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 YearWinnerNetworkCreator(s) 2020 I May Destroy You BBC One Michaela CoelLittle America Apple TV+ Lee Eisenberg, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail NanjianiSmall Axe Prime Video Steve McQueen A Teacher FX Hannah Fidell Unorthodox Netflix Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski2021 Reservation Dogs FX Sterlin Harjo & Taika Waititi Blindspotting Starz Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs It's a Sin Channel 4 Russell T. Davies The Underground Railroad Prime Video Barry Jenkins We Are Lady Parts Channel 4 Nida Manzoor2022 The Bear FX on Hulu Christopher Storer Pachinko Apple TV+ Soo Hugh The Porter BET+ / CBC TelevisionArnold Pinnock & Bruce Ramsay Severance Apple TV+ Dan Erickson Station Eleven HBO MaxPatrick Somerville2023 Beef Netflix Lee Sung Jin Dreaming Whilst Black Showtime Adjani Salmon I'm a Virgo Prime Video Boots Riley Jury Duty Freevee Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky Slip The Roku Channel Zoe Lister-Jones 2024 Shōgun FX Rachel Kondo and Justin MarksBaby ReindeerNetflixRichard GaddDiarra from DetroitBET+Diarra KilpatrickEnglish TeacherFXBrian Jordan AlvarezFantasmasHBOJulio Torres2025Spirit Awards 2026 Nominations: Full List – VarietyAdolescenceNetflixJack Thorne and Stephen GrahamCommon Side EffectsAdult SwimJoe Bennett and Steve HelyForeverNetflixMara Brock AkilMr LovermanBBC OneNathaniel PriceNorth of NorthCBC / APTN / NetflixStacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Networks with multiple wins FX – 3 Netflix – 2
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