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#234 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series

Five Years Free, Time to Pay

One stolen parking spot turns Emerald Court against Liam, and he refuses to back down.

NetShort · 60 episodes · about 1.6 h

FreeEp 1–8on NetShort
Locked52of 60 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site

Open on NetShort (official)

Revenge

Story

At Emerald Court, Luke Lewis grabs the parking space that belongs to Liam Ford, and the building turns against Liam. Liam counters with evidence and legal action, bringing down Grid Manager Ms Evans and Mr Hughes through payouts and arrests. Then Liam sells the garage to a big company that increases costs, and Luke snaps and sets the lot ablaze. Now everyone in the building faces the cost.

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Who will like it: viewers who liked a wronged tenant who beats a whole building with receipts and lawsuits.

Main characters

  • Liam Ford: tenant who fights back with proof
  • Luke Lewis: neighbor who steals the reserved spot
  • Ms. Evans: Grid Manager toppled by Liam

Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.

Episodes

Mint ticks: 8 free. Grey: 52 locked. About 1.6 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).

Where to watch

NetShort
Episodes
60
Free
8
Locked
52
Checked
Oct 18, 2026
AppEpisodesFreeLockedCost to finishChecked
NetShort60852—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
60 episodes is longer than 88% 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 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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Reader rating

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Details the apps publish

Languages
Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, ar_AE
App tags
Good vs. Evil, Karma Payback, Revenge
NetShort
2.1K likes, 2.1K 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.