Her husband and her governess kill her on their anniversary. Her twin sister now wears her face.
#37 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama SeriesCW: suicide
The Colonel’s Daughter Buried Alive
Back from seven years away, a Marine colonel is told her daughter killed herself.
NetShort · 25 episodes · about 1.3 h
FreeEp 1–7on NetShort
Locked18of 25 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Sarah, a Marine colonel, goes off on a mission and entrusts her daughter Emma to her second husband and stepchild. When she returns home years later as a decorated hero, she is told Emma took her own life. Sarah refuses to accept the story, and the more she searches, the darker her family's secrets become.
Thriller & mysteryRevenge & paybackdark mysteryvengeful mother
Who will like it: viewers who liked a wronged mother who returns home to uncover what her family hid from her.
Main characters
- Sarah: Marine colonel who left home for a mission
- Emma: the daughter Sarah left behind
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 7 free. Grey: 18 locked. About 1.3 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 25
- Free
- 7
- Locked
- 18
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 25 | 7 | 18 | — | 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
- 25 episodes is longer than 1% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 7 free episodes is fewer than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 28% 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, Japanese, Korean
- App tags
- Karma Payback, Mystery, Revenge
- NetShort
- 2.2K likes, 3.3K followers
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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.