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Best Short TV Series of the 2020s

454 Short series that started in the 2020s, ranked by popularity

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454 series

Man vs. Bee

★ 6.7
41K 9 2022–2022
Slapstick · Family-safe

Smiling Friends

★ 8.5
32K 27 2020–2026
Adult animation · Absurdist

Most Dangerous Game

★ 6.6
17K 27 2020–2023
Survival · Adrenaline · Tense

Die Hart

★ 5.3
8K 25 2020–present
Ironic & meta · Parody

I Became My CEO's Darkest Secret

★ 8.3
5K 2025–2025
Love story · Secrets & lies

Elite Short Stories: Carla Samuel

★ 6.8
3K 3 2021–2021
Drama · Romance · Short

To My Star

★ 8.0
3K 21 2021–2022
Drama · Romance · Short

Elite Short Stories: Guzmán Caye Rebe

★ 7.4
3K 3 2021–2021
Crime · Drama · Short

Too Young to Want Her Professor

★ 8.3
3K 2025–2025
Drama · Romance · Short

The Stranger

★ 6.2
3K 13 2020–2020
Horror · Short · Thriller

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

★ 7.8
3K 10 2020–2020
Comedy · Fantasy · Short

I'm Her Most Dangerous Obsession

★ 7.6
3K 1 2025–present
Drama · Romance · Short

The Time It Takes

★ 7.2
2K 10 2021–2021
Drama · Romance · Short

Elite Short Stories: Omar Ander Alexis

★ 7.2
2K 3 2021–2021
Drama · Short

Selena + Chef

★ 8.2
2K 40 2020–2022
Reality-TV · Short · Talk-Show

Elite Short Stories: Nadia Guzmán

★ 6.2
2K 3 2021–2021
Drama · Romance · Short

50 States of Fright

★ 6.5
2K 24 2020–2020
Drama · Horror · Short

Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest

★ 8.4
2K 6 2021–2021
Comedy · Romance · Short

Blueming

★ 7.8
2K 11 2022–2022
Drama · Romance · Short

The Shy Beauty and the Billionaire Beast

★ 8.3
2K 2025–2025
Drama · Romance · Short

Survive

★ 5.9
2K 12 2020–2020
Adventure · Drama · Short

You Make Me Dance

★ 7.4
2K 8 2021–2021
Drama · Romance · Short

Mr. Heart

★ 7.2
2K 8 2020–2020
Drama · Romance · Short

Chained by Her Love

★ 8.0
2K 2025–2025
Drama · Romance · Short
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