# Inside the First TV Awards of the Season, Plus Jason Bateman on Shaping the World of Black Rabbit

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Podcast: [Prestige Junkie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/prestige-junkie-6911474)
Published: 2026-06-09T15:49:00+00:00
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Kathryn van Arendonk joins Katey to talk about the Gotham TV Awards and the shows that could be Emmy sleeper surprises, including Bridgerton and The Hunting Wives. Then Katey talks to Jason Bateman about his work both starring in and directing the first two episodes of Black Rabbit, and why he embraces all the difficult Iogistical challenges of directing TV. 00:00 Intro 01:58 Inside Jimmy Kimmel's Final Chapter 10:49 Do Critics Care About The Emmys? 12:26 Inside The Gotham Nominations 19:38 Why Soaps Get Snubbed 25:19 Other Highlights 27:00 Don't Forget Death By Lightning 29:06 Why Widows Bay Is Breaking Through 33:14 Check Out The Tv Is Good Podcast! 35:34 Next: Jason Bateman 36:58 How Jason Came To Direct Ozark 41:07 Bringing The Ozark Model To Black Rabbit 43:10 How Tv Directing Changed Forever 45:54 Teaching The Audience How To Watch 48:35 The Uncut Gems Influence 52:11 Building The Black Rabbit Restaurant 57:41 The Creative Challenge Of Affecting The Audience 01:02:08 Tapping Into The Audience's Inner Child 01:04:42 Falling In Love With Broken Characters 01:07:13 The Dream Of Directing Every Episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to the Prestige Junkie newsletter. Follow Katey on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Ankler.

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