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Give an ongoing Shorts story a season and order.

Shorts series organize episodes into seasons. Viewers can use View series in the feed to continue through the story.

English edition published November 8, 2026 · Source checked 2026-11-08
Source announcement: Announcement 2026-09-23; help page publication date not stated

For: Creators publishing serial explainers or stories

Availability: Shorts-only playlist • Check available Studio menus

Next step: Check the option to add show features to a Shorts playlist.

Result

View series opens a dedicated series feed, with access to other episodes.

Requirements

Use a playlist containing only Shorts: vertical or square videos up to 180 seconds. Assign a season number and check the intended episode order.

Put it to use

  1. Group Shorts that belong to one series.
  2. In Studio, check Content → Playlists → options for show features.
  3. Review the season number, description and episode order.

This is different from linking one related video. Availability and discovery are not guaranteed for every account.

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