Saturn Award for Best Streaming Superhero Series

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Saturn Award for Best New Media Superhero Series
Awarded forBest superhero fiction streaming television series of the year
Country United States
First awarded 2018
Currently held by Daredevil (2019)
Website www.saturnawards.org

The Saturn Award for Best Streaming Superhero Series (formerly Saturn Award for Best New Media Superhero 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 44th Saturn Awards. It specifically rewards superhero fiction streaming television series created for non-traditional platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu.

Contents

At the 45th Saturn Awards, the category was retitled.

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 SeriesStreaming Service
2017
(44th) [1]
The Punisher Netflix
The Defenders Netflix
Future Man Hulu
Iron Fist Netflix
Runaways Hulu
The Tick Amazon Prime Video
2018
(45th) [2]
Daredevil Netflix
Doom Patrol DC Universe
Jessica Jones Netflix
The Punisher
Runaways Hulu
Swamp Thing DC Universe
The Umbrella Academy Netflix

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References

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  2. Mancuso, Vinnie (July 16, 2019). "'Avengers: Endgame', 'Game of Thrones' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations". Collider. Retrieved July 20, 2019.