The Emmys are meant to celebrate the best in television, as prizes are handed out to the most prestigious projects seen throughout the year.

But with more television being produced than ever before, some of the Emmy-nominated programs may have you scratching your head. What? Who? It’s impossible to know every note-worthy TV series on the air.

If you haven’t heard of “The Man in the High Castle,” don’t feel too bad. It’s an Amazon original series.

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This has led the Emmys to having the same problem as the Oscars: Most people have never heard of many of the nominees.

“Game of Thrones,” “American Crime Story,” “Empire,” and others walk into the Emmys with the name recognition typically expected of an award nominee. They’ve been on for several seasons and/or they made a big splash with critics and fans.

However, while we will be seeing plenty of those familiar faces Sunday night, there are also a few underdogs you probably missed. Here are some of the best shows honored with Emmy nominations:

“The Man in High Castle”
Rave reviews greeted Amazon’s “The Man in the High Castle” this year, along with four Emmy nominations. The fantasy series follows an alternative world history by exploring what would have happened had the Allied Powers lost World War II. In other words, Nazi Germany and Japan control America. The series is based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and is produced by acclaimed director Ridley Scott.

If you haven’t heard of “Castle,” don’t feel too bad. It’s an Amazon original series. While Amazon has been creating a handful of programs in the last few years and working with top talent, their slate of originals haven’t earned the same press or attention as other online networks like Netflix.

The show’s Emmy nominations are all in behind-the-scenes categories: Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series, Outstanding Main Title Design, Outstanding Visual Effects, and Outstanding Production Design. You can watch the first season with an Amazon Prime subscription and expect a second season to debut at the end of the year.

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“Silicon Valley”
HBO’s tech comedy is a topical favorite for critics. Nominated for 11 Emmy awards including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, the program has already aired three seasons, with a fourth on its way.

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“Valley” follows young app developers in today’s new digital capitalist world, set in, you guessed it — Silicon Valley. The show was created by Mike Judge, the creative mind behind “Beavis and Butthead,” a show about much dumber people than those on “Valley.”

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“Black Sails”
This dark, pirate adventure series from producer Michael Bay airs on Starz, the red-headed stepchild of subscription channels. Starz has never been known for its quality entertainment as Showtime and HBO have, but the network has recently and quietly built an impressive cache of genre shows like “Black Sails.”

“Sails” has already aired three seasons and is headed into its fourth and final one in January 2017. A bloody prequel to “Treasure Island,” the series sports expensive scenery of action and adventure on the high seas, despite having a small audience compared to, say, “Game of Thrones” or anything on AMC.

Starz earned some well-deserved attention for the program’s technical achievements this year by snatching up nominations for Outstanding Sound Editing and Outstanding Special Effects.

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“Getting On”
Lead actress Laurie Metcalf is walking into this year’s Emmys with a nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on HBO’s  “Getting On,” about life in a hospital ward. Niecy Nash was also nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress for the second year in a row.

This little-seen show just ended its run after three seasons, but can be found on HBO NOW or HBO GO. Metcalf, best known as Roseanne’s sister on “Roseanne,” stars as Dr. Jenna James, the director of medicine for the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit. “On” follows the comical lives of the staff working at the ward and is based on a British series with the same name.

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“Unreal”
The Lifetime series seems a little too self-aware to fit with the rest of the network’s programming — it follows the behind-the-scenes happenings on a “Bachelor” type reality program. It simultaneously tells the dramatic stories of people working in reality television while also deconstructing everything we think we know about television’s version of “reality.”

The show is up for three Emmys including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama (Constance Zimmer) and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. “Unreal” has aired two seasons on Lifetime and a 10-episode third season was ordered before Season 2 premiered.

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