5 Best TV Shows With Short Episodes for the Perfect Binge-Watching Experience
These series is a perfect choice for a short break at work or before going to bed.
Thirty-minute (or less) episodes are primarily associated with sitcoms. However, this format has long been used in a variety of genres.
Not too long episodes allow you to watch a show in one sitting and experience a range of emotions in a short period of time.
1. Wellington Paranormal, 2018-2022
Police officers Minogue and O'Leary are recruited by Sergeant Maaka, who heads a unit that investigates paranormal crimes. The partners will catch vampires, werewolves and demons, although they themselves do not fully understand what to do with them.
The police officers first appeared in the movie What We Do in the Shadows by Taika Waititi. But while many people are familiar with What We Do in the Shadows, Minogue and O'Leary's spin-off has gone undeservedly unnoticed.
2. Bonding, 2018-2021
Pete works as a waiter and is always short of money. He turns to his school friend Tiff, who offers to be his assistant. And then Pete finds out that she works as a professional dominatrix, fulfilling the most unusual requests of her clients.
Bonding is an adult series. A touching story unfolds against a backdrop of jokes about sex and all sorts of deviations. The episodes of the series are about 15 minutes long, so they literally fly by.
3. Galavant, 2015-2016
Once upon a time, the evil King Richard kidnapped the beautiful Madalena, the beloved of Sir Galavant. The noble knight tried to rescue her, but it turned out that the girl herself preferred power and glory.
Galavant fell into depression, but was forced to return to heroism when Princess Isabella, whose kingdom was being attacked by Richard, asked for his help.
Against the backdrop of the popularity of all kinds of historical and fantasy series, an excellent parody appeared, which turned out to be brighter than many serious projects. Galavant is not only a comedy. It is also a musical with very memorable songs.
4. Love, Death & Robots, 2019-...
The animated anthology consists of unrelated episodes. Some stories are about space travel, virtual worlds, werewolves, or a post-apocalyptic future. Others are about an old man fighting mice or even a sentient yogurt.
The longest episode is 21 minutes long and was filmed by David Fincher. Most of the stories are 10-15 minutes long – during this time, the writers present full-fledged plots. Studios from all over the world worked on the episodes, so the variety of animation styles is amazing.
5. 50 States of Fright, 2020
The anthology consists of creepy episodes set in different states. It could be a story about a lumberjack's wife with a golden arm or a legend about people made of thread. All of these stories are told by eyewitnesses or just random passersby.
Initially, the horror series was made for the Quibi platform, which specializes in short episodes. So each story was divided into two or three parts, each no longer than ten minutes.