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December

The Silent Sea – Created by Park Eun-kyo and Choi Hang-yong (Netflix)
Kitz (Netflix)
With Love – Created and Written by Gloria Calderón Kellett (Amazon Prime Video)
Bulgasal: Immortal Souls – Created by Kwon So-ra, Jang Young-woo, and Seo Jea-won (Netflix)
Vigil – Directed by Isabelle Sieb and James Strong (Peacock)
Dafne and the Rest – Written and Directed by Abril Zamora (HBO Max)
Close to Me – Written by Angela Pell (Sundance Now/AMC+)
Harlem – Created by Tracy Oliver (Amazon Prime Video)
Under the Vines – Created by Erin White (Acorn TV)
And Just Like That… (HBO Max)
Creamerie – Created by J.J. Fong, Perlina Lau, Roseanne Liang, and Ally Xue; Directed by Roseanne Liang (Hulu)
Anne Boleyn (Miniseries) – Directed by Lynsey Miller; Written by Eve Hedderwick Turner (AMC+)
The Pact (Sundance Now)
Santa Inc. – Created by Alexandra Rushfield (HBO Max)

November

Light the Night (Netflix)
Elves (Netflix)
The Wheel of Time (Amazon Prime Video)
Harriet the Spy (Apple TV+)
Chasing Ghislaine (Docuseries) (discovery+)
Black and Missing (Docuseries) – Directed by Geeta Gandbhir, Nadia Hallgren, Samantha Knowles, and Yoruba Richen (HBO/HBO Max)
Entrelazados (Disney+)
Always Jane (Docuseries) (Amazon Prime Video)
The Shrink Next Door (Miniseries) – Developed by Georgia Pritchett (Apple TV+)
Olaf Presents – Written by Jennifer Lee (Disney+)
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (Adult Swim)
Kamikaze – Created by Johanne Algren (HBO Max)
Yellowjackets – Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (Showtime)
Lies and Deceit (Netflix)
Christmas Flow – Created by Marianne Levy, Henri Debeurme, and Victor Rodenbach; Directed by Nadège Loiseau (Netflix)
The Sex Lives of College Girls – Created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble (HBO Max)
Partners in Rhyme – Created by MC Lyte and Bentley Kyle Evans (ALLBLK)
Hollington Drive – Created and Written by Sophie Petzal; Directed by Carolina Giammetta (Sundance Now)
Sort Of – Created by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo (HBO Max)
Anna – Written by Francesca Manieri and Niccolò Ammaniti (AMC+)
The Club – Created by Zeynep Günay Tan (Netflix)
Arcane: Act I (Netflix)
Head of the Class (HBO Max)
Sacrifice (BET+)
Lace – Created by Michelle Ebony Hardy and Katrina Y. Nelson (ALLBLK)

October

Colin in Black and White (Miniseries) – Created by Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick (Netflix)
The Time It Takes – Directed by Inés Pintor and Pablo Santidrián (Netflix)
Inside Job – Created by Shion Takeuchi (Netflix)
Maya and the Three (Miniseries) (Netflix)
More Than Blue: The Series – Directed by Hsieh Pei-ju (Netflix)
4400 – Created by Anna Fricke and Ariana Jackson (The CW)
Para: We Are King – Written by Luisa Hardenberg, Katharina Sophie Brauer, and Hanno Hackfort (HBO Max)
Paradise – Created by Ruth García, Fernando González Molina, and David Oliva (HBO Max)
The Motive (Docuseries) – Directed by Tali Shemesh and Asaf Sudry (Netflix)
I Know What You Did Last Summer – Written by Sara Goodman (Amazon Prime Video)
My Name (Netflix)
Misfit: The Series (Netflix)
Wakefield – Created by Kristen Dunphy; Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and Kim Mordaunt (Showtime)
Queens (ABC)
The Girl in the Woods – Directed by Krysten Ritter and Jacob Chase; Written by Jane Casey Modderno (Peacock)
Pretty Smart (Netflix)
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (Docuseries) – Created by Leena Yadav (Netflix)
Diana (Docuseries) (CNN)
Buried (Docuseries) (Showtime)
Querencia (Web Series) – Written and Directed by Mary Galloway (Revry)
The King’s Affection (Netflix)
Trial in the Outback: The Lindy Chamberlain Story (Docuseries) (Sundance Now and AMC+)
Guilty Party – Written by Rebecca Addelman (Paramount+)
Love Spells – Created by Fernanda Eguiarte (HBO Max)
What Happened, Brittany Murphy? (Docuseries) – Directed by Cynthia Hill (HBO Max)
Covenant (Anthology) – Created by Kaye Singleton (ALLBLK)
Maid (Miniseries) – Created by Molly Smith Metzler (Netflix)
A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad (Docuseries) – Directed by Annette Baumeister and Wilfried Huismann (Netflix)
Good Grief – Created and Written by Eve Palmer, Grace Palmer, and Nick Schaedel (IFC)
The Five Juanas (Netflix)

September

Nuclear Family (Docuseries) – Directed by Ry Russo-Young (HBO and HBO Max)
The Chestnut Man – Created by Dorte W. Høgh, David Sandreuter, Søren Sveistrup, and Mikkel Serup (Netflix)
Luna Park – Created by Isabella Aguilar (Netflix)
The Way Down (Docuseries) – Directed by Marina Zenovich (HBO Max)
Chicago Party Aunt – Created by Katie Rich, Chris Witaske, and Jon Barinholtz (Netflix)
Teenage Euthanasia – Created by Alissa Nutting and Alyson Levy (Adult Swim)
Muhammad Ali (Docuseries) – Directed by Sarah Burns, Ken Burns, and David McMahon (PBS)
NCIS: Hawaii (CBS)
The Big Leap – Created by Liz Heldens (Fox)
Our Kind of People – Created by Karin Gist (Fox)
Jaguar – Created by Gema R. Neira and Ramón Campos (Netflix)
That Girl Lay Lay (Nickelodeon)
Pretty Hard Cases – Created by Sherry White and Tassie Cameron (IMDb TV)
LuLaRich (Docuseries) – Directed by Julia Willoughby Nason and Jenner Furst (Amazon Prime Video)
Finding Alice – Created by Keeley Hawes, Roger Goldby, and Simon Nye (Acorn TV)
Y: The Last Man – Developed by Eliza Clark (FX on Hulu)
Cheyenne & Lola – Created by Virginie Brac (Sundance Now and AMC+)
The Harper House (Paramount+)
Dive Club (Netflix)
Dounia – Directed by Marya Zarif and André Kadi; Written by Marya Zarif (CBC Gem)
On the Verge – Created by Julie Delpy (Netflix)
Impeachment: American Crime Story (Miniseries) (FX)
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. – Created by Kourtney Kang (Disney+)
All the Queen’s Men (BET+)

August

King of Boys: The Return of the King (Miniseries) – Created by Kemi Adetiba (Netflix)
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha – Created by Shin Ha-eun and Yu Je-won (Netflix)
Laetitia (Miniseries) (HBO and HBO Max)
The Chair – Created by Amanda Peet and Annie Julia Wyman (Netflix)
Gossip (Docuseries) – Directed by Jenny Carchman (Showtime)
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes (Netflix)
Open Your Eyes (Netflix)
What Happens in Hollywood (Docuseries) – Directed by Marina Zenovich (Roku Channel)
Brand New Cherry Flavor (Miniseries) – Created by Lenore Zion and Nick Antosca (Netflix)
Fena: Pirate Princess (Adult Swim and Crunchyroll)
Nine Perfect Strangers (Miniseries) (Hulu)
Hit & Run – Created by Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin, Avi Issacharoff, and Lior Raz (Netflix)
The Tent Mender (Miniseries) – Written and Directed by Laura Hand (IMDb TV)
Fantasy Island – Created by Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain (Fox)
What If…? (Anthology) – Written by Ashley Bradley (Disney+)
AlRawabi School for Girls (Miniseries) – Created by Tima Shomali and Shirin Kamal (Netflix)
The Ms. Pat Show (BET+)
Hear Me Out (Talk Show) (Vice)
The Hunt for a Killer – Written by Lotta Erikson and Helene Lindholm (Sundance Now)

July

The Pursuit of Love (Miniseries) – Written and Directed by Emily Mortimer (Amazon Prime Video)
The Demi Lovato Show (Talk Show) (Roku Channel)
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts (Talk Show) (Disney+)
Naomi Osaka (Docuseries) – Directed by Garrett Bradley (Netflix)
The ’96 Effect (Docuseries) (Peacock)
The End – Created by Samantha Strauss (Showtime)
The Deceived – Created by Lisa McGee and Tobias Beer (Starz)
Through Our Eyes (Docuseries) – Directed by Geeta Gandbhir, Talleah Bridges McMahon, Kristi Jacobson, Smriti Mundhra, and Rudy Valdez (HBO Max)
Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes (Docuseries) (HBO and HBO Max)
Eden – Created by Vanessa Gazy (Spectrum)
Dr. Death (Miniseries) – Directed by So Yong Kim, Maggie Kiley, and Jennifer Morrison (Peacock)
We the People – Created by Chris Nee, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, and Kenya Barris (Netflix)
The Beast Must Die (Miniseries) – Created and Written by Gaby Chiappe (AMC)
You Are My Spring – Created by Lee Mi-na and Jung Jee-hyun (Netflix)
Young Royals – Created by Lisa Ambjörn (Netflix)
Gossip Girl – Created by Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz, and Joshua Safran (HBO Max)
Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime (Docuseries) (Netflix)

June

Sex/Life – Created by Stacy Rukeyser (Netflix)
September Mornings – Created by Josefina Trotta (Amazon Prime Video)
Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts (Docuseries) (Peacock)
Relentless (Docuseries) – Directed by Christina Fontana (Discovery+)
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (Docuseries) (Netflix)
Physical – Created by Annie Weisman (Apple TV+)
The Rational Life (Netflix)
So Not Worth It – Created by Seo Eun-jung, Baik Ji-hyun, Kwon Ik-joon, and Kim Jung-sik (Netflix)
Nevertheless, – Created by Kim Ga-ram and Jung Won (Netflix)
Kevin Can F**k Himself – Created by Valerie Armstrong (AMC)
Jiva! – Created by Busisiwe Ntintili (Netflix)
Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell (Docuseries) – Directed by Barbara Shearer (Peacock)
Blindspotting (Starz)
The Republic of Sarah (The CW)
iCarly (Paramount+)
Katla (Netflix)
Lisey’s Story (Miniseries) (Apple TV+)
Little Birds (Miniseries) – Created by Sophia Al Maria; Directed by Stacie Passon (Starz)
Domina (Miniseries) (Epix)
Loki – Directed by Kate Herron (Disney+)
Starstruck – Directed by Karen Maine; Written by Rose Matafeo and Alice Snedden (HBO Max)
Trese (Netflix)
Moloch – Written by Marion Festraëts and Arnaud Malherbe (Sundance Now)
Claressa Shields (Docuseries) (ESPN+)
We Are Lady Parts – Created, Written, and Directed by Nida Manzoor (Peacock)

May

Panic – Created and Written by Lauren Oliver (Amazon Prime Video)
Housebroken – Created by Jennifer Crittenden, Clea DuVall, and Gabrielle Allan (Fox)
The Bite – Created by Michelle King and Robert King (Spectrum)
PAUSE with Sam Jay (Talk Show) – Created by Sam Jay and Prentice Penny (HBO and HBO Max)
Master of None: Moments in Love – Written by Lena Waithe and Aziz Ansari (Netflix)
In Treatment (HBO and HBO Max)
Whitstable Pearl – Created by Julie Wassmer (Acorn TV)
Eden (Netflix)
The Underground Railroad (Miniseries) (Amazon Prime Video)
Move to Heaven – Created by Yoon Ji-ryun and Kim Sung-ho (Netflix)
Run the World – Created by Leigh Davenport (Starz)
Too Close (Miniseries) – Created and Written by Clara Salaman; Directed by Susan Tully (AMC+)
Mine – Created by Lee Na-jeong and Baek Mi-kyoung (Netflix)
Ziwe (Variety Show) (Showtime)
Blinded – Those Who Kill – Written by Ina Bruhn, Tine Krull Petersen, Per Daumiller, and Bo Hr. Hansen (Acorn TV)
The Upshaws – Created by Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes (Netflix)
Hacks – Created by Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky, and Paul W. Downs (HBO Max)
Uri and Ella – Created by Dina Senderson, Ofer Seker, and Yuval Shafferman (HBO Max)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Written by Jennifer Corbett (Disney+)
Girls5eva – Created by Meredith Scardino (Peacock)
The Drowning (Miniseries) – Created by Francesca Brill and Luke Watson; Directed by Carolina Giammetta (Acorn TV and Sundance Now)

April

Shadow and Bone (Netflix)
Impact with Gal Gadot (Docuseries) – Directed by Vanessa Roth (YouTube)
Fatma (Netflix)
Sexify (Netflix)
Why Are You Like This – Created by Naomi Higgins, Humyara Mahbub, and Mark Samual Bonanno (Netflix)
Mare of Easttown (Miniseries) (HBO and HBO Max)
Confronting a Serial Killer (Docuseries) (Starz)
The Secrets She Keeps (Miniseries) – Directed by Catherine Millar and Jennifer Leacey; Written by Sarah Walker and Jonathan Gavin (AMC)
Cruel Summer (Freeform)
Philly D.A. (Docuseries) – Created by Nicole Salazar, Ted Passon, and Yoni Brook (PBS)
Rutherford Falls – Created by Sierra Teller Ornelas, Ed Helms, and Mike Schur (Peacock)
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World (Docuseries) (PBS)
Doing the Most with Phoebe Robinson (Comedy Central)
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo – Created by Annette Hess, Sophie von Uslar, Philipp Kadelbach, and Oliver Berben (Amazon Prime Video)
The Nevers (HBO and HBO Max)
Birdgirl (Adult Swim)
Hemingway (Docuseries) – Directed by Lynn Novick and Ken Burns (PBS)
Chad – Created by Nasim Pedrad (TBS)
Kung Fu – Created by Christina M. Kim (The CW)
Rebel – Created by Krista Vernoff (ABC)
Made for Love – Created by Alissa Nutting, Christina Lee, Dean Bakopoulos, and Patrick Somerville; Directed by Stephanie Laing and Alethea Jones (HBO Max)
Worn Stories (Docuseries) – Created by Jenji Kohan (Netflix)
United States of Al – Created by Maria Ferrari and David Goetsch (CBS)

March

Leimert Park (Web Series) – Created by Mel Jones, Kady Kamakaté, and Davita Scarlett; Directed by Mel Jones; Written by Davita Scarlett (BET+)
Country Comfort – Created by Caryn Lucas (Netflix)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Miniseries) – Directed by Kari Skogland (Disney+)
Sky Rojo (Netflix)
Genius: Aretha (Miniseries) – Created by Suzan-Lori Parks (National Geographic)
The Gloaming – Created by Vicki Madden (Starz)
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (Docuseries) (YouTube)
Isabel (Miniseries) (HBO Max)
The One (Netflix)
Zero Chill – Created by Kirstie Falkous and John Regier (Netflix)
Waffles + Mochi – Created by Erika Thormahlen and Jeremy Konner (Netflix)
Nevenka: Breaking the Silence (Docuseries) – Directed by Maribel Sánchez-Maroto (Netflix)
Bombay Begums – Created by Alankrita Shrivastava (Netflix)
Delilah (OWN)
Generation – Created by Zelda Barnz and Daniel Barnz (HBO Max)
Cold Courage – Directed by Agneta Fagerström-Olsson and Kadir Ferati Balci (AMC+)

February

Tell Me Your Secrets – Created by Harriet Warner (Amazon Prime Video)
The Boarding School: Las Cumbres – Created by Laura Belloso and Asier Anduenza (Amazon Prime Video)
Allen v. Farrow (Docuseries) – Directed by Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick (HBO, HBO Max)
Beartown – Written by Antonia Pyk, Linn Gottfridsson, and Anders Weidemann (HBO, HBO Max)
Ginny & Georgia – Created by Sarah Lampert (Netflix)
Punky Brewster (Peacock)
Nadiya Bakes (Cooking Show) – Directed by Katy Fryer and Claire Martin (Netflix)
The Great North – Created by Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, and Minty Lewis (Fox)
The Luminaries (Miniseries) – Created by Eleanor Catton; Directed by Claire McCarthy (Starz)
Young Rock – Created by Nahnatchka Khan and Dwayne Johnson (NBC)
Behind Her Eyes (Miniseries) – Written by Angela LaManna and Steve Lightfoot (Netflix)
Hello, Me! (Netflix)
The Equalizer – Created by Terri Miller and Andrew Marlowe (CBS)
Clarice – Created by Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman (CBS)
Firefly Lane – Created by Maggie Friedman (Netflix)
The Murders (Sundance Now)

January

The Long Song (Miniseries) – Directed by Mahalia Belo; Written by Sarah Williams (PBS)
The Lady and the Dale (Docuseries) (HBO)
Losing Alice – Created by Sigal Avin (Apple TV+)
Flack (Amazon Prime Video)
Fate: The Winx Saga (Netflix)
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) – Created by Lim Phoebe, Yu Jun, and Lee Seung-hoon (Netflix)
Réunions – Created by Isabelle Dubernet and Éric Führer (Acorn TV)
WandaVision – Created by Jac Schaeffer (Disney+)
Miss Scarlet & The Duke – Created by Rachael New (PBS)
Daughter from Another Mother (Netflix)
Perfect Life – Created by Leticia Dolera (HBO Max)
Walker – Created by Anna Fricke (The CW)
Pretend It’s a City (Documentary Miniseries) (Netflix)
Trickster – Created by Michelle Latimer and Tony Elliott (The CW)
Call Your Mother (ABC)
Call Me Kat (Fox)
Mr. Mayor – Created by Tina Fey (NBC)