12 Short Series To Watch Online If You Don't Like To Commit To Shows With More Than One Season

Our scorching days are filled with constant WFH meetings, calls and sitting behind the laptop working, so we don’t exactly get time to sit and binge-watch lengthy shows or series that go on for season after season. This is why, if committing to a lengthy series isn’t your cup of tea, we got just the list of Indian and International shows for you that are short, well written, not more than one season long, and leave an impact! Read on!

Indian 

1. Zindagi In Short 

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This one’s an anthology series that consists of around 7 episodes and each episode narrates a different story and covers themes like domestic abuse, domestic dilemmas, digital romances, schoolyard bullies and more. Each episode is not more than 20 minutes long, but trust us when we say that these will be the most impactful 20 minutes of your time! 

Watch Online Here | Zindagi In Short  

2. Taj Mahal 1989

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Taj Mahal 1989 tells the story of a number of individuals, old and young, who find love in Lucknow back in the year 1989.  Set around Lucknow University, this short series follows these couples on their journey of budding romance, love and the different perspectives, as they view the concept of love and affection differently. A calming watch that is shot in an alluring sepia tone, watch this one for laughs, nostalgia and some on-point poetry! 

Watch Online Here | Taj Mahal 1989 

3. Ghoul 

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Dear horror lovers, this one’s especially for you. Starring Radhika Apte, this Indian horror series is set in ‘the near future’, where due to political unrest, military detention camps have been set up to contain prisoners, and an interrogator is on the mission to find the truth. With a new prisoner arriving in the detention cells, the plot takes on an eerie tone and we’re given incredible visuals and CGI. Watch this for ‘em scares!  

Watch Online Here | Ghoul  

4. Criminal Justice  

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Here’s an Indian crime thriller that definitely made us feel the impact of a powerful script and attention to details. The plot revolves around a murder trial where the main suspect Aditya Sharma, who seems to be falsely accused of the crime, doesn’t seem to remember anything from the night of the murder. Is he guilty or just a really great deceiver? Watch it to find out! 

Watch Online Here | Criminal Justice 

5. Scam 1992  

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Scam 1992 is an Indian crime drama short series - this one’s based on the 1992 stock market scam committed by several stock market brokers, including Harshad Mehta and is an adaptation of journalist Sucheta Dalal’s & Debashish Basu's 1992 book, The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away. With brilliant screenplay dialogues and a killer performance by the actors, you’ll end up finishing this short series in a jiffy! 

Watch Online Here | Scam 1992 

6. Afsos  

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Afsos is a unique black comedy web series that follows the protagonist Nakul who is clinically depressed and is on the mission to end his life. After several failed suicide attempts, he decides to employ a deadly assassin to finish the deed. But what’ll happen when he seems to have a change of heart but is being followed by a deadly assassin who’s hell-bent on finishing her task? Watch it to find out!

Watch Online Here | Afsos 

 International 

7. Unorthodox 

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Unorthodox is a brilliant German-American Netflix Limited series based on the autobiography of Deborah Feldman's, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. Filmed in both English and Yiddish languages, the plot revolves around the self-discovery of the protagonist who runs away from her immensely orthodox community in New York to Germany and how she discovers herself and a life beyond the constraints of her community. This one is a beautiful cinematic experience that you can’t miss out on!

Watch Online Here | Unorthodox  

8. Alias Grace 

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Alias grace is based on the popular novel by Margaret Atwood of the same name. The story revolves around a poor Irish immigrant who ends up as domestic help for an upper-class Canadian family. She is then convicted of the murder of her employer along with the stable hand and is sentenced to prison. What follows is a number of oddball interactions with a psychologist who tries to piece together the events that lead up to her imprisonment. Based on true events that took place in the 19th century, this one’s a must-watch!

Watch Online Here | Alias Grace 

9. When They See Us 

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This American true-crime miniseries follows five coloured teens from Harlem who are falsely accused of the brutal attack, rape and murder of a jogger in Central Park. Set in 1989 the story follows their subsequent trial and prosecution of the accused. You will cry buckets of tears while watching this one so keep a tissue handy. A true cinematic gem, you need to watch this one for sure!

Watch Online Here | When They See Us 

10. Maniac 

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We now dip our hands into the realm of psychological thrillers and this one seems to have a brilliant cast! Starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, this dark comedy revolves around two strangers who sign up for a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial believing that it will solve all their problems but find out that their lives soon become interconnected through their memories, dreams and sub-consciousnesses. Find out what happens when the main computer that runs the test goes rogue and threatens to destroy the entire program?!

Watch Online Here | Maniac 

11. The Serpent 

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The Serpent is a recent limited series that is based on the horrible crimes of the serial killer, Charles Sobhraj, who used to target the young hippies between 1975 to 2000 all throughout Thailand, Nepal and other Asian countries. The plot takes you through how he used to steal his victim’s identity and how when at the height of his crimes, a  dutch diplomat begins investigating the murders and his subsequent capture. The plot will take you through a finger biting journey and will keep you guessing, so go on and start watching this masterpiece! 

Watch Online Here | The Serpent 

12. The Queen’s Gambit 

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The Queen’s Gambit is a period, coming-of-age drama based on Walter Tevis's 1983 novel of the same name. The story follows the incidents in the life of the chess prodigy Beth Harmon, who slowly but surely rises to the top of the chess world, all the while struggling with drug addiction and dependency on alcohol that started from her time in the orphanage where they used to dispense daily tranquillizer pills to the young girls. A brilliant performance by Anya Taylor-Joy, you’ve got to watch it for her acting, if not for the amazing plot! 

Watch Online Here | The Queen’s Gambit  

So, go on and watch these short and brilliant mini-series and you can thank us later!