After a one-night stand, a fashion tycoon mistakes her best friend for the woman he slept with.
I Was His Mummy Stepmother
Once overthrown and mummified, Queen Nefra now lives under a taboo identity in Egypt.
DramaBox · 50 episodes
Story
After her throne is taken and her body mummified, Nefra is packed off to Egypt as a gift. Rescued by Seth, a cold crown prince, she hides behind a taboo role: the pharaoh's new favorite and the crown prince's stepmother. All the while she plots to reclaim her throne, but forbidden feelings for Seth complicate everything.
Historical & periodForbidden loveroyal schemingforbidden tension
Who will like it: viewers who liked ancient-court romances where a scheming royal is trapped in a taboo role.
Main characters
- Nefra: overthrown queen plotting her return
- Seth: cold crown prince who rescues her
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from DramaBox's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Where to watch
DramaBox
- Episodes
- 50
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
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| DramaBox | 50 | — | — | — | Oct 18, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for DramaBox on the App Store: $5.99 to $19.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on DramaBox
- Length
- 50 episodes is longer than 34% of the 59 DramaBox dramas on our list (typical: 53).
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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- Forbidden Love, Revenge
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Source: DramaBox (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: DramaBox, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.