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#88 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
That Beggar Won a Billion-Lottery
Twenty years after an abduction, a homeless man wins $2 billion and finds his family.
NetShort · 48 episodes · about 1.9 h
FreeEp 1–10on NetShort
Locked38of 48 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Helix was abducted and spent twenty years on the streets, and only his mother Mary stood by him. A $2 billion lottery win brings a DNA match with a greedy father and brother who once cast him aside. Helix is ready to hit back at the relatives who turned on him. Above all, he wants to keep his mother safe.
Business / rags-to-richesRevenge & paybackFamily & ethicslottery windfallfamily payback
Who will like it: viewers who liked a long-lost hero who returns rich and tests every relative's loyalty.
Main characters
- Helix: abducted homeless man who wins the lottery
- Mary: his mother, the one who protects him
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 10 free. Grey: 38 locked. About 1.9 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 48
- Free
- 10
- Locked
- 38
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 48 | 10 | 38 | — | 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
- 48 episodes is longer than 78% 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 21% 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, German, ar_AE
- App tags
- Revenge, Underdog Rise, Urban Life
- NetShort
- 3.5K likes, 17.2K 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.