Once Poseidon's prince, Triton now rows as a galley slave. He means to reclaim Atlantis.
#120 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
16 Years a Wastrel, A God in One Strike
NetShort · 40 episodes · about 3.7 h
FreeEp 1–5on NetShort
Locked35of 40 episodes
CheckedOct 21app's site
Episodes
Mint ticks: 5 free. Grey: 35 locked. About 3.7 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 40
- Free
- 5
- Locked
- 35
- Checked
- Oct 21, 2026 read from the app's site
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 40 | 5 | 35 | — | Oct 21, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 40 episodes is longer than 60% of the 636 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 5 free episodes is fewer than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 13% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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- Languages
- Chinese (Traditional), English, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, ar_AE
- App tags
- Fantasy, Revenge, Underdog Rise
- NetShort
- 2.2K likes, 3.4K followers
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Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 21, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 21, 2026; it belongs to the app.