#197 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
Fake Dating the Volleyball Legend
Bailey learns she was just Blair's practice. Then a billionaire heiress and volleyball star offers a fake relationship.
NetShort · 40 episodes · about 1.9 h
FreeEp 1–10on NetShort
Locked30of 40 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Bailey gave four years to Blair, only to learn she had been a practice run before Blair turned to her cruel stepsister. Then Madison, who is both a billionaire heiress and a volleyball legend, proposes a fake relationship. Bailey begins to escape her toxic history with Madison's support, aiming to reclaim her future at MIT.
Sweet romanceCampus & coming-of-agesporty rom-comtoxic-ex escape
Who will like it: viewers who liked a fake relationship with a rich athlete that turns into a real escape from a toxic past.
Main characters
- Bailey: brilliant lead who was Blair's practice
- Madison: billionaire heiress and volleyball captain
- Blair: the one who pursued Bailey's stepsister
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 10 free. Grey: 30 locked. About 1.9 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 40
- Free
- 10
- Locked
- 30
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 40 | 10 | 30 | — | 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
- 40 episodes is longer than 59% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 10 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 25% 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, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
- App tags
- Contract Lovers, Revenge, Underdog Rise
- NetShort
- 4.1K likes, 7.7K followers
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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.