YES MA'AM
The lowest recruit on base catches the commanding officer's eye, and her husband the colonel owns everything.
- 40 acts about 43 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 2/5
- On Candy by Oct 6
456 tokensfor Acts III to 40
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Act I timed on every drama
How long are Candy Shorts? Running times, measured
How long are candy shorts? One episode usually runs under two minutes, and a whole series is a handful of acts, so most open series take well under half an hour to finish. Our estimate puts the median open series at about 5 minutes, the longest at about 43 and the shortest at about 3. The chart on this page lays every series out by acts and minutes, so you can pick by time rather than by guesswork.
The longest runs
My bestie betrayed me
Emma finds Ryan, her boyfriend, together with Mia, her closest friend, and a single night rewrites her life.
- 34 acts about 29 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 1/5
- On Candy by Oct 6
384 tokensfor Acts III to XXXIV
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Mona's Worst Enemy
Sharing a house with her stepbrother, Mona swears he is not her type and keeps noticing him noticing.
- 15 acts about 22 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 4/5
- On Candy by Oct 6
156 tokensfor Acts III to XV
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Simona Rossi: Wrong But Right
A college dropout with a messy past starts to feel something forbidden toward her stepbrother.
- 15 acts about 18 min
- Acts I to III free
- On Candy by Oct 6
144 tokensfor Acts IV to XV
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Caught Between Sisters
Emilia's sister uses one forbidden night with a step-cousin as leverage, and now Emilia is trapped between them.
- 15 acts about 17 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 1/5
- On Candy by Oct 6
156 tokensfor Acts III to XV
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The Man Next Door Knows
Amanda's husband is always at the airport, and the new neighbor notices everything he forgets.
- 9 acts about 13 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 1/5
- On Candy by Oct 6
84 tokensfor Acts III to IX
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Christmas With My Girlfriend's Stepsister
Kenzie arrives for the holidays, and the drive from the airport leaves a secret that needs a story.
- 5 acts about 3 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 1/5
- Listed Nov 2
36 tokensfor Acts III to V
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My Best Friend's Mom Has One Rule
A housesitter meets his friend's mother in a towel and receives a single, very specific rule.
- 5 acts about 4 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 2/5
- On Candy by Oct 6
36 tokensfor Acts III to V
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My Wife's Dance Instructor
After his wife skips their tango lessons, a husband gets private ones from the instructor.
- 5 acts about 4 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 1/5
- Listed Oct 19
36 tokensfor Acts III to V
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Stepmom's Good Boy
With his dad away, a stepmom settles her adult stepson in the room opposite hers, her door ajar.
- 5 acts about 4 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 3/5
- Listed Nov 5
36 tokensfor Acts III to V
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Cleopatra and Caesar
Egypt's queen tempts Rome's conqueror in the middle of a war, and he has a wife waiting at home.
- 5 acts about 4 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 1/5
- On Candy by Oct 6
36 tokensfor Acts III to V
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My Son's Fiancée
A houseguest before the wedding keeps asking Mark, the groom's father, for an honest opinion on her outfits.
- 5 acts about 4 min
- Acts I and II free
- Heat 1/5
- Listed Oct 26
36 tokensfor Acts III to V
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Candy's own Help Center says Shorts episodes typically run under two minutes. That matches what we see. Episode one of a series is a short, self-contained opener, and the acts that follow are of a similar size, which is why a full series stays small.
The number of acts varies. Some series have only a few acts and others go longer, and 206 series have five episodes. Across the catalog there are 1,248 episodes in all, and 409 of them are free in the open series, which is a large share of the total.
Time and money tend to move together, because every paid act is another toll. A longer series is not only a longer evening, it is also a bigger token bill. The tokens page shows what each episode costs, and the cost per series is listed on every series page.
How we measure
We time episode one from the video itself. Where Candy's own Shorts site exposes the length of episode two, we use that as well. For everything else we estimate: the length of episode one multiplied by the number of episodes gives the series total.
That makes our totals estimates, and we say so every time. A later episode can run a little longer or shorter than the opener, so treat the minutes as a good guide rather than a stopwatch. The longest and shortest series on the chart are ranked by this same estimate.
Candy does not publish a release schedule, so the numbers describe the catalog as we read it on November 12, 2026. New series appear now and then, and the chart updates when we read the catalog again. If you notice a series whose length looks off, write to us on the contact page and we'll check it.
Questions people ask
How long are Candy Shorts episodes?
Candy says episodes typically run under two minutes. We time episode one from the video, and it fits that description, so you can expect each act to be quick.
How long is a whole Candy Shorts series?
By our estimate, the median open series is about 5 minutes, the longest about 43 and the shortest about 3. These are estimates built from episode one and the episode count.
How long is a series in acts?
It varies by series. 206 series have five episodes each, and the catalog holds 1,248 episodes across 223 series in all. Each series page lists its own acts, so check the page of the one you have in mind.
Do longer series cost more?
Usually, yes, because every paid episode costs tokens. The first act is free, the second needs only a login, and later acts cost twelve or thirty tokens apiece, depending on the series.