AFT Awards: Best Drama Series

This is the twenty-seventh category of the 14th Annual AFT Television Awards, my personal choices for the best in television during the 2019-2020 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: Better Call Saul, Bodyguard, Counterpart, Doom Patrol, Narcos: Mexico

Emmy nominees: Better Call Saul, The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale, Killing Eve, The Mandalorian, Ozark, Stranger Things, Succession

Finalists: Better Call Saul, This Is Us, Orange is the New Black, The Morning Show, Perpetual Grace, LTD, Big Little Lies, Liar

The nominees:

Pose
Stranger Things
Undone
Westworld

The winner:

The Crown brought on an entirely new cast and demonstrated the same maturity in its third season, crafting installments that felt educational, intimate, and deeply thought-provoking.

Next up: Best Comedy Series