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The Hollywood Reporter looks at the multihyphenates who represent what the future of television could look like.

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00:00From Mikayla Cole to Bo Burnham, many multi-hyphenates have taken TV by storm in the last few years,

00:06reflecting an industry-wide effort to bring more voices and stories to the screen.

00:10And with the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards just around the corner,

00:14it's time to take a closer look at six visionaries that are changing the TV landscape.

00:18First up, we have Mikayla Cole.

00:20When I May Destroy You debuted on HBO last summer,

00:23the response from critics and audiences was that there was simply nothing else like it on TV.

00:28The series centers on a writer rebuilding her life in the wake of a sexual assault.

00:33Its heaviest moments are intercut with bursts of humor and approaches its complicated themes with nuance.

00:39I May Destroy You is the singular vision of Cole and has set the bar at a new high,

00:43proving that her creative abilities have no bounds.

00:46The series is up for multiple Emmys, including limited series and lead actress.

00:50Next, we have Bo Burnham.

00:52At just 17, Burnham became the youngest person to land a stand-up special at Comedy Central in 2008,

00:57becoming a trailblazer for digital creators.

01:00His unique blend of observational comedy and musical satire cultivated on his YouTube channel

01:05established him as the voice of a generation that grew up on the internet.

01:09With his absurdly brilliant Netflix special Bo Burnham inside,

01:13his refreshing work proves that this is just the beginning.

01:16His Netflix special is up for six nominations at this year's Emmys.

01:19Then we have Misha Green.

01:20As the visionary behind HBO's Lovecraft Country, which blends the dark terrors of H.P. Lovecraft's

01:26supernatural horror tales with the dark terrors of segregated post-war America,

01:30the bold series was perfectly timed for 2020, when many Americans re-examined our collective

01:35history and its impact on the present.

01:38The six Emmy nominations for the series is a bittersweet achievement, as the series was

01:42canceled after a single critically acclaimed season.

01:45However, Green's provocative series proves that you can entertain and enlighten,

01:49and proves Green's vision is unparalleled.

01:52Another name to the list is Scott Frank.

01:54The auteur is behind Netflix's most-watched scripted limited series of all time,

01:59The Queen's Gambit.

02:00The coming-of-age drama starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a complicated chess prodigy

02:04was such a hit that it sensed sales of chess sets spiking.

02:07Frank was at the helm of the seven-part series, which earned multiple Emmy nominations,

02:11including Buzz for breakout star Taylor-Joy that could earn her a lead actress Emmy.

02:16Then we have Barry Jenkins.

02:17Jenkins made the move to television after winning an Oscar for 2016's Moonlight

02:22and a nom for 2018's If Beale Street Could Talk.

02:26With the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning novel The Underground Railroad,

02:29the writer and director used the episodic structure to his advantage.

02:33The result is an ambitious work that reckons with America's past

02:36and pure cinema no matter what size the screen you watch it on.

02:40The series, as well as Jenkins, is up for Emmys at this year's telecast.

02:43And finally, we have Robin Thede.

02:45The multi-hyphenate is breaking barriers for black women in comedy

02:48and has carved out a space of her own with HBO's comedy series, A Black Lady Sketch Show.

02:53The space she's carved in comedy is one that's as big as she wants it to be

02:56and without the need to fit into a white male-dominated comedy space.

03:00The series in its second season is Saturday Night Live's sole competitor

03:04in Outstanding Variety Sketch Series at this year's Emmys.

03:07For a closer look at more of this year's Emmy contenders, head to THR.com.

03:11And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.

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