How many episodes does Vindication: Blood of the Archmage have? 40, in 1 hour and 19 minutes

Vindication: Blood of the Archmage has 40 episodes, 1 hour and 19 minutes in total. Episode 1 is the longest, at 4 minutes and 55 seconds, and episode 29 the shortest, at 59 seconds; the last one runs 2 minutes and 34 seconds. All 40 are on Drama em 1 Minuto, free, with no app and no account.

Vindication: Blood of the Archmage is on the short side for a series with a fourteen-year time skip, a trial by combat and a court conspiracy: 40 episodes, none of them over five minutes. Below, the numbers as counted in the catalog, act by act, and what happens in the longest and the shortest chapters.

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Part 1: How many episodes Vindication: Blood of the Archmage has, act by act

40 episodes, 1 hour and 19 minutes in total, counted in the catalog on September 14, 2026. The table splits them by what is happening on screen; the acts are the ones the story itself marks, not chapter titles, because the episodes are only numbered.

A queue of people behind rope barriers in a marble square under a white canopy, a rolled scroll on the table in the foreground, a young man in black at the front next to a bald official in a gold coat
The line to enter the trials, in episode 4.
Episode count and runtime by act, counted in the catalog on September 14, 2026.
Stretch of the storyEpisodesRuntime
The fall, the mountain, the survivors1 to 39 min 42 s
The Capital, the trials, the statue4 to 811 min 19 s
The trial by combat, the elves, the ring of steel9 to 1715 min 44 s
The Elf Queen, the vindication, the refusal18 to 2210 min 33 s
The necrotic circle, the riot, the sentence23 to 3115 min 23 s
The torture, the seals, the uncles32 to 368 min 44 s
Lucas, the wedding, the exit37 to 407 min 25 s

Part 2: The longest and the shortest episodes of Vindication: Blood of the Archmage

The longest episode is the first, at 4 minutes and 55 seconds, and it is long for a reason: it is the entire backstory, from little Cedric cheering his father on against the monster to the old woman freezing time to carry him out of the square, with the Royal Advisor’s blade in between. Nothing else in the series passes three minutes except episode 2, at 3 minutes and 4 seconds, which covers the fourteen years on the mountain and the goodbye.

The shortest is episode 29, at 59 seconds, and it is short for a reason too: it is the cursed boy’s testimony, the crowd spotting the mark of forbidden dark magic on him, and Cedric shouting that the real demon is hiding right behind them. Episode 10, the first match of the trial by combat against the chief mages of House Frost and House Gale, is one minute exactly. The average is just under two minutes.

The last episode, number 40, runs 2 minutes and 34 seconds: the wedding, the speech, the traitor cut down and the mob begging Cedric to take them along.

Aerial view of a white-stone city at sunset: a castle with spires on a hill, a long avenue and a market square full of people between tiled rooftops, under orange clouds
The Capital, in episode 1.

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Part 3: How much of Vindication: Blood of the Archmage fits in twenty minutes

The first eight episodes add up to 21 minutes and 1 second and are a complete act: the death of the Archmage, the return, the survivors, the registration, the princess, the statue unveiled and the contestants smashing it, ending on Cedric’s strike and the line "what the hell is going on?". That is the natural stopping point if you only have a lunch break.

The next twenty minutes, episodes 9 to 19, are the trial by combat through to the Elf Queen’s reveal and the pardon of House Mandra. The remaining thirty-eight minutes are the vindication and everything the Capital does to undo it. All 40 are free and play back to back in the feed; the [recap](/en/articles/vindication-blood-of-the-archmage-recap) tells the story in order if you want to know what is in each stretch before starting.

A giant stone statue of a robed man holding a staff on a round platform in the sea, ringed by boats and lit piers, with a city on the horizon under storm clouds
Leon’s statue at Thousand Sail Harbor, in episode 9.

Part 4: Where to watch the 40 episodes of Vindication: Blood of the Archmage

On Drama em 1 Minuto, complete and in order, in the browser on your phone or computer, with no app to install and no account. All 40 episodes are free, first to last, and the series is finished, so there is no waiting: 1 hour and 19 minutes from the square to the wedding.

Cedric standing on a stone platform in the water, holding a staff with a glowing golden head, with the giant statue, ruined arches and blue banners behind him
Cedric with the Archmage’s staff before the first match, in episode 10.
  1. Vindication: Blood of the Archmage40 episodesAll 40 episodes counted above, free, in order, starting at the 4-minute-55-second first episode.View the series → Watch episode 1

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Vindication: Blood of the Archmage have?
40, complete, 1 hour and 19 minutes in total, all free.
Which episode is the longest?
Episode 1, at 4 minutes and 55 seconds: the whole backstory of Leon’s death. Episode 2 is second, at 3 minutes and 4 seconds.
Which episode is the shortest?
Episode 29, at 59 seconds: the cursed boy’s testimony against Cedric.
How long is the last episode?
Episode 40 runs 2 minutes and 34 seconds, from the wedding to Cedric leaving the Kingdom.
Is the series finished?
Yes. All 40 episodes are here, with the ending, and nothing is missing.
Is Vindication: Blood of the Archmage animated or live-action?
Animated. It is an AI-generated motion comic with a realistic look, made in English, with no cast to credit. All 40 episodes are here.
Are there ads?
No.
Do I have to pay to watch?
No. It’s free, with no account and no app to install.

Where is the full catalog?

The full catalog lists every series in English, with a filter by episode count.