The mafia boss holds an accountant's daughter captive, believing her father betrayed the family.
#107 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
BABYSIT FOR THE GHOST—OR DIE
Mind the demon infant or lose your life, and win over a cold demon duke along the way.
NetShort · 30 episodes · about 1.5 h
FreeEp 1–8on NetShort
Locked22of 30 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Nanny Audrey is caught in a deadly game where one failure with the infant means her death. A system gives her a way to hear the baby's thoughts, which helps her survive the harsh rules. Each mission pushes her closer to Anderson, the cold demon duke. Between the peril and the pull, the fake romance begins to feel real.
Sci-fi & game systemSweet romancecozy-spookyfake-to-real romance
Who will like it: viewers who liked nanny-in-danger stories where a fake romance slowly becomes real.
Main characters
- Audrey: nanny facing a lethal test
- Anderson: cold demon duke she must get close to
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 8 free. Grey: 22 locked. About 1.5 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 30
- Free
- 8
- Locked
- 22
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 30 | 8 | 22 | — | Oct 18, 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
- 30 episodes is longer than 9% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 8 free episodes is the same as the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 27% 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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Details the apps publish
- Languages
- Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, Korean, Thai, ar_AE
- App tags
- Life OL, Mystery, Sweet Romance
- NetShort
- 2.3K likes, 3.5K followers
The apps' own counts, shown as printed, never folded into the reader rating.
Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.