THE SHORT-DRAMA COLLECTION

Chinese Short Dramas

Explore 108 horizontal-format Chinese short dramas. Each entry includes its synopsis, cast, source information, and verification notes.

Official listings and subtitle claims do not confirm U.S. playback or full-series audio/video quality. Three titles have no verified official watch source.

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CHINESE SHORT DRAMA · HORIZONTAL

Affairs of a Drama Queen

戏精女主桃花多

A struggling actress enters a script as Su Xiangwan and must repair its storyline to return home. Her effort to create a better ending draws her into a romance with a prince.

Year: 2022
Episodes: 26
Minutes per episode: 10
Genres: Historical; Romance
Main leads: Xu Xiaonuo; Hou Li
Original network: Tencent Video

WeTV source listing ↗

U.S. playback and full-series audio/video quality not verified.

Sources & verification

Checked: 2026-09-26

Episode notes: Source recorded

Metadata notes: | Matching 2022 title/plot; BetaSeries lists 26 episodes with a nominal ten-minute runtime. Metadata reference only. Source: https://www.betaseries.com/en/show/affairs-of-a-drama-queen

Horizontal evidence: Observed in sampled playback

Format evidence scope: Landscape drama frames observed; sampled video 864 × 486.

English subtitle claim: Advertised (not playback-tested)

Subtitle limits: English source claim supported; actual caption rendering and whole-series continuity are not established.

Episode coverage claim: Complete official series

Coverage limits: CATALOG / SOURCE EVIDENCE ONLY — 26 numbered video entries; advertised total 26. Source listing only; entitlement and complete playback untested. Final EP26 page also inspected. This does not certify successful playback, U.S. access, subtitle continuity or uncensored/edit equivalence.

U.S. access: Official source exists but U.S. playback not directly confirmed

Audio/video scope: A/V quality unverified — audio not sampled; limited visual sample retained, not a full-series picture-quality approval.

Source-specific access: No new title-specific gate observation; see existing access notes. U.S. status remains unverified.

Poster notes: Title-matched couple artwork visually inspected.

CHINESE SHORT DRAMA · HORIZONTAL

Taking Love as a Contract

以爱为契

An actress poses as a wealthy family's daughter to protect her grandmother's home. Her alliance with an adopted heir becomes harder to keep purely transactional as their shared deception draws them closer.

Year: 2024
Episodes: 24
Minutes per episode: 10
Genres: Romance
Main leads: Lu Yanqi; Yan Zixian
Original network: Tencent

WeTV source listing ↗

U.S. playback and full-series audio/video quality not verified.

Sources & verification

Checked: 2026-09-26

Episode notes: Source recorded

Horizontal evidence: Observed in sampled playback

Format evidence scope: Landscape drama frames observed; sampled video 864 × 392.

English subtitle claim: Observed in sample; full series unverified

Subtitle limits: English dialogue observed only in the recorded sample; series-wide accuracy/continuity remains unverified.

Episode coverage claim: Complete official series

Coverage limits: CATALOG / SOURCE EVIDENCE ONLY — 24 numbered video entries; advertised total 24. Source listing only; entitlement and complete playback untested. Final EP24 page also inspected. This does not certify successful playback, U.S. access, subtitle continuity or uncensored/edit equivalence.

U.S. access: Official source exists but U.S. playback not directly confirmed

Audio/video scope: A/V quality unverified — audio not sampled; limited visual sample retained, not a full-series picture-quality approval.

Source-specific access: No new title-specific gate observation; see existing access notes. U.S. status remains unverified.

Poster notes: Full portrait promotional art; 以爱为契 title and Tencent branding readable; two lead characters visible. Visual-only approval; reproduction/hosting permission not established.

CHINESE SHORT DRAMA · HORIZONTAL

Fatal Allure

非她不可

After losing everything, a woman returns with a new face to confront her twin sister's fiancé.

Year: 2024
Episodes: 26
Minutes per episode: 10
Genres: Romance
Main leads: Hong Xiao; Dai Gaozheng
Original network: Youku

Youku (China title/episode source) source listing ↗

U.S. playback and full-series audio/video quality not verified.

Sources & verification

Checked: 2026-09-26

Episode notes: Source recorded

Metadata notes: | TVmaze lists nominal 10 min and 26 episodes; representative metadata, not measured playback. Source: https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/77284/fatal-allure

Horizontal evidence: Published title-specific evidence

Format evidence scope: Landscape described by title-specific reporting; playback unverified

English subtitle claim: Advertised (not playback-tested)

Subtitle limits: English source claim supported; actual caption rendering and whole-series continuity are not established.

Episode coverage claim: Complete official series

Coverage limits: CATALOG / SOURCE EVIDENCE ONLY — Official Youku China listing already identifies all 26 episodes. New verified YOUKU English compilation claims ENGSUB EP01–26. Complete official series claimed/listed; actual contents, uninterrupted subtitles and U.S. playback untested. This does not certify successful playback, U.S. access, subtitle continuity or uncensored/edit equivalence.

U.S. access: Official source exists but U.S. playback not directly confirmed

Audio/video scope: A/V quality unverified — audio not sampled; no approved direct drama-frame sample.

Source-specific access: No new title-specific gate observation; see existing access notes. U.S. status remains unverified.

Poster notes: Opened image; portrait artwork and displayed Chinese title checked. Reuse/hosting permission not established.

CHINESE SHORT DRAMA · HORIZONTAL

Love on the Edge of Divorce

爱在离婚进行时

A designer keeps her Penny identity hidden from the CEO who is trying to divorce her, unaware he is falling for his own wife.

Year: 2025
Episodes: 31
Minutes per episode: About 10–16; varies by episode/edition
Genres: Romance
Main leads: Ren Shihao as Fu Yancheng; Li Xingyao as Sheng Mian / Penny
Original network: Tencent

Rakuten Viki / WeTV source listing ↗

U.S. playback and full-series audio/video quality not verified.

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Sources & verification

Checked: 2026-09-27

Episode notes: Source recorded

Horizontal evidence: Published title-specific evidence

Format evidence scope: Landscape described by title-specific reporting; playback unverified

English subtitle claim: Yes

Subtitle limits: English listed on Viki; episodes 1–4 display 100% English. Full-series accuracy and continuity not tested.

Episode coverage claim: Complete official series

Coverage limits: SUPPORTED SOURCE CLAIM / LISTING ONLY — Viki's matching 2025 title-specific listing reports 31 episodes and indexed episode groups 1–10, 11–20, 21–30, 31–31, matching the master. Complete provider-listing claim; individual video contents and endpoint captions not observed. Viki Pass is advertised; current U.S. entitlement is not established.

U.S. access: Official listings verified; authenticated U.S. playback not confirmed.

Audio/video scope: Not playback-tested; Viki requires an account before episode playback.

Source-specific access: Viki lists 31 episodes and English subtitles. Observed 100% English labels for episodes 1–4, but Play Episode 1 requires an account. WeTV has original and separate English-version listings. Current U.S. playback, full-series captions and A/V quality were not verified.

Poster notes: Official WeTV portrait; official landscape art for wide surfaces.