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Official poster of Mommy, the Don Wants You Back!, as shown on NetShort

#21 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series

Mommy, the Don Wants You Back!

After fleeing a mafia heir five years ago, a mother faces the boy who looks just like him.

NetShort · 27 episodes · about 0.4 h

FreeEp 1–10on NetShort
Locked17of 27 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site

Open on NetShort (official)

Story

A single night with a mafia heir leaves her expecting twins. She flees with one frail infant, leaves the other behind, and vanishes for five years. Years later, her younger son arrives with a boy who looks exactly like the man she fled. The heir's condition is simple: she must stay and earn back the trust of his son across a decade.

Secret baby & single parentDark romanceemotionalintense

Who will like it: viewers who liked mafia romance with hidden children and a reunion that forces hard choices.

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

Episodes

Mint ticks: 10 free. Grey: 17 locked. About 0.4 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).

Where to watch

NetShort
Episodes
27
Free
10
Locked
17
Checked
Oct 18, 2026
AppEpisodesFreeLockedCost to finishChecked
NetShort271017—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
27 episodes is longer than 7% 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 37% of the story before the paywall.

“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.

Reader rating

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Details the apps publish

Languages
English, Japanese, Korean
App tags
One Night Stand, Runaway Pregnancy, Tragic Love
NetShort
2.2K likes, 3.8K 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.