| Black Reel Award for Outstanding Drama Series | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Drama Series |
| Presenter: | Black Reel Awards for Television |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Holder: | Bel-Air (2022) |
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.
This Is Us also became the first Network show to win this category while Pose became the first cable series to win.
| 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 |
| 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 | |
(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 | |
(Season 1) | Max Borenstein, showrunner | HBO |