Saturn Award for Best Horror Television Series

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Saturn Award for Best Horror Television Series
Awarded forBest television series of the year in the horror genre
Country United States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded 2016
Currently held by The Walking Dead (Network/Cable)
Stranger Things (Streaming)
(2021-2022)
Website www.saturnawards.org

The Saturn Award for Best Horror Television Series is one of the annual awards given by the American Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film and series-specialized awards to reward science fiction, fantasy, and horror achievements, included the category for the first time at the 42nd Saturn Awards ceremony, when the Saturn Award went through major changes in their television categories. It specifically rewards horror on television.

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Since the award was introduced in 2016, The Walking Dead has been the only series to win. In 2019, the award received a sister category: Best Streaming Horror/Thriller Television Series.

Winners and nominees

The winners are listed in bold.

(NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year)

2010s

YearTV SeriesNetwork
2015
(42nd)
The Walking Dead AMC
American Horror Story: Hotel FX
Ash vs Evil Dead Starz
Fear the Walking Dead AMC
Salem WGN America
The Strain FX
Teen Wolf MTV
2016
(43rd)
The Walking DeadAMC
American Horror Story: Roanoke FX
Ash vs Evil DeadStarz
The Exorcist Fox
Fear the Walking DeadAMC
Teen WolfMTV
The Vampire Diaries The CW
2017
(44th)
The Walking DeadAMC
American Horror Story: Cult FX
Ash vs Evil DeadStarz
Fear the Walking DeadAMC
Preacher
The StrainFX
Teen WolfMTV
2018
(45th)
The Walking DeadAMC
American Horror Story: Apocalypse FX
A Discovery of Witches AMC
Fear the Walking Dead
NOS4A2
Preacher
Supernatural The CW
What We Do in the Shadows FX
2019-2020
(46th)
The Walking DeadAMC
Creepshow Shudder
Evil CBS
Fear the Walking DeadAMC
Lovecraft Country HBO
Servant Apple TV+
What We Do in the ShadowsFX

2020s

YearTV SeriesNetwork
2021
(47th)
Network / Cable
The Walking Dead AMC
American Horror Story: Double Feature FX
Chucky Syfy
Fear the Walking Dead AMC
From Epix
What We Do in the Shadows FX
Streaming
Stranger Things Netflix
Creepshow Shudder
Evil Paramount+
Servant Apple TV+
Severance
Squid Game Netflix
2022-2023
(51st)
The Last of Us HBO
American Horror Story: Delicate FX
ChuckySyfy
Fear the Walking DeadAMC
From MGM+
Interview with the Vampire AMC
What We Do in the ShadowsFX

Most nominations

Most wins

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