Genre · 46 series

Period Dramas Short Dramas

Forty-six series from ShortMax, and a shelf with no short entries at all — nothing under 44 episodes. Costume drama in this format means commitment, and the catalogue is consistent about it.

Series: 46
Median length: —

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Ranked by our editor score; ties broken by whether the series is complete, then by length. How often this setup gets published, and how the median title in it performs, is mapped in the trope explorer.

144 EP

ShortMax

Crowned by Her Second Life

44 episodes

246 EP

ShortMax

[Dubbed]Natalie's Silent Revolution

46 episodes

347 EP

ShortMax

[Dubbed]Lady Kelly's Counterattack

47 episodes

448 EP

ShortMax

The Dying Prince's Defiant Bride

48 episodes

550 EP

ShortMax

Her Majesty's Retribution

50 episodes

01Crowned by Her Second Lifeshortest here at 44 episodes (—)
02[Dubbed]Natalie's Silent Revolutionstill releasing — 46 episodes so far
03[Dubbed]Lady Kelly's Counterattackstill releasing — 47 episodes so far
04The Dying Prince's Defiant Bridestill releasing — 48 episodes so far
05Her Majesty's Retributionstill releasing — 50 episodes so far

The extremes

	Series	Platform	Episodes	Runtime
Shortest run	Crowned by Her Second Life	ShortMax	44	—
Longest run	Where Love Finds Its Way Back	ShortMax	100	—
Shortest	Crowned by Her Second Life	ShortMax	44	—
Longest	Where Love Finds Its Way Back	ShortMax	100	—