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On their anniversary, Tessa is finally ready to gift her boyfriend her virginity—only to discover he's already sleeping with her cousin. Meanwhile, her work life is no better, with a toxic manager who steals her ideas and makes her daily life a living hell. When she's blindsided with a terminal Leukemia diagnosis, she snaps: quits her job, dumps the cheater, and begins checking off the items on her bucket list. After a chance encounter at her lowest, captivating CEO Cassian Vaughn can't get her out of his head. Knowing she needs help, he offers her a deal: he'll fund the entirety of her last wishes if she does him the small favor of posing as....his fiancée!

Join us as we celebrate the 2025 ReelShort Awards to crown the best talent and most compelling stories in the world of vertical short dramas. Hit play, relive the magic, and see who took home the trophy in 2025.

When ambitious casting assistant Cleo Marlowe risks everything to convince movie star Blake Wilder to act in her movie, she doesn’t expect him to say yes, or for the paparazzi to catch her walking out of his house. Branded as the girl who slept her way to a get ahead, Cleo becomes Hollywood’s favorite rumor. But while her reputation takes a nosedive, the notoriously cold and gruff Blake starts to show up for her in ways she never saw coming.

As the CEO of a multi-million dollar company, Mrs. Hearth lives a happy life with her 8-year-old twins, Dennis and Stella, and their older sister, Amy. That all changes when her secretary, John, attempts to kidnap Dennis but things go sideways when he mistakenly grabs Stella, Dennis's twin sister. Worried about getting caught, he tries to murder Stella but a Janitor named Michael saves her and adopts her, renaming her Lia. As Lia grows up with Michael as her father, she forgets her previous life of luxury. Ten Years Later, Lia and Dennis are attending the same school where he and his friends bully her relentlessly, not knowing she’s his twin sister. Mrs. Hearth and her family never stop searching for Stella while not knowing Lia, the girl they despise and pick on, is actually Stella. Lia and Michael endure humiliation after humiliation until Lia is eventually expelled. To make matters worse, Michael is diagnosed with leukemia and Lia has to take up a job to make ends meet. Upon discovering Lia is their long lost daughter and sister, Mrs. Hearth and Dennis desperately beg Lia to come back home, showering her with over-the-top gifts, but the damage is done and she wants nothing to do with her old family. While John attempts to thwart them in secret, the Hearth family must redeem themselves and help Lia with her father’s treatment to mend their broken family!

Clyde is a middle-aged salesman who has been marginalized in his job. One day, he wakes up with a superpower of seeing when and how people would die. He tries to save multiple people from death, but no one believes him. A few days later, his power tells him there is going to be an explosion at his company that will kill everyone in the building. To save everyone, he has to find out who planted the bomb and stop them.

Our fashionistas are back! In this episode, host Sarah Moliski teams up with stars Sarah Noelle and Maria Barseghian to tackle a style challenge inspired by some of our favorite ReelShort scenarios. With SHEIN’s different styles, they’ll put together outfits for every situation. On-screen or off. Who will slay the looks and who will improvise? Tune in to find out!

"Ahhh! That meaty mountain reflected in the water is actually me!" I was a world-class chef, but then, an unexpected explosion caused me to time travel, and turn into a newlywed fat girl! Time-traveled back, I went from a beautiful chef to a 220-pound fat girl, facing humiliation and bullies. But don't forget, I still have my memories and my skills! I decided to lose weight, and open a hotpot restaurant! On my way to success, I discover that my husband, who appears to be a disfigured hunter, has a mysterious identity...

A recovering alcoholic returns to his hometown after a hiatus, and falls in love with a man who will turn his world upside down.

Get ready for a devilishly fun episode as your favorite villain, Sarah Moliski, joins host Rachel Bencosme for a deep dive into the thrilling world of playing the bad guy. From guilty pleasures to the craft behind playing iconic villains, they explore it all. They also play a playful round of Would You Rather with moments from The Virgin's Bucket List. Get ready for laughs and absolute chaos.

After being framed and killed in a car accident, Nancy wakes up in a modern CEO novel. Only this time, she's the despised "villainess" with the same name, the so-called true daughter the Jones family brought back from the countryside three years ago. Bound to a system that ensures everyone despises her, Nancy must fight against her cursed fate, determined to turn hatred into power and reclaim her place in this new life.

After a car accident, Memi falls into a coma—but her soul awakens and witnesses a nurse secretly swapping her newborn son. Powerless to act, Memi watches for seven years as her real son, Nick, suffers abuse. Just as the nurse plans to harvest his corneas to cover the truth, Memi miraculously wakes up and rushes to save him.