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The docu-series Justin Bieber: Seasons holds the record for the most-viewed premiere in its first week of all YouTube Originals to date where its premiere episode titled "Leaving the Spotlight" amassed 32.65 million views within its first week of release.[1]
YouTube Premium , formerly known as YouTube Red, is a subscription service that provides advertising-free streaming of all videos hosted by YouTube, offline play and background playback of videos on mobile devices, access to advertising-free music streaming through Google Play Music or YouTube Music , and access to "YouTube Original" series and films.
Original series
Drama
Title
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Length
Status
Broke
Drama
September 28, 2016
1 season, 11 episodes
8–19 min.
Ended
Lifeline
Science fiction
October 11, 2017
1 season, 8 episodes
22–26 min.
Ended[2]
Step Up: High Water
Dance
January 31, 2018
2 seasons, 20 episodes
41–57 min.
Moved to Starz for season 3[3]
Impulse
Science fiction
June 6, 2018
2 seasons, 20 episodes
44–51 min.
Ended[4]
Origin
Science fiction
November 14, 2018
1 season, 10 episodes
41–60 min.
Ended[5]
Lockdown
Teen Drama
June 26, 2020
1 season, 10 episodes
12-14 min
Pending
Comedy
Title
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Length
Status
Foursome
Comedy
March 30, 2016
4 seasons, 36 episodes
22 min.
Ended
Sing It!
Comedy
May 25, 2020
1 season, 10 episodes
21–26 min.
Ended[6]
Bad Internet
Dark comedy
May 25, 2016
1 season, 10 episodes
12 min.
Ended
Single by 30
Dramedy/Romance
August 24, 2016
1 season, 8 episodes
24–25 min.
Ended[7]
Rhett and Link's Buddy System
Comedy
October 19, 2016
2 season, 16 episodes
15–22 min.
Ended
Me and My Grandma
Comedy
March 22, 2017
1 season, 6 episodes
22 min.
Ended
Good Game
Comedy
August 30, 2017
1 season, 6 episodes
21–28 min.
Ended[8]
Long Distance
Comedy
September 28, 2017
1 season, 1 episode
24 min.
Ended
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
Mystery/Comedy
October 25, 2017
2 season, 16 episodes
21–33 min.
Ended[9]
Do You Want To See a Dead Body?
Surreal comedy
November 17, 2017
1 season, 15 episodes
12–23 min.
Ended[9]
I'm Poppy
Surreal comedy
January 25, 2018
1 season, 1 episode
23 min.
Pending
Youth & Consequences
Teen dramedy
March 7, 2018
1 season, 8 episodes
26–34 min.
Ended[10]
Cobra Kai
Action dramedy
May 2, 2018
2 seasons, 20 episodes
22–36 min.
Moved to Netflix for season 3[11]
Liza on Demand
Comedy
June 27, 2018
2 seasons, 18 episodes
23–26 min.
Renewed[12]
Sideswiped
Romantic comedy
July 25, 2018
1 season, 8 episodes
22–26 min.
Ended[9]
Champaign ILL
Comedy
December 12, 2018
1 season, 10 episodes
25–32 min.
Ended[9]
Overthinking with Kat & June
Comedy
December 19, 2018
1 season, 6 episodes
21–23 min.
Ended[5]
Wayne
Action comedy
January 16, 2019
1 season, 10 episodes
30–35 min.
Ended[3]
Anthology
Continuations
Title
Genre
Prev. network(s)
Premiere
Seasons
Length
Status
Fight of the Living Dead
Competition/Horror
Independent (via YouTube )
August 17, 2016
2 seasons, 15 episodes
21–38 min.
Ended
We Are Savvy
Children's magazine
Family Channel
September 6, 2017
2 seasons, 26 episodes
22–23 min.
Pending
Breakfast With Champions
Reality
Independent (via YouTube)
April 24, 2019
1 season, 12 episodes
19-27 min
Pending
What The Duck
Reality
Independent (via YouTube)
May 6, 2019
1 season, 8 episodes
21-27 min
Pending
Miniseries
Title
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Length
12 Deadly Days
Horror/Thriller/Comedy
December 12, 2016
12 episodes
22–27 min.
Animation
Adult animation
Children's animation
Anime
Title
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Length
Status
IDOLiSH7: Vibrato
Musical
January 17, 2019
1 season, 8 episodes
11–15 min.
Pending
Obsolete
Mecha
December 3, 2019
1 season, 6 episodes
12-13 min
Pending
Docu-series
Foreign language scripted
These shows were created by YouTube and are spoken entirely or almost entirely in a non-English language.
Title
Language
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Length
Status
Run, BIGBANG Scout!
Korean
Reality
April 26, 2017
1 season, 7 episodes
4–24 min.
Pending
BTS: Burn The Stage
Korean
Documentary
March 28, 2018
8 episodes
21–26 min.
Pending
Bullsprit
German
Comedy
September 12, 2018
1 season, 7 episodes
18–36 min.
Pending
Neuland
German
Meta comedy variety show
September 12, 2018
1 season, 11 episodes
11–31 min.
Pending
Les Emmerdeurs
French
Comedy
September 19, 2018
1 season, 10 episodes
22–30 min.
Pending
Groom
French
Comedy
September 19, 2018
2 seasons, 20 episodes
20–26 min.
Pending
Sobrevivi
Spanish
Comedy
October 3, 2018
1 season, 8 episodes
25–31 min.
Ended
Top Management
Korean
Drama
October 31, 2018
1 season, 16 episodes
20–43 min.
Ended
Re:Imagine
Japanese
Docuseries
December 11, 2018
1 season, 7 episodes
5-11 min.
Pending
The Fake Show
Japanese
Thriller
December 12, 2018
1 season, 11 episodes
11–21 min.
Pending
Re:SET
Japanese
Docuseries
April 3, 2019
1 season, 7 episodes
5-8 min.
Pending
Fischer's and The Lost Treasure
Japanese
Action comedy
April 24, 2019
1 season, 10 episodes
13-21 min.
Pending
Jay Park Chosen1
Korean
Docuseries
May 1, 2019
1 season, 4 episodes
17-21 min.
Pending
Cricket Diaries: Men Of The Match
Hindi
Reality
June 12, 2019
1 season, 5 episodes
21-31 min
Pending
I Am Non
Japanese
Docuseries
October 2, 2019
1 season, 11 episodes
21-73 min
Pending
Off The Page
Hindi
Reality
October 2, 2019
1 season, 17 episodes
3-12 min
Pending
Whindersson: Próxima Parada
Portuguese
Travel series
October 3, 2019
1 season, 8 episodes
25-35 min
Pending
Analog Trip
Korean
Travel series
October 9, 2019
1 season, 12 episodes
21-28 min
Pending
Pretty Fit
Hindi
Comedy
January 21, 2020
1 season, 6 episodes
20-24 min
Pending
Gray Zone Agency, Inc
Japanese
Comedy
March 23, 2020
1 season, 10 episodes
13-32 min
Pending
Vai Pra Cima, Fred
Portuguese
Docuseries
April 19, 2020
1 season, 8 episodes
16-24 min
Pending
Twice: Seize the Light
Korean
Documentary
April 29, 2020
1 season, 9 episodes
14–22 min.
Pending
Aislados: Un Documental En Cuarentena
Spanish
Docuseries
June 9, 2020
1 season, 4 episodes
15-20 min
Pending
Reality
Title
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Length
Status
Scare PewDiePie
Horror comedy
February 10, 2016
1 season, 10 episodes
14–23 min.
Ended[14]
Prank Academy
Comedy
March 30, 2016
1 season, 18 episodes
9–13 min.
Ended[15]
MatPat's Game Lab
Game Show
June 8, 2016
1 season, 8 episodes
19-23 min
Ended
Escape the Night
Competition/Horror
June 22, 2016
4 seasons, 46 episodes
21–30 min.
Ended[16]
Mind Field
Education/Science
January 18, 2017
3 seasons, 25 episodes
20–40 min.
Pending
Squad Wars
Comedy
January 26, 2017
1 season, 9 episodes
25 min.
Ended
Hyperlinked
Music
May 31, 2017
1 season, 10 episodes
21–23 min.
Ended
Lace Up: The Ultimate Sneaker Challenge
Reality Competition
September 13, 2017
1 season, 8 episodes
43–46 min.
Ended
Furze World Wonders
Reality
September 28, 2017
1 season, 10 episodes
20–21 min.
Ended
Best Cover Ever
Music Competition
November 20, 2017
1 season, 9 episodes
27-31 min
Ended
Roman Atwood's Day Dreams
Comedy/Stunt/Prank
November 22, 2017
1 season, 7 episodes
22–25 min.
Ended
Ultimate Expedition
Reality competition
January 17, 2018
1 season, 10 episodes
30 min.
Ended
The Super Slow Show
Reality
January 24, 2018
1 season, 59 episodes
1-9 min
Ended
Kevin Hart: What The Fit
Comedy
March 15, 2018
3 seasons, 35 episodes
11–17 min.
Pending
Jack Whitehall: Training Days
Comedy
May 9, 2018
1 season, 20 episodes
2-28 min
Ended
The Sidemen Show
Stunt
June 18, 2018
1 season, 7 episodes
25–33 min.
Ended
Sugar
Reality
August 15, 2018
1 season, 8 episodes
9–18 min.
Ended
Will Smith: The Jump
Stunt
September 25, 2018
1 season, 8 episodes
2-24 min
Ended
ARRived
Reality competition
November 7, 2018
1 season, 14 episodes
23-79 min
Ended
Planet Slow Mo
Reality
January 23, 2019
1 season, 24 episodes
6-16 min
Pending
A Student's Guide To Your First Year Of College
Education
September 4, 2019
1 season, 10 episodes
2-9 min
Pending
The School Of...
Education
October 8, 2019
1 season, 7 episodes
5-10 min
Pending
Glad You Asked
Education
October 8, 2019
1 season, 10 episodes
14-22 min
Pending
Could You Survive the Movies?
Education
October 21, 2019
1 season, 6 episodes
13-30 min
Season 2 due to premiere in early 2021[17]
Retro Tech
Docuseries
December 2, 2019
1 season, 7 episodes
22-26 min
Renewed[18]
Fundamental. Gender Justice. No Exceptions
Documentary
March 4, 2020
1 season, 5 episodes
16-17 min
Pending
Creators for Change
Education
March 17, 2020
1 season, TBA episodes
59 min
Pending
Money Talks
Education
April 13, 2020
1 season, 9 episodes
5-8 min
Pending
Instant Influencer
Beauty Competition
April 24, 2020
1 season, 4 episodes
38-42 min
Renewed[18]
Stay Home With YungBlud
Reality
April 27, 2020
1 season, 4 episodes
12-13 min
Pending
Celebrity Substitute
Education
May 7, 2020
1 season, 12 episodes
30 min
Pending
Create Together
Reality
May 18, 2020
1 season, 6 episodes
10 min
Pending
Sleeping with Friends
Education
May 20, 2020
1 season, 3 episodes
30 min
Pending
Original films
Drama
Comedy
Title
Genre
Release Date
Lazer Team
Sci-Fi
January 27, 2016
Dance Camp
Dance
February 10, 2016
We Love You
Romance
November 22, 2016
Jingle Ballin'
Comedy
December 6, 2016
Ghostmates
Comedy
December 14, 2016
The Keys of Christmas
Comedy
December 19, 2016
Alexander IRL
Comedy
January 11, 2017
Reggae Shark Adventures
Comedy
August 12, 2017
Lazer Team 2
Sci-Fi
November 22, 2017
A Heist With Markiplier
Interactive
October 30, 2019
Documentary
Title
Genre
Release Date
A Trip to Unicorn Island
Documentary
February 10, 2016
The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire
Comedy
October 5, 2016
Dan and Phil's Story of TATINOF
Documentary
October 5, 2016
Vlogumentary
Documentary
October 26, 2016
Gigi Gorgeous: This is Everything
Documentary
February 8, 2017
Lindsey Stirling: Brave Enough
Documentary
May 17, 2017
Inventerprise
Documentary
August 1, 2017
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness
Documentary
October 4, 2017
Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated – Director's Cut
Documentary
December 18, 2017
One Shot
Dance special
February 15, 2018
Tyler Shields: Provocateur
Documentary
February 22, 2018
DIY GIANT Birthday Cake
Comedy
May 9, 2018
Act III: Motte
Documentary
September 5, 2018
Paul McCartney: Live From NYC
Concert
September 7, 2018
The Price of Free
Documentary
November 27, 2018
Burn the Stage: The Movie
Documentary
January 18, 2019
Band Together with Logic
Music Documentary
March 15, 2019
Priyanka Chopra Jonas: If I Could Just Tell You One Thing
Documentary
March 27, 2019
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
Documentary
April 3, 2019
State of Pride
Documentary
May 29, 2019
Maluma: Lo Que Era, Lo Que Soy, Lo Que Sere
Documentary
June 5, 2019
Stonewall Outloud
Documentary
June 28, 2019
The Deported
Documentary
July 17, 2019
Taylor Swift: Lover's Lounge
Concert
August 22, 2019
Claire
Documentary
September 2, 2019
Straight Up Punjab
Concert
October 5, 2019
How To Be: Mark Ronson
Documentary
October 12, 2019
Virtually History: The Berlin Wall
Documentary
November 6, 2019
The Gift: The Journey Of Johnny Cash
Documentary
November 11, 2019
Coldplay: Everyday Life - Live in Jordan
Concert
November 22, 2019
The Edge Of Science: How To Levitate
Documentary
December 10, 2019
Terms And Conditions: A U.K Drill Story
Documentary
February 26, 2020
Birthday Song - Lewis Capaldi
Documentary
March 24, 2020
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Documentary
April 10, 2020
The Creator Games
Reality Competition
April 25, 2020
#MoveWithMe
Dance Special
April 29, 2020
Stream #WithMe
Livestream
April 30, 2020
Dude Perfect: Backstage Pass
Documentary
May 11, 2020
Dear Class of 2020
Virtual Commencement
June 7, 2020
Bear Witness, Take Action
Special
June 13, 2020
Paper Children
Documentary
June 25, 2020
UHC: Ultimate Home Championship
Sports Special
June 26, 2020
Awaiting release
David Blaine Ascension [19]
Special
August 31, 2020
Acquisitions
Title
Genre
Release Date
Kedi
Documentary
May 10, 2017
King of the Dancehall
Drama
August 2, 2017
G-Funk
Documentary
July 11, 2018
Bodied
Comedy-drama
November 28, 2018
Museum
Drama
December 19, 2018
Upcoming original programming
Original series
Delayed
Title
Genre
Seasons
Length
Premiere
How To Be Behzinga
Documentary
TBA
TBA
Late 2020/Early 2021
This Is Paris
Documentary
TBA
TBA
May 2020[20]
In development
Abandoned projects
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