what was the first tv drama series

The first TV drama series is generally credited to The Queen’s Messenger , broadcast in 1928 and widely cited as the first televised drama. Some sources also note an earlier UK broadcast in 1930, but that was not the first overall.

Quick Scoop

• First widely recognized TV drama: The Queen’s Messenger.
• When: September 11, 1928.
• Why it matters: It is commonly described as the first drama ever broadcast on television.

• Alternative claim: In the UK, The Man With the Flower in His Mouth is cited as the first television drama there, broadcast in July 1930.

What that means

The answer depends on whether you mean the first TV drama anywhere or the first in a specific country. For the global first, The Queen’s Messenger is the usual answer.

Source note

Different histories of television sometimes use different definitions, especially because early broadcasts were experimental and not always series in the modern sense.