Independent Spirit Award for Best New Scripted Series explained

Independent Spirit Award for Best New Scripted Series
Awarded For:	Best New Scripted Series
Presenter:	Film Independent
Country:	United States
Year:	2020
Holder:	Beef (2023)

The Independent Spirit Award for New Scripted Series (or Best New Series) is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards, presented to recognize the best in independent filmmaking.

History

It was first awarded in 2020 with Michaela Coel's miniseries I May Destroy You being the first recipient of the award.

Criteria

Only first season series are eligible to compete, international series can compete as long as at least three episode aired on a US broadcaster within the calendar year.

Recipients

2020s

Year	Winner	Network	Creator(s)
2020 ^[1] ^[2]	*I May Destroy You*	BBC One	Michaela Coel
	Little America		Lee Eisenberg, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
	Small Axe		Steve McQueen
	A Teacher		Hannah Fidell
	Unorthodox		Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski
2021 ^[3]	*Reservation Dogs*	FX	Sterlin Harjo & Taika Waititi
	Blindspotting		Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs
	It's a Sin		Russell T. Davies
	The Underground Railroad		Barry Jenkins
	We Are Lady Parts		Nida Manzoor
2022 ^[4]	*The Bear*	FX on Hulu	Christopher Storer
	Pachinko	Apple TV+	Soo Hugh
	The Porter	BET+ / CBC Television
	Severance		Dan Erickson
	Station Eleven	HBO Max	Patrick Somerville
2023 ^[5]	*Beef*	Netflix	Lee Sung Jin
	Dreaming Whilst Black		Adjani Salmon
	I'm a Virgo		Boots Riley
	Jury Duty
	Slip

Notes and References

Web site: 'Nomadland' Wins Independent Spirit Awards For Best Picture, Director, Editing & Cinematography, Further Solidifying Oscars Prospects. Deadline. Matt. Grobar. April 22, 2021. December 24, 2021.
Web site: 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List. IndieWire. Zack. Sharf. April 23, 2021. December 24, 2021.
Web site: Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations . Brent . Jazz . Long . Tangcay . . December 14, 2021 . December 14, 2021.
Web site: 2023 Independent Spirit Awards: See the Complete List of TV Nominees . Daniel . Trainor. . December 13, 2022 . December 13, 2022.
Web site: 2024 Independent Spirit Award Winners: 'Past Lives' Wins Best Feature (Complete Winners List) . Erbland . Kate . . February 25, 2024 . February 25, 2024.