Black Reel Award for Outstanding Drama Series

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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Awarded forOutstanding Drama Series
Country United States
Presented by Black Reel Awards for Television
First awarded2017
Currently held by Bel-Air (2022)
Website blackreelawards.com

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.

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

2010s

YearProgramShowrunnersNetwork
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, showrunnerOWN
This Is Us
(Season 2)
Dan Fogelman, Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker, showrunnersNBC
The Chi
(Season 1)
Elwood Reid, showrunner Showtime
Greenleaf
(Season 2)
Craig Wright, showrunnerOWN
2019
3rd
[6] [7]
This Is Us
(Season 3)
Dan Fogelman, Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker, showrunnersNBC
Claws
(Season 2)
Janine Sherman Barrios, showrunner TNT
Pose
(Season 1)
Ryan Murphy, showrunner FX
Black Lightning
(Season 2)
Salim Akil, showrunnerThe CW
All American
(Season 1)
Nkechi Okoro, showrunnerThe CW

2020s

YearProgramShowrunnersNetwork
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, showrunnerOWN
Lupin
(Season 1)
George Kay, showrunnerNetflix
Snowfall
(Season 4)
Dave Andron, showrunnerFX
2022
6th
Bel-Air
(Season 1)
T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson, showrunners Peacock
Euphoria
(Season 2)
Sam Levinson, showrunnerHBO
Lupin
(Season 2)
George Kay, showrunnerNetflix
This is Us
(Season 6)
Dan Fogelman, showrunnerNBC
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
(Season 1)
Max Borenstein, showrunnerHBO

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Programs with multiple nominations

Total awards by network

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