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At her parents' anniversary party, a successful CEO is dismissed as a low-class nobody, her diamond gift called fake, and she's even banned from the table!

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.

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!

The Cursed Alpha’s Mate is based on the novel by Cricket Colson, published by Tapas Entertainment and Radish. Shay Santos is finally ready to lose her virginity, but when she tries to surprise her boyfriend, she finds him cheating on her instead! Heartbroken, she goes out with her BFF and vows to sleep with the first guy who approaches her… Who happens to be powerful Alpha Mal Haywood. Their attraction is instant, animal, and for a human and a werewolf… Forbidden. But that’s not the only problem: Mal’s been cursed, and if doesn’t mark Shay as his mate and impregnate her with his pup, he’ll die!

SANTOS The Book of Alina is a modern supernatural drama about inheritance identity and power. It follows a young woman pulled between family faith and the unseen world that has been waiting for her to wake up. When Alina Montes unexpectedly inherits her family's Botanica she steps into a legacy she never asked for and cannot escape. The Botanica is more than a spiritual shop. It breathes. It hums. It remembers. It is a place where prayers and secrets mix where energy shifts the air and where the line between the living and the dead is always thin. Her mother a polished politician and devoted believer sees the Botanica as a danger to her reputation and career. To her faith is something to control not something to live. Alina's cousin sees the Botanica differently. Beautiful ambitious and ruthless she believes it belongs to her. She is willing to turn family into an enemy to get it. Alina finds herself standing between two women who both want to decide who she is. But the Botanica has its own plans. Her closest friends are the only people she can trust. Mateo can see and hear spirits that move through the city voices that echo from the past into the present. Tesen can sense things before they happen reading energy and danger in the space around her like instinct. Together they uncover that the Botanica is not just Alina's inheritance. It is a gate to something ancient powerful and alive. As Alina starts to unlock her connection to this power she learns the truth about her bloodline. She is a Santera part of a tradition her mother worked her entire life to bury. The realization forces Alina to choose between the world she grew up in and the one that calls to her through the walls of the Botanica. Then Michael enters her life. A journalist with a camera a story and his own secrets. He is drawn to Alina but his curiosity runs deeper than attraction. He is looking for something hidden in her world and his obsession might destroy them both. The first fourteen episodes follow Alina's awakening as she begins to see what others cannot. The more she learns about the Botanica the more she realizes her family has been protecting something far greater than money or legacy. Each episode peels back another layer of who she is revealing a woman caught between love and danger tradition and rebellion faith and freedom. SANTOS The Book of Alina is emotional bold and visually charged. It blends the raw honesty of Euphoria the intensity and danger of Queen of the South and the dark wonder of Pans Labyrinth. It is a story about power survival and the cost of remembering who you are. In this world candles burn like warnings saints and spirits walk side by side and the past never stays buried. The Botanica becomes Alina's battlefield and her sanctuary. It is where she faces the truth about her family her own reflection and the power she carries in her blood. But this is just the beginning. The first fourteen episodes tell the story of her awakening. Beyond them lies a fifty episode saga that explores how far Alina will go to protect what is hers how deep the roots of her power run and what happens when a generation that was told to forget finally decides to remember. SANTOS The Book of Alina is a story of legacy and rebirth. A world where magic hides in plain sight where faith can be dangerous and where one woman's awakening can change everything. *This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

The Next ReelStar is a reality competition series where men representing states across the country compete for a breakout lead role at ReelShort, with fans having the power to decide the winner. Under the mentorship of judges Jesse Morales and Nicole Mattox, contestants join Team Jesse or Team Nicole, each striving to develop their star quality. Through a series of high-stakes challenges, they’ll showcase their talent to impress a powerhouse panel of vertical industry professionals. For the first time in a vertical unscripted series, fans will have the power to vote in the finale, deciding which finalist is crowned The Next ReelStar.

OG ReelShort stars Autumn Noel and Kasey Esser are back and better than ever! The duo reunites on screen in this episode, rekindling their chemistry. Watch them react to their latest show, Hillbilly Girlie Marries a Billionaire, and spill all the behind the scenes tea about working together again. Trust us, you won’t want to miss this one!

We’re giving thanks with the dynamic duo, Sarah Moliski and Aaron Oberst! Join them as they catch up over a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, share what they’re grateful for, and reminisce about their time working together on Her Double, His Trouble. They even unwrap some special gifts from Laifen. Tune in. You might just win 100 coins to watch even more on the ReelShort app!

A man repeatedly sits on the same chair, each time more weary than before, until it becomes clear that life itself is wasted in the cycle of repeating the same mistakes.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

In this must-see episode, Meg Bush and Jesse Morales tell us all about their new show 'Baby Trapped by the Billionaire', including their reactions to never-before-seen footage! From sizzling steamy scenes to revealing what it's really like to film those intimate moments together, they go all-in on the drama. But that's not all—brace yourself for jaw-dropping revelations as they showcase some impressive hidden talents that you definitely didn’t see coming. Laugh, cheer, and maybe even fan yourself as they pull back the curtain on their real lives.

ReelShort invites all visionary creators to showcase their storytelling brilliance in the most anticipated short drama contest of the year. Whether it's romance, suspense, a ReelShort fan adaptation, or something entirely original - turn your talent into impact! Our very own Sarah Moliski and Luke Charles Stafford show you how to reimagine iconic ReelShort series with your own unique creative lens. Follow along, grab your wig, and enter the contest today!