diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/curiositystream.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/curiositystream.py
index ae64a07d7..c33430a88 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/curiositystream.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/curiositystream.py
@@ -143,32 +143,45 @@ class CuriosityStreamIE(CuriosityStreamBaseIE):
         }
 
 
-class CuriosityStreamCollectionIE(CuriosityStreamBaseIE):
-    IE_NAME = 'curiositystream:collection'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:app\.)?curiositystream\.com/(?:collection|series)/(?P<id>\d+)'
+class CuriosityStreamCollectionsIE(CuriosityStreamBaseIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'curiositystream:collections'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:app\.)?curiositystream\.com/collections/(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _API_BASE_URL = 'https://api.curiositystream.com/v2/collections/'
     _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://app.curiositystream.com/collection/2',
+        'url': 'https://curiositystream.com/collections/86',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '86',
+            'title': 'Staff Picks',
+            'description': 'Wondering where to start? Here are a few of our favorite series and films... from our couch to yours.',
+        },
+        'playlist_mincount': 7,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        collection_id = self._match_id(url)
+        collection = self._call_api(collection_id, collection_id)
+        entries = []
+        for media in collection.get('media', []):
+            media_id = compat_str(media.get('id'))
+            media_type, ie = ('series', CuriosityStreamSeriesIE) if media.get('is_collection') else ('video', CuriosityStreamIE)
+            entries.append(self.url_result(
+                'https://curiositystream.com/%s/%s' % (media_type, media_id),
+                ie=ie.ie_key(), video_id=media_id))
+        return self.playlist_result(
+            entries, collection_id,
+            collection.get('title'), collection.get('description'))
+
+
+class CuriosityStreamSeriesIE(CuriosityStreamCollectionsIE):
+    IE_NAME = 'curiositystream:series'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:app\.)?curiositystream\.com/series/(?P<id>\d+)'
+    _API_BASE_URL = 'https://api.curiositystream.com/v2/series/'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://app.curiositystream.com/series/2',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '2',
             'title': 'Curious Minds: The Internet',
             'description': 'How is the internet shaping our lives in the 21st Century?',
         },
         'playlist_mincount': 16,
-    }, {
-        'url': 'https://curiositystream.com/series/2',
-        'only_matching': True,
     }]
-
-    def _real_extract(self, url):
-        collection_id = self._match_id(url)
-        collection = self._call_api(
-            'collections/' + collection_id, collection_id)
-        entries = []
-        for media in collection.get('media', []):
-            media_id = compat_str(media.get('id'))
-            entries.append(self.url_result(
-                'https://curiositystream.com/video/' + media_id,
-                CuriosityStreamIE.ie_key(), media_id))
-        return self.playlist_result(
-            entries, collection_id,
-            collection.get('title'), collection.get('description'))
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
index 86089f36f..bd3655e6d 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ from .ctvnews import CTVNewsIE
 from .cultureunplugged import CultureUnpluggedIE
 from .curiositystream import (
     CuriosityStreamIE,
-    CuriosityStreamCollectionIE,
+    CuriosityStreamCollectionsIE,
+    CuriosityStreamSeriesIE,
 )
 from .cwtv import CWTVIE
 from .dailymail import DailyMailIE