Trope · 10 series

Wish Fulfillment Short Dramas

Ten series where the premise is simply that things go right. The platform files these apart from Underdog Rise, and in practice the difference is whether the protagonist earns the turn or is handed it.

Series: 10
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.

118 EP

NetShort

Drowning In The Stormy Night

18 episodes

221 EP

NetShort

My Maid Stole My Mansion

21 episodes

330 EP

NetShort

Thank God the Candles Never Lit

30 episodes

435 EP

NetShort

He Dumped Me Live. I Took Over His Team

35 episodes

536 EP

NetShort

Abandoned Queen, Black Dragon Comeback

36 episodes

01Drowning In The Stormy Nightshortest here at 18 episodes (—)
02My Maid Stole My Mansionstill releasing — 21 episodes so far
03Thank God the Candles Never Litstill releasing — 30 episodes so far
04He Dumped Me Live. I Took Over His Teamstill releasing — 35 episodes so far
05Abandoned Queen, Black Dragon Comebackstill releasing — 36 episodes so far

The extremes

	Series	Platform	Episodes	Runtime
Shortest run	Drowning In The Stormy Night	NetShort	18	—
Longest run	Oops! I Seduced Emperor!	NetShort	82	—
Shortest	Drowning In The Stormy Night	NetShort	18	—
Longest	Oops! I Seduced Emperor!	NetShort	82	—