The Independent Spirit Award for New Scripted Series (or Best New Series) is one of the annual

Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with Poly(methyl m ...

, presented to recognize the best in independent filmmaking.

History

It was first awarded in 2020 with

Michaela Coel Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson (born 1 October 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British screenwriter and actress. She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 sitcom ''Chewing Gum'' (2015–2017), for which she won ...

's miniseries ''

I May Destroy You ''I May Destroy You'' is a British black comedy-drama television limited series created, written, co-directed, and executive produced by Michaela Coel for BBC One and HBO. The series is set in London with a predominantly Black British cast. ...

'' 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

References

{{Reflist Best New Scripted Film American television awards Awards established in 2020