GoKawiilYouTube launches Shorts Series for episodic short-form storytelling
YouTube unveiled 'Shorts Series' at its Made On YouTube event, a tool letting creators group Shorts into seasons and episodes with custom thumbnails on their channel pages. The feature is rolling out to YouTube Partner Program members across web, mobile and connected TVs.
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The launch positions YouTube to compete directly with microdrama apps like ReelShort, DramaBox and TikTok's PineDrama, which have already drawn creators and even Hollywood names into vertical serialized drama. By building episodic tools into Shorts, YouTube may be aiming to keep creators and viewers producing and watching this content on its own platform rather than migrating elsewhere.
- YouTube introduced Shorts Series to organize Shorts into TV-style seasons and episodes.
- The feature is rolling out to YouTube Partner Program creators on web, mobile and connected TVs.
- It arrives amid rising popularity of microdrama apps such as ReelShort, DramaBox and TikTok's PineDrama.
Source: techcrunch.com — Lauren Forristal, 2026-09-23
Published there as: “YouTube’s new ‘Short Series’ feature brings episodic viewing to Shorts”
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