Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Superhero Series

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The Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Superhero Series is an award presented to the best television series in the superhero genre presented by the Critics Choice Association.

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Winners and nominees

YearTitleNetwork or
Platform
Best Superhero Series
2021 [1] The Boys Amazon Prime Video
Doom Patrol DC Universe/HBO Max
The Flash The CW
Legends of Tomorrow
Lucifer Netflix
The Umbrella Academy
2022 [2] WandaVision Disney+
Doom PatrolHBO Max
Hawkeye Disney+
Loki
LuciferNetflix
Superman & Lois The CW
Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
2023 [3] The BoysAmazon Prime Video
Doom PatrolHBO Max
Ms. Marvel Disney+
Peacemaker HBO Max
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Disney+
Werewolf by Night
2024 [4] The Last of Us HBO
Ahsoka Disney+
American Born Chinese
The FlashThe CW
Gen V Amazon Prime Video
LokiDisney+
Superman & LoisThe CW
The Walking Dead: Dead City AMC

Series with multiple nominations

Series with multiple wins

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