AFT Awards: Best Drama Series

This is the twentieth category of the 12th Annual AFT Television Awards, my personal choices for the best in television during the 2017-2018 season. This year, I’m including a shorter list, with just nominees and a few finalists, if applicable. Nominees are pictured in the order I’ve ranked them.

Best Drama Series

Last year’s nominees: Goliath, The Handmaid’s Tale, Legion, Sneaky Pete, Westworld

Emmy nominees: The Americans, The Crown, Game of Thrones, The Handmaid’s Tale, Stranger Things, This Is Us, Westworld

Finalists: Mr. Robot, Sneaky Pete, Lost in Space, Jessica Jones

The nominees:

Game of Thrones
Counterpart
Narcos
Stranger Things

The winner:

The Handmaid’s Tale delivered a second season that followed its characters and its disturbing dystopia to even darker and more astounding places.

Next up: Best Comedy Series