Back from seven years away, a Marine colonel is told her daughter killed herself.
#31 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
From Substitute to His Obsession
NetShort · 25 episodes · about 0.9 h
FreeEp 1–9on NetShort
Locked16of 25 episodes
CheckedOct 21app's site
Episodes
Mint ticks: 9 free. Grey: 16 locked. About 0.9 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 25
- Free
- 9
- Locked
- 16
- Checked
- Oct 21, 2026 read from the app's site
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 25 | 9 | 16 | — | 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
- 25 episodes is longer than 1% of the 636 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 9 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 36% 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
- English, Italian, Japanese, Korean
- App tags
- Karma Payback, Mystery, Revenge
- NetShort
- 2.1K likes, 2.8K followers
The apps' own counts, shown as printed, never folded into the reader rating.
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.