Trope · 21 series

Return Of The King Short Dramas

Twenty-one series running on one reveal: the person everyone dismissed turns out to outrank all of them. The label is unusually honest about the payoff, which is either exactly what you want from an evening or exactly what you do not.

Series: 21
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.

115 EP

NetShort

The Veteran Saved the Boss's Wife from the Furnace

15 episodes

217 EP

NetShort

Silvermoon Bride and the Last Watchman

17 episodes

317 EP

NetShort

The Hidden Lord

17 episodes

430 EP

NetShort

Her Fake Husband Is a Billionaire

30 episodes

530 EP

NetShort

The Fake Husband of Rose Trading House Is a God of War

30 episodes

01The Veteran Saved the Boss's Wife from the Furnaceshortest here at 15 episodes (—)
02Silvermoon Bride and the Last Watchmanstill releasing — 17 episodes so far
03The Hidden Lordstill releasing — 17 episodes so far
04Her Fake Husband Is a Billionairestill releasing — 30 episodes so far
05The Fake Husband of Rose Trading House Is a God of Warstill releasing — 30 episodes so far

The extremes

	Series	Platform	Episodes	Runtime
Shortest run	The Veteran Saved the Boss's Wife from the Furnace	NetShort	15	—
Longest run	My Ancestor Is Here to Destroy My Enemies	NetShort	71	—
Shortest	The Veteran Saved the Boss's Wife from the Furnace	NetShort	15	—
Longest	My Ancestor Is Here to Destroy My Enemies	NetShort	71	—