Trope · 16 series

Multiple Identities Short Dramas

Sixteen series where somebody is not who they claim. Runs longer than most trope shelves at a median of 53 episodes, which makes sense: the reveal has to land twice, once for you and once inside the story.

Series: 16
Median length: —

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Ranked by our editor score; ties broken by whether the series is complete, then by length. How often this setup gets published, and how the median title in it performs, is mapped in the trope explorer.

123 EP

NetShort

Who Is My Wife's Real Husband

23 episodes

229 EP

NetShort

Her Justice Has No Mercy

29 episodes

330 EP

NetShort

Panda Fist

30 episodes

435 EP

NetShort

The Forgotten Gunslinger

35 episodes

539 EP

NetShort

Married a CEO, Took Back My Empire

39 episodes

01Who Is My Wife's Real Husbandshortest here at 23 episodes (—)
02Her Justice Has No Mercystill releasing — 29 episodes so far
03Panda Fiststill releasing — 30 episodes so far
04The Forgotten Gunslingerstill releasing — 35 episodes so far
05Married a CEO, Took Back My Empirestill releasing — 39 episodes so far

The extremes

	Series	Platform	Episodes	Runtime
Shortest run	Who Is My Wife's Real Husband	NetShort	23	—
Longest run	Cross-Dressed General Fights Foes	NetShort	78	—
Shortest	Who Is My Wife's Real Husband	NetShort	23	—
Longest	Cross-Dressed General Fights Foes	NetShort	78	—