The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Best Written Limited Series is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the writers of the best limited television series of the season. It has been awarded since the 75th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 2022. Previously, limited series/miniseries were awarded in two separate categories: Long Form - Adapted and Long Form - Original. During this time, series were grouped with television/streaming films, which now have their own category (TV & New Media Motion Pictures).
The year indicates when each season aired. The winners are highlighted in gold.
2020s Year Program Writer(s) Network2022(75th)The White LotusMike WhiteHBOThe DropoutHilary Bettis, Liz Hannah, Liz Heldens, Dan LeFranc, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Matt Lutsky, Elizabeth Meriwether, Wei-Ning YuHuluFleishman Is in TroubleTaffy Brodesser-Akner, Cindy Chupack, Allison P. Davis, Mike Goldbach, Boo KillebrewFX/HuluPam & TommyBrooke Baker, Matthew Bass, Theodore Bressman, D.V. DeVincentis, Sarah Gubbins, Robert SiegelHuluThe StaircaseAisha Bhoori, Antonio Campos, Maggie Cohn, Aja Gabel, Emily Kaczmarek, Craig Shilowich, Sebastian SilvaHBO Max2023(76th)BeefJoanna Calo, Bathsheba Doran, Jean Kyoung Frazier, Niko Gutierrez-Kovner, Lee Sung Jin, Alice Ju, Carrie Kemper, Mike Makowsky, Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen, Kevin Rosen, Alex RussellNetflixA Murder at the End of the WorldZal Batmanglij, Cherie Dimaline, Brit Marling, Melanie Marnich, Rebecca RoanhorseFX/HuluDaisy Jones & the SixSusan Coyne, Jihan Crowther, Harris Danow, Charmaine DeGraté, Will Graham, Nora Kirkpatrick, Jenny Klein, Liz Koe, Judalina Neira, Scott Neustadter, Stacy Traub, Michael H. WeberPrime VideoFargoThomas Bezucha, Bob DeLaurentis, Noah Hawley, April ShihFXLessons in ChemistryVictoria Bata, Lee Eisenberg, Hannah Fidell, Emily Jane Fox, Susannah Grant, Rosa Handelman, Elissa Karasik, Boo Killebrew, Mfoniso Udofia, Teagan WallApple TV+2024(77th)The PenguinVladimir Cvetko, Breannah Gibson, Erika L. Johnson, Lauren LeFranc, Corina Maritescu, Megan Martin, John McCutcheon, Shaye Ogbonna, Kira Snyder, Nick Towne, Noelle ValdiviaHBOPresumed InnocentMiki Johnson, David E. Kelley, Sharr WhiteApple TV+RipleySteven ZaillianNetflixSay Nothing Clare Barron, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua ZetumerFX/HuluTrue Detective: Night CountryKatrina Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah WilmsHBO2025(78th) Dying for Sex Sheila Callaghan, Harris Danow, Madeleine George, Elizabeth Meriwether, Amelia Roper, Kim Rosenstock, Sasha Stewart, Sabrina Wu, Keisha Zollar FX/HuluThe Beast in MeHoward Gordon, C.A. Johnson, Ali Liebegott, Daniel Pearle, Gabe Rotter, Erika Sheffer, Mike SkerrettNetflixBlack RabbitZach Baylin, Sarah Gubbins, Kate Susman, Andrew Hinderaker, Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Carlos RiosDeath by LightningMike MakowskySirensDan LeFranc, Colin McKenna, Molly Smith Metzler
Total awards by network HBO – 2 awards FX – 1 award Hulu – 1 award Netflix – 1 award
Total nominations by network Hulu – 6 nominations Netflix – 6 nominations FX – 4 nominations HBO/HBO Max – 4 nominations Apple TV – 2 nominations Prime Video – 1 nomination
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