Once Poseidon's prince, Triton now rows as a galley slave. He means to reclaim Atlantis.
#182 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
The Lion Queen's Cat Princess
A stray cat is adopted by a lion queen, then the sacred tree names her a mythical Sun Sphinx.
NetShort · 35 episodes · about 3.4 h
FreeEp 1–7on NetShort
Locked28of 35 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Queen Amara takes in Orange, a stray cat who landed in the lion realm. At a blood trial, the sacred tree exposes her as a Sun Sphinx, but Elder Kro condemns her as a disaster. Orange then uncovers Kro's plan to drain the tree's heart and forge a war dragon. She must rally spirits against the scheme.
Fantasy & magicFamily & ethicscozy fantasyunderdog quest
Who will like it: viewers who liked an outsider who is revealed as a legend and fights a power-hungry elder.
Main characters
- Orange: stray cat taken in by Queen Amara
- Queen Amara: lion queen who adopts Orange
- Elder Kro: elder who calls Orange a disaster
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 7 free. Grey: 28 locked. About 3.4 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 35
- Free
- 7
- Locked
- 28
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 35 | 7 | 28 | — | 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
- 35 episodes is longer than 32% 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 20% 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
- Chinese (Traditional), English, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, ar_AE
- App tags
- Fantasy, Karma, Underdog Rise
- NetShort
- 2.1K likes, 2.6K 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.