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Best Unscripted Series

Meet the nominees for The DARCYS, recognizing artists, storytellers, and advocates advancing authentic disability representation.

The Best Unscripted Series Award highlights programming that showcases diverse disability experiences and fosters greater visibility, connection, and understanding.

Jay & Pamela 

Two people interact with a small dog in an indoor living space.

Credits: 

  • Executive Producers: Julie Insogna-Jarrett, Seth Jarrett, Chaney Moon, David St. John
  • Co-Executive Producers: Rahel Tennione, Carrie Vandiver Skor

Synopsis: 

Jay and Pamela Manueal are a couple who share the same rare brittle bone disorder, Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3 (OI 3). The show expands what love and representation on TV can look like by spotlighting the relationship of a Black, autistic, trans man and a Mexican woman, both living with OI. Now happily married and living on their own, Jay and Pamela are living life to the fullest. But when the topic of expanding their family comes up, they must examine their relationship. Having a baby is a big step, but for them it’s the ultimate decision.

 

Love on the Spectrum

Two people sit together in a garden surrounded by flowers and greenery.

Credits: 

  • Creator/Executive Producer: Karina Holden, Cian O’Clery

Synopsis: 

Stories of people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships. With the voices of the participants driving their own stories, our characters shine through in a series that reveals autism is a wide-ranging condition, allowing us to get to know them as individuals, not as labels. Through stories shared with openness and generosity, this uplifting series celebrates diversity and difference, setting out to teach us all lessons on love, romance, intimacy and acceptance.

 

Renegades

A person using a wheelchair speaks into a microphone against a stylized cityscape background.

Credits: 

  • Creator: Day Al-Mohamed
  • Series Producer: Amanda Upson
  • Executive Producers: Michael Kantor, Carrie Lozano, Charlotte Mangin

Synopsis: 

An anthology showcasing the lives of diverse, lesser-known historical figures with disabilities, exploring not only their impact on and contributions to U.S. society, but also the concept of disability culture. Hosted and narrated by the musician and disability rights advocate Lachi, who is blind, and created and produced by a team of disabled filmmakers, the series is designed to increase public knowledge of disability history, and encourage cross-cultural understanding between non-disabled people and those with disabilities – who make up more than 1 in 4 adults in America today.