Micro dramas, explained
A micro drama is a complete scripted drama series told in very short episodes, usually one to two minutes each, filmed for a phone. Each episode ends on a cliffhanger, so the story pulls you straight into the next one. You will also see them called short dramas, vertical dramas, mini dramas or, by their Chinese name, duanju.
On BingeTube every series is a micro drama, and they play in any web browser with no app to download. Episodes 1–5 of every series are free with a free account; then $1.99 for the first week and $9.99 a month, or $4.99 for one series. No ads, no coins.
Where micro dramas come from
Wikipedia describes duanju as a type of short-form web or television series that originated in China, typically with one- to two-minute episodes, produced for smartphone viewing and often shot in vertical format. The format is now also made in English, and most of what you find on BingeTube is romance, revenge, werewolf and fantasy, mafia and hidden-identity stories.
How a micro drama works
- Episodes of about one to two minutes, filmed in portrait (9:16) to fill a phone screen.
- A series runs dozens of episodes: half of the series on BingeTube have between 30 and 56 episodes (the middle one has 44, counted on 28 October 2026).
- A hook in the first seconds and a cliffhanger at the end of almost every episode.
- Big, simple premises: a hidden billionaire, a rejected luna, a contract marriage, a revenge after divorce.
What micro drama apps charge
The big micro drama apps are free to download and then charge to keep watching, with coins that unlock episodes and with VIP or membership plans. On the US App Store, ReelShort lists a $19.99 subscription billed weekly, and DramaBox lists memberships from $5.99 to $19.99 (both checked on 28 October 2026). Prices vary by country and change often.
BingeTube has no coins. A membership unlocks every episode of every series: new members pay $1.99 for the first week, then $9.99 a month. Or buy one series once for $4.99. Prices are in US dollars; a few countries have a lower local price.
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48 of 1,879 series
- My Homeless Bride Is a Billionaire Heiress — 499 episodes
- Touch the Don’s Wife, Pay the Price — 480 episodes
- My Cruel Shifter Regretted Losing Me Too Late — 263 episodes
- Who Is This Tramp With a Trillion-Dollar Empire? — 261 episodes
- One Month to Love a Dragon — 225 episodes
- Plus-Size Bride, Stepmom in Charge — 205 episodes
- Desperate Housewives — 63 episodes
- The Prince Is A Girl: The Slave In A Princess Disguise — 60 episodes
- Soul Sight — 25 episodes
- The Twins Love Me Too Late — 54 episodes
- He Threw Away A Legend For His First Love — 24 episodes
- Broken Vows, White Wolf's Call — 51 episodes
- Craving the Wrong Brother — 54 episodes
- I Married a Fool Who Ruled Them All — 24 episodes
- The Priest's Private Lessons — 33 episodes
- The Don’s Chubby Online Girlfriend — 26 episodes
- He Emptied the Tideguard for His Mistress and the Court Fell — 25 episodes
- Her Contracted Caregiver — 38 episodes
- After the Neglected Girl Left, They Begged Her to Come Back — 25 episodes
- After I Died, They Lost It All — 40 episodes
- The Beggar They Mocked Is the Great Sage — 65 episodes
- 17 Heartbreaks: Silent Echoes of Love — 56 episodes
- Dangerous Touch — 29 episodes
- Flash Married the Billionaire, Then My Real Parents Found Me — 33 episodes
- 徐Voiceless Siren? Sea God’s Oracle! — 26 episodes
- Lie For You, Die For You — 51 episodes
- After My Ex-Wife Had Me Sterilized, I Married the World's Richest Woman — 62 episodes
- Two Daddies One Baby — 60 episodes
- His Damp Specter Lover — 47 episodes
- Every Tomorrow — 70 episodes
- Captive of Her Harbor — 50 episodes
- The Mage Behind the Crown — 25 episodes
- The Heir's Final Round King of the Underground — 41 episodes
- Dragonborn: The False Heir — 60 episodes
- Who Knew My Three Sons Are Extraordinary — 70 episodes
- Betrayed by My Wife I Return for Revenge — 50 episodes
- The Shibari Artist — 25 episodes
- Sharing Burning Dreams with the Ice-Cold Football Captain — 25 episodes
- I Had the Mafia Bosss Dragon Babies — 39 episodes
- Accidentally Pregnant With the Billionaire's Baby — 61 episodes
- His Desire Rating for Me is 9 Wait 10 Isn't the Max — 26 episodes
- Elven Kings Fallen Star — 51 episodes
- End of the World, Start of My Empire — 67 episodes
- The Don's Hidden Wife — 25 episodes
- The Poisoned Years — 35 episodes
- Man to Man — 31 episodes
- My Boyfriend Cheated in Italian—I Understood It All — 25 episodes
- Replace the Mafia Heiress Not a Chance — 25 episodes
More short dramas to discover
A different handful of series from the catalog every day.
- The CEO Became My Wife
- Hired as a Dad Married to the Mafia Queen
- Don't Touch the Alpha Queen's Daughter
- Sorry No Dragon Heiress Here
- Back to 20, Take on the Side Chick
- Enchanting the Mafia Heir
- Our Love Died in the Rain
- Don's Daughter Doesn't Need a New Mother
- Where the Little Fox Belongs
- Shared Bride, I'm Sick of Godfather's Love
- Contract Birth I Bore the Mafia Dons Wolf Pups
- He Gave My Daughters Heart to His Mistresss Son
- A Holiday Reckoning
- She Stole My Past I Rewrote My Future
- The Golden Dragon Heiress Returns
- Agent & the Athlete
- Too Late, Don Luca
- The Astronaut Husband's Final Revenge
- 30 Days to Crawl Back? I Chose His Best Friend Instead
- Stop Pretending, Fake Heiress—The Real One Is a Transmigrated Princess
- He Divorced Me, But I'm the Elven Princess
- Locker Secret : Taming the Arrogant Jock
- The Prodigy Sage Is Back
Questions
What is a micro drama?
A scripted drama series made of very short episodes, usually one to two minutes each, filmed vertically for phones, with a cliffhanger at the end of almost every episode. They are also called short dramas, vertical dramas or mini dramas.
Are micro dramas and short dramas the same thing?
Yes. Micro drama, short drama, mini drama and vertical drama are different names for the same format; duanju is the Chinese name.
Where can I watch micro dramas without an app?
On BingeTube at binge.tube, in any browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Episodes 1–5 of every series are free with a free account; then $1.99 for the first week and $9.99 a month, or $4.99 for one series. No ads, no coins.
How long is a micro drama?
Each episode is about one to two minutes. A whole series usually has a few dozen episodes, so most can be watched in one to two hours.