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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

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

★ 6.6
24 6 2020–2020
Documentary · Reality-TV · Short

API Shorts

★ 8.7
24 4 2021–present
Short

Eventide Media Center

★ 7.8
24 14 2020–2022
Horror · Short

Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series

★ 5.9
24 19 2022–2022
Short

Breaking Good

★ 8.7
23 3 2020–present
Comedy · Short

The Summoner

★ 6.2
22 10 2021–present
Animation · Comedy · Short

Webseriesnya Radit

★ 7.9
22 17 2021–2021
Comedy · Short

The Sauce

★ 4.2
22 7 2020–present
Short

Shappysway

★ 2.7
22 3 2023–2025
Animation · Comedy · Short

Stuck

★ 6.4
21 28 2020–present
Comedy · Short

Vintage Eight

★ 9.3
21 65 2021–present
Horror · Short

DinoCity

★ 7.7
21 28 2021–present
Animation · Short

True Story

★ 8.8
21 2 2021–present
Drama · Short

Para Além do Cérebro

★ 8.1
21 16 2025–present
Documentary · History · Short

One Night Flame Between Me and Mr. Right

★ 7.3
21 1 2026–present
Drama · Romance · Short

God of Work

★ 6.2
21 6 2022–2022
Comedy · Short

Brydon &

★ 7.1
20 165 2020–present
Comedy · Short · Talk-Show

Isotope Wars

★ 9.1
20 4 2026–present
Sci-Fi · Short

Ariel in the Little Mermaid: Songs from the Crystal Cavern

★ 4.2
20 10 2025–present
Short

Instant Gratification

★ 9.0
20 28 2020–present
Comedy · Drama · Short

Be Yourself

★ 7.9
19 1 2022–present
Drama · Romance · Short

#vmaskeshow

★ 2.4
19 10 2020–2020
Comedy · Short

Letterboxd

★ 5.6
19 127 2020–present
Short · Talk-Show

Un gars, une fille (au pluriel)

★ 5.4
19 2 2023–present
Comedy · Short
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