Dead for ten years, Evelyn possesses a goose and heads home to see if anyone still remembers her.
#287 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
The Monster
A former agent living under an alias must hunt the mutant monster that abducted Milly.
NetShort · 31 episodes · about 1.3 h
FreeEp 1–9on NetShort
Locked22of 31 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Jack, a former agent, runs his late wife's shop under an alias in South Bay, Santoga City. His secret missions pulled him away from Tyler and Zoe, and only Milly still keeps the family together. When a mutated monster abducts Milly amid a spate of water poisoning cases, Jack, Tyler and Zoe set out to hunt it.
Thriller & mysteryFamily & ethicsestranged familymonster hunt
Who will like it: viewers who liked monster thrillers where a quiet ex-agent goes back into action to bring his estranged family back together.
Main characters
- Jack: former agent living under an alias
- Tyler: family member who joins the monster hunt
- Zoe: estranged family member who joins the hunt
- Milly: family member who keeps everyone close
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 9 free. Grey: 22 locked. About 1.3 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 31
- Free
- 9
- Locked
- 22
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 31 | 9 | 22 | — | 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
- 31 episodes is longer than 22% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 9 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 29% 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, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, ar_AE
- App tags
- Family Bonds, Multiple Identities, Return of the King
- NetShort
- 2.1K likes, 2.5K 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.