Black Reel Award for Outstanding Drama Series

The Black Reel Award for Television for Outstanding Drama Series is an annual award given to the best television drama series of the year. This Is Us became the first winner in this category. The show also holds the record for most wins, with 2. This Is Us and Queen Sugar are currently tied for the most nominations in this category with 3 nominations.

Black Reel Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Awarded forOutstanding Drama Series
CountryUnited States
Presented byBlack Reel Awards for Television
First awarded2017
Currently held byBel-Air (2022)
Websiteblackreelawards.com

This Is Us also became the first Network show to win this category while Pose became the first cable series to win.

2010s

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Year Program Showrunners Network
2017
1st
[1][2][3]
This Is Us
(Season 1)
Dan Fogelman, showrunner NBC
Power
(Season 3)
Courtney A. Kemp, showrunner Starz
Underground
(season 2)
Misha Green & Joe Pokasi, showrunners WGN America
Luke Cage
(season 1)
Cheo Hodari Coker, showrunner Netflix
Queen Sugar
(Season 1)
Melissa Carter OWN
2018
(2nd)
[4][5]
Black Lightning
(Season 1)
Salim Akil, showrunner The CW
Queen Sugar
(Season 2)
Monica Macer, showrunner OWN
This Is Us
(Season 2)
Dan Fogelman, Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker, showrunners NBC
The Chi
(Season 1)
Elwood Reid, showrunner Showtime
Greenleaf
(Season 2)
Craig Wright, showrunner OWN
2019
3rd
[6][7]
This Is Us
(Season 3)
Dan Fogelman, Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker, showrunners NBC
Claws
(Season 2)
Janine Sherman Barrios, showrunner TNT
Pose
(Season 1)
Ryan Murphy, showrunner FX
Black Lightning
(Season 2)
Salim Akil, showrunner The CW
All American
(Season 1)
Nkechi Okoro, showrunner The CW

2020s

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Year Program Showrunners Network
2020
4th
[8][9][10]
Pose
(Season 2)
Ryan Murphy, showrunner FX
Godfather of Harlem
(Season 1)
Chris Brancato, showrunner EPIX
For Life
(Season 1)
Hank Steinberg ABC
All Rise
(Season 1)
Denitira Harris-Lawrence & Greg Spottiswood CBS
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
(Season 1)
Alex Tse, showrunner HULU
2021
5th
[11][12][13]
Lovecraft Country
(Season 1)
Misha Green, showrunner HBO
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
(Season 1)
Malcolm Spellman, showrunner Disney+
Queen Sugar
(Season 5)
Anthony Sparks, showrunner OWN
Lupin
(Season 1)
George Kay, showrunner Netflix
Snowfall
(Season 4)
Dave Andron, showrunner FX
2022
6th
Bel-Air
(Season 1)
T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson, showrunners Peacock
Euphoria
(Season 2)
Sam Levinson, showrunner HBO
Lupin
(Season 2)
George Kay, showrunner Netflix
This is Us
(Season 6)
Dan Fogelman, showrunner NBC
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
(Season 1)
Max Borenstein, showrunner HBO

Programs with multiple awards

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Programs with multiple nominations

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Total awards by network

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  • NBC – 2
  • The CW - 1
  • FX - 1
  • HBO - 1
  • Peacock - 1

References

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  1. ^ 2017 Black Reel Awards for Television
  2. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/blackish-paces-the-black-reel-awards-for-telvision/ Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELD
  3. ^ https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2017/08/1st-annual-black-reel-awards-television-winners/ Archived 2022-05-15 at the Wayback Machine NEW EDITION STORY AND THIS IS US DOMINATE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION
  4. ^ 2018 Black Reel Awards for Television
  5. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/ Archived 2018-06-24 at the Wayback Machine VOTERS ARE "SWEET" ON QUEEN SUGAR
  6. ^ 2019 Black Reel Awards for Television
  7. ^ https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/billy-porter-wins-emmy-outstanding-actor-drama-series-pose-1202175093/ Billy Porter Makes History as First Openly Gay Black Man to Win Emmy for Outstanding Actor in Drama Series
  8. ^ 2020 Black Reel Awards for Television
  9. ^ https://awardswatch.com/watchmen-insecure-top-black-reel-awards-for-television-winners/ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Insecure’ top Black Reel Awards for Television winners
  10. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/watchmen-insecure-pace-the-black-reel-awards-for-tv-nominations/ Archived 2020-07-04 at the Wayback Machine WATCHMEN & INSECURE PACE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TV NOMINATIONS
  11. ^ "Black Reel Awards for Television (2021)". IMDb.
  12. ^ Gordon, Tim. "PLENTY OF "LOVE" IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY!". blackreelawards.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  13. ^ Gordon, Tim. ""LOVE" REIGNS SUPREME!". blackreelawards.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.