Premise: A troubled, award-winning chef returns home to Chicago to take over his late brother’s chaotic sandwich shop, determined to transform it into a refined restaurant amid financial chaos, grief, and staff tension.
Hacks
Where to watch: OSN+
Main nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Premise: Deborah Vance, a famous Las Vegas comic, mentors a young and entitled comedy writer named Ava Daniels.
Nobody Wants This
Where to watch: Netflix
Main nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Premise: A witty rom-com about an agnostic podcaster who unexpectedly falls for a newly single rabbi. As they navigate cultural differences, meddling families and the demands of a podcast about relationships, their unexpected bond threatens to disrupt both their worlds.
Only Murders in the Building
Where to watch: Disney+
Main nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Premise: Three neighbours who are obsessed with true crime create their own podcast looking to solve a murder in their exclusive apartment building in Upper West Side, New York City.
Shrinking
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Main nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Premise: Jimmy is a grieving therapist who is mourning the death of his wife and navigating life as a single father to teenager Alice. Meanwhile, he offers brutally honest advice to his patients – and chaos ensues.
The Studio
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Main nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Premise: Matt Remick is thrust into the role of head of the struggling Continental Studios, where he desperately tries to balance corporate demands with his passion for filmmaking. As he navigates an industry dominated by IP-driven blockbusters, he struggles to keep art alive on studio terms.
What We Do in the Shadows
Where to watch: Disney+
Main nominations: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Premise: A group of ancient vampires live in modern-day Staten Island and struggle with everything from local politics to internet trolls.
Adolescence
Where to watch: Netflix
Main nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Premise: After a 13-year-old is arrested for stabbing his female classmate, this British limited series unravels the events leading up to the crime. Told through immersive, single-shot episodes, it explores family dysfunction, school pressures and the dark influence of online incel culture.
Black Mirror
Where to watch: Netflix
Main nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Premise: The latest season of Black Mirror delivers six standalone sci‑fi tales and features the first-ever sequel episode, USS Callister: Into Infinity, which tackles AI, virtual reality, memory and the distortion of reality.
Dying for Sex
Where to watch: Disney+
Main nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Premise: Based on a true story and podcast, this poignant dramedy follows a woman with a terminal illness who embarks on an awakening that deals with themes about friendship, freedom and facing mortality on your own terms.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Where to watch: Netflix
Main nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Premise: This series tells the story of Lyle and Erik Medendez, two brothers who killed their parents in 1989 and the events surrounding the brutal slayings. During their trials, the brothers cited years of abuse as the reason for murdering their parents. However, prosecutors argued that their motive was to get their hands on the family fortune.
The Penguin
Where to watch: OSN+
Main nominations: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology series or Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or ovie
Premise: The Penguin picks up one week after the events of The Batman. The city's most powerful crime boss, Carmine Falcone, is dead, leaving a power vacuum in his wake. And a flood caused by a terrorist attack has wiped out large parts of the city, leaving many desperate for a way to survive, or a way to escape.
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Omar Yabroudi's factfile
Born: October 20, 1989, Sharjah
Education: Bachelor of Science and Football, Liverpool John Moores University
2010: Accrington Stanley FC, internship
2010-2012: Crystal Palace, performance analyst with U-18 academy
2012-2015: Barnet FC, first-team performance analyst/head of recruitment
2015-2017: Nottingham Forest, head of recruitment
2018-present: Crystal Palace, player recruitment manager
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Name: Kumulus Water
Started: 2021
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
Based: Tunisia
Sector: Water technology
Number of staff: 22
Investment raised: $4 million
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2015: Golden State bt Cleveland 4-2
2014: San Antonio bt Miami 4-1
2013: Miami bt San Antonio 4-3
2012: Miami bt Oklahoma City 4-1
2011: Dallas bt Miami 4-2
2010: Los Angeles Lakers bt Boston 4-3
2009: Los Angeles Lakers bt Orlando 4-1
2008: Boston bt Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
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The alternatives
• Founded in 2014, Telr is a payment aggregator and gateway with an office in Silicon Oasis. It’s e-commerce entry plan costs Dh349 monthly (plus VAT). QR codes direct customers to an online payment page and merchants can generate payments through messaging apps.
• Business Bay’s Pallapay claims 40,000-plus active merchants who can invoice customers and receive payment by card. Fees range from 1.99 per cent plus Dh1 per transaction depending on payment method and location, such as online or via UAE mobile.
• Tap started in May 2013 in Kuwait, allowing Middle East businesses to bill, accept, receive and make payments online “easier, faster and smoother” via goSell and goCollect. It supports more than 10,000 merchants. Monthly fees range from US$65-100, plus card charges of 2.75-3.75 per cent and Dh1.2 per sale.
• 2checkout’s “all-in-one payment gateway and merchant account” accepts payments in 200-plus markets for 2.4-3.9 per cent, plus a Dh1.2-Dh1.8 currency conversion charge. The US provider processes online shop and mobile transactions and has 17,000-plus active digital commerce users.
• PayPal is probably the best-known online goods payment method - usually used for eBay purchases - but can be used to receive funds, providing everyone’s signed up. Costs from 2.9 per cent plus Dh1.2 per transaction.
10 tips for entry-level job seekers
- Have an up-to-date, professional LinkedIn profile. If you don’t have a LinkedIn account, set one up today. Avoid poor-quality profile pictures with distracting backgrounds. Include a professional summary and begin to grow your network.
- Keep track of the job trends in your sector through the news. Apply for job alerts at your dream organisations and the types of jobs you want – LinkedIn uses AI to share similar relevant jobs based on your selections.
- Double check that you’ve highlighted relevant skills on your resume and LinkedIn profile.
- For most entry-level jobs, your resume will first be filtered by an applicant tracking system for keywords. Look closely at the description of the job you are applying for and mirror the language as much as possible (while being honest and accurate about your skills and experience).
- Keep your CV professional and in a simple format – make sure you tailor your cover letter and application to the company and role.
- Go online and look for details on job specifications for your target position. Make a list of skills required and set yourself some learning goals to tick off all the necessary skills one by one.
- Don’t be afraid to reach outside your immediate friends and family to other acquaintances and let them know you are looking for new opportunities.
- Make sure you’ve set your LinkedIn profile to signal that you are “open to opportunities”. Also be sure to use LinkedIn to search for people who are still actively hiring by searching for those that have the headline “I’m hiring” or “We’re hiring” in their profile.
- Prepare for online interviews using mock interview tools. Even before landing interviews, it can be useful to start practising.
- Be professional and patient. Always be professional with whoever you are interacting with throughout your search process, this will be remembered. You need to be patient, dedicated and not give up on your search. Candidates need to make sure they are following up appropriately for roles they have applied.
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Spending an excessive amount of time on the phone.
Neglecting personal, social, or academic responsibilities.
Losing interest in other activities or hobbies that were once enjoyed.
Having withdrawal symptoms like feeling anxious, restless, or upset when the technology is not available.
Experiencing sleep disturbances or changes in sleep patterns.
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Aged 2-5 years: Limit to one-hour per day of high-quality programming, with co-viewing whenever possible.
Aged 6-12 years: Set consistent limits on screen time to ensure it does not interfere with sleep, physical activity, or social interactions.
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Types of bank fraud
1) Phishing
Fraudsters send an unsolicited email that appears to be from a financial institution or online retailer. The hoax email requests that you provide sensitive information, often by clicking on to a link leading to a fake website.
2) Smishing
The SMS equivalent of phishing. Fraudsters falsify the telephone number through “text spoofing,” so that it appears to be a genuine text from the bank.
3) Vishing
The telephone equivalent of phishing and smishing. Fraudsters may pose as bank staff, police or government officials. They may persuade the consumer to transfer money or divulge personal information.
4) SIM swap
Fraudsters duplicate the SIM of your mobile number without your knowledge or authorisation, allowing them to conduct financial transactions with your bank.
5) Identity theft
Someone illegally obtains your confidential information, through various ways, such as theft of your wallet, bank and utility bill statements, computer intrusion and social networks.
6) Prize scams
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