By Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “Black Mirror” is back in the Emmy TV movie race. The second episode of the Netflix series’ fifth season, “Smithereens,” will be submitted in the TV movie and movie/mini categories this year, insiders confirm — potentially keeping its Emmy streak going.
The submission will also bring Emmy winner Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”) to the movie/mini lead actor race, where he’ll now be competing.
Scott, Damson Idris and Topher Grace star in “Black Mirror: Smithereens,” about “a cab driver with an agenda who becomes the center of attention on a day that rapidly spirals out of control.” “Smithereens” clocks in at 70 minutes, which technically doesn’t make it eligible for the TV movie race; as of last year,
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