Special's Ryan O'Connell Talks Emmy Nom & What's Next

Ryan O’Connell poses for a photo with Special co-stars Jessica Hecht and Punam Patel while attending an Emmys For Your Consideration event for their series on Wednesday (August 14) in Hollywood.

All three of the actors are nominated for their performances on the Netflix series in the short form categories. The show is also up for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.

Ryan recently chatted with IndieWire about his surprise Emmy nomination (he got the nom after someone else was disqualified) and what’s next for him.

“It’s surreal. This show was made for $2 and a prayer in Austin, Texas, in a hot summer,” Ryan said. “It was a magical shoot. It was was sort of like a #blessed shoot. I say #blessed because when you’re doing something on a micro-budget, there are a million things that can go wrong, and they just didn’t ever go wrong.”

Ryan says that he’s open to working in both TV and film in the future.

“A girl’s gotta eat. A disabled superhero would be really chic, and I feel like I should just put that out there,” he said. “My f–king disabled ass out there, kicking ass.”

You can stream Special on Netflix now!