What is a short drama?
A short drama is a scripted series made to be watched on a phone: filmed upright, split into very short episodes, with a cliffhanger at the end of most of them. You may also see them called vertical dramas, micro dramas or mini dramas.
How long is a short drama?
Episodes usually last a minute or two. Across the 25,181 dramas listed on Plotmoon, the typical drama has 59 episodes, so a whole story often takes about as long as a film. See how many episodes short dramas have for the counts.
What are they about?
Big, fast stories. These are the kinds Plotmoon has most of:
- Revenge: 5,613 dramas
- Fantasy and powers: 3,794 dramas
- Rebirth and second life: 3,583 dramas
- Billionaire: 2,771 dramas
- Divorce: 2,590 dramas
Where can you watch them?
They come from apps that usually charge per episode with coins or a subscription. You can watch them free on Plotmoon in your browser, with no app and no account. The apps compared page shows which app has what.
A few to start with
- The Second Chance: Her Rules (100 episodes)
- Kissing My Boyfriend’s Roommate (25 episodes)
- The Harvest I Built on Betrayal (81 episodes)
- The Seat They Gave Away (25 episodes)
- No More Chances, No More Me (67 episodes)
- A Bullied Heiress Rises for Revenge (52 episodes)