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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2022
· TV Show
· 1 season
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Every rating
66–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy Grey is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager, Robyn. When they learn about a treatment that will restore Ptolemy's memories, it begins a journey towards shocking truths.
Details
- Created by
- Walter Mosley
- Studio
- Anonymous Content, Apple Studios
- Released
- 10 March 2022
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 6 across 1 season
- Awards
- 4 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (13) →
Awards & nominations
See all 17 →4 wins from 17 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| 28th Critics' Choice Awards 2023 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
| 28th Critics' Choice Awards 2023 | Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Dominique Fishback | Nominee |
| 54th NAACP Image Awards 2023 | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
| 54th NAACP Image Awards 2023 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | "Robyn" Debbie Allen | Nominee |
| 54th NAACP Image Awards 2023 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Omar Benson Miller | Nominee |
| 54th NAACP Image Awards 2023 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | "Sensia" Hanelle Culpepper | Nominee |
| 54th NAACP Image Awards 2023 | Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Nominee |
| 54th NAACP Image Awards 2023 | Outstanding Make-up | Michele Lewis | Nominee |
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28th Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Dominique Fishback | Nominee |
6th Black Reel Awards for Television
7 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series | Samuel L. Jackson | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series | "Robyn" Debbie Allen | Winner |
| Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series | Diane Houslin | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing, TV Movie or Limited Series | "Ptolemy" Walter Mosley | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series | "Ptolemy" Hanelle Culpepper | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series | Dominique Fishback | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing, TV Movie or Limited Series | "Robyn" Walter Mosley, Jerome Hairston | Nominee |
54th NAACP Image Awards
6 nominations
| Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | "Robyn" Debbie Allen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | "Sensia" Hanelle Culpepper | Nominee |
| Outstanding Make-up | Michele Lewis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Omar Benson Miller | Nominee |
| Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Nominee |
2nd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Samuel L. Jackson | Nominee |
37th Imagen Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director – Television | Guillermo Navarro | Nominee |