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Dark romance short dramas

Dark romance is the love story that refuses to play safe: a dangerous hero, a heroine who sees exactly what he is, and a price for loving him. LOVBIRD makes it as cinematic, British-style short drama, free to start in your browser.

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His Deadliest Obsession

Her cursed blood is pure poison to his kind. The deadliest immortal alive wants her anyway.

VampireDark FantasyDark RomanceObsession

6 episodes · complete · first 3 free

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Meet the characters

  • Mira A woman whose cursed blood is pure poison to his kind
  • Lucian The deadliest immortal alive: calm, ancient and never pleading

More dark romance short dramas

Poster for Bound to My Captor, a dark fantasy short drama on LOVBIRD ▶ 15-s preview

Bound to My Captor

She can't remember her own name. The Soul-Thief holding her prisoner remembers everything, including the oath that once bound them.

Dark FantasyDark RomancePossessive HeroFated Lovers

6 episodes · ongoing · first 3 free

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What makes a dark romance

The tension comes from power and restraint. Our heroes are calm, controlled and frightening to everyone but her; they never plead and never chase. Our heroines have a spine of steel and choose on their own terms. Expect obsession, captivity, revenge, secret identities, fated lovers and slow-burn longing, and expect every episode to end on a cliffhanger.

Start with His Deadliest Obsession, a steamy vampire romance about a woman whose blood is poison to his kind, or Business & Pleasure, a love triangle at an engagement party where the groom wants the bride's best friend. Bound to My Captor is a captive romance in a frozen kingdom, Inmate 0022 a forbidden enemies-to-lovers thriller behind prison walls, and His Terms a possessive billionaire romance in a London tower. The Master of Ashbourne Hall is a Victorian gothic dark romance: she wakes in his manor with no memory, and the door is locked from the outside. For gothic fantasy there are The Thorn King's Bride, Burn for Me, Dragon King and Bound to the Angel of Death.

The heat is implied rather than explicit. Viewers must be 18 or over to use LOVBIRD.

Watch His Deadliest Obsession, Episode 1 free

Questions

Dark romance short dramas: questions

What is dark romance?

A romance with a morally grey or dangerous hero and themes such as obsession, captivity or revenge. The love story is still at the centre, but it is darker and more intense than a classic romance.

Where can I watch dark romance short dramas online?

On LOVBIRD at lovbird.app, in your phone or computer browser, with no app. The first three episodes of every series here are free, with no account needed.

Which dark romance should I start with?

His Deadliest Obsession for a vampire and forbidden hunger, The Master of Ashbourne Hall for a Victorian gothic mystery, Bound to My Captor for a captive heroine, Inmate 0022 for a secret identity, His Terms for a possessive billionaire.

Is LOVBIRD only dark romance?

No. Dark romance is one part of the catalogue, alongside romantic comedies, royal and fairytale romances, fantasy and billionaire stories.

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