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I Played Poor—My Son-in-Law Arrested Me
Four-star general Richard dresses as a penniless old man to test his daughter's secret husband.
About 1.5 hours in all
I Played Poor—My Son-in-Law Arrested Me streams on NetShort. 30 episodes: episodes 1–7 are free, the other 23 are locked. No free official video on our list: we link only the apps' own YouTube and TikTok channels, not Dailymotion or re-upload accounts.
FreeEp 1–7on NetShort
Locked23of 30 episodes
CheckedOct 24app's site
Characters
- Richard: general testing his son-in-law
- Diana: Richard's daughter
- Marcus: a deputy chief
Story
Richard, a four-star general, goes undercover as a penniless old man to test the man who secretly married his daughter Diana. Deputy Chief Marcus handcuffs him, plants a gun and serves him rice with hair mixed in.
Hidden identityRevenge & paybackFamily & ethicsundercover dadcruel son-in-law
Who will like it: viewers who liked undercover-father payback stories.
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 24, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 7 free. Grey: 23 locked. About 1.5 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 30
- Free
- 7
- Locked
- 23
- Checked
- Oct 24, 2026 read from the app's site
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 30 | 7 | 23 | — | Oct 24, 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.
Questions about I Played Poor—My Son-in-Law Arrested Me
- Where can I watch I Played Poor—My Son-in-Law Arrested Me?
- On NetShort. The "Watch on" buttons at the top of this page open each app's page for it. Checked Oct 24, 2026.
- How many episodes does I Played Poor—My Son-in-Law Arrested Me have?
- 30 episodes, per NetShort (app's site), checked Oct 24, 2026.
- How many episodes of I Played Poor—My Son-in-Law Arrested Me are free?
- Episodes 1 to 7 on NetShort; the other 23 are locked behind coins or a membership. Per NetShort (app's site), checked Oct 24, 2026.
- Can I watch I Played Poor—My Son-in-Law Arrested Me free on YouTube or Dailymotion?
- Not as an official upload: no video of it from NetShort's own channels is on our list (YouTube @NetShort-app). Copies posted by other accounts are not from the app, and we do not link them. The free official way: episodes 1 to 7 on NetShort, per NetShort (app's site), checked Oct 24, 2026.
- Who are the main characters in I Played Poor—My Son-in-Law Arrested Me?
- Richard, general testing his son-in-law; Diana, Richard's daughter; Marcus, a deputy chief.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 30 episodes is longer than 7% of the 1348 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 38).
- Free episodes
- 7 free episodes is fewer than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 23% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
