| Asian Academy Creative Award for Best Drama Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best drama series |
| Country | Asia–Pacific region |
| Presented by | Asian Academy Creative Awards |
| First awarded | 2018 |
| Currently held by | The Glory (2023) |
| Website | asianacademycreativeawards |
This is a list of the winners of the Asian Academy Creative Award for Best Drama Series since its institution in 2018. Apart from the main award, the category is also awarded regionally in seventeen participating nations.
South Korea holds the most awards with four wins, followed by India and Japan with one.
Winners
The following table display the winners of the award.
| Year | Program | Network | Country | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Miss Sherlock | Hulu Japan |  Japan
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| 2019 | Delhi Crime | Netflix |  India
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| 2020 | Crash Landing on You | tvN |  South Korea
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| 2021 | Move to Heaven | Netflix | South Korea
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| 2022 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | tvN | South Korea
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| 2023 | The Glory | Netflix | South Korea
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Regional winners
The following table display the winners of the regional award, sorted by the participating nations.
Australia and 
New Zealand
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | A Place to Call Home | Showcase |
| 2019 | Wentworth | Showcase |
| 2020 | Mystery Road | ABC |
| 2021 | Hungry Ghosts | SBS |
| 2022 | The Secrets She Keeps | Paramount+ |
| 2023 | Safe Home | SBS |
Bangladesh
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jaago Bahey | Chorki |
| 2023 | Karagar | Hoichoi |
Cambodia
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Weight of Love | Sastra |
China
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Burning Ice | IQIYI |
| 2019 | The Rise of Phoenixes | Hunan Television |
| 2021 | Humans | IQIYI |
| 2022 | The Ideal City | IQIYI |
| 2023 | Love Between Fairy and Devil | IQIYI |
Hong Kong
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 短暫的婚姻 – My Very Short Marriage | ViuTV |
| 2019 | The Trading Floor | Star Chinese Movies |
| 2020 | Leap Day | ViuTV |
| 2021 | Ink at Tai Ping | ViuTV |
| 2022 | Kids' Lives Matter | TVB |
| 2023 | Rope a Dope | ViuTV |
India
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sacred Games | Netflix |
| 2019 | Delhi Crime | Netflix |
| 2020 | The Family Man | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2021 | Scam 1992 | SonyLIV |
| 2022 | Suzhal: The Vortex | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2023 | Trial by Fire | Netflix |
Indonesia
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Publicist | Viu |
| 2019 | Grisse | HBO Asia |
| 2020 | Pretty Little Liars | Viu |
| 2021 | Maya's World | Vision+ |
| 2022 | Wedding Agreement the Series | Disney+ Hotstar |
| 2023 | Heart Broken | SCTV |
Japan
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miss Sherlock | Hulu Japan |
| 2021 | The Naked Director | Netflix |
| 2022 | Don't Call It Mystery | Fuji Television |
| 2023 | Rebooting | Nippon TV |
Malaysia
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Doa | Astro |
| 2019 | The Bridge | Viu |
| 2020 | The Bridge | Viu |
| 2021 | Project: Anchor SPM | Astro |
| 2022 | Ganjil | Viu |
| 2023 | One Cent Thief | Astro |
Myanmar
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lake Pyar | Canal+ |
| 2022 | Trapped | Canal+ |
| 2023 | Crying Forest | Canal+ |
Philippines
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Greatest Love | ABS-CBN |
| 2019 | Barangay 143 | GMA Network |
| 2020 | A Soldier's Heart | ABS-CBN |
| 2021 | Niña Niño | TV5 |
| 2022 | On the Job | HBO Go |
| 2023 | Cattleya Killer | Amazon Prime Video |
Singapore
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Teenage Psychic | HBO Asia |
| 2019 | From Beijing to Moscow | Toggle |
| 2020 | Mind's Eye | meWatch |
| 2021 | Mind Jumper | meWatch |
| 2022 | This Land Is Mine | meWatch |
| 2023 | Oppa, Saranghae! | Channel 8 |
South Korea
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Emperor: Owner of the Mask | MBC TV |
| 2019 | Hotel del Luna | tvN |
| 2020 | Crash Landing on You | tvN |
| 2021 | Move to Heaven | Netflix |
| 2022 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | tvN |
| 2023 | The Glory | Netflix |
Taiwan
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wake Up | PTS |
| 2019 | The World Between Us | PTS |
| 2020 | The Victims' Game | Netflix |
| 2021 | Mother To Be | Sanlih E-Television |
| 2022 | Light the Night | Netflix |
| 2023 | Wave Makers | Netflix |
Thailand
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Krong Kam | Channel 3 |
| 2020 | Who Are You | GMMTV |
| 2021 | Girl from Nowhere | Netflix |
| 2022 | Wannabe | Viu |
| 2023 | Good Old Days | GMMTV |
Vietnam
| Year | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Scarlet Hill | K+ |
References
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- Reference by year:
- 2018: "List of National/Regional Winners 2018". Asian Academy Creative Awards. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- 2019: "2019 National Winners". Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- 2020: "2020 National Winners". Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- 2021: "2021 National Winners". Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- 2022: "2022 National Winners". Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- 2023: "2023 National Winners" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.