Sci-Fi Short Dramas

About sci-fi short dramas on DramaNest

Science fiction works unusually well in this format. A vertical episode is about a minute long, which is barely enough time to explain a rule and then break it — and that, more or less, is what the good sci-fi shorts do.

Right now the shelf is led by Grey Mist Apocalypse: twenty episodes of a system story. The grey mist rolls in at noon and turns everyone it touches; the protagonist dies in the first wave and opens his eyes on the morning of the outbreak with a survival system attached. The interesting part is not the power but the accounting — the skills have limits, the limits are stated, and the story is really about how far three people can stretch them. Invisibility that expires mid-plan, a pocket dimension that keeps things cold and dry, a pharmacy run four blocks away inside a nest.

It sits alongside the stranger end of the genre: GLITCHED REALM, where a game pulls a late-night tester inside and charges him a piece of his memory for every death, and Alien Awakening, which begins with waking under two moons in a body that is not quite yours. The first three episodes are free, need no account, and plays in the browser on any device.

4 series are streaming on DramaNest right now, and new episodes are added continuously. Everything plays in vertical 9:16 straight in the browser, so you can start on your phone and finish on a tablet, with no app to install.

Frequently asked questions

Are sci-fi short dramas free on DramaNest?

The first 3 episodes of every series are free - 4 series are streaming right now.

How long are the episodes?

Around one minute each, built for vertical phone screens.

Do I need an app or an account?

No app, and no account or payment for the first three episodes. Later episodes need Premium. Everything plays right in your browser.