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#25 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
The Ugliest Swan Strikes Back
NetShort · 40 episodes · about 2.3 h
FreeEp 1–9on NetShort
Locked31of 40 episodes
CheckedOct 22app's site
Episodes
Mint ticks: 9 free. Grey: 31 locked. About 2.3 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 40
- Free
- 9
- Locked
- 31
- Checked
- Oct 22, 2026 read from the app's site
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 40 | 9 | 31 | — | Oct 22, 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
- 40 episodes is longer than 61% of the 697 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 9 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 23% 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, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, ar_AE
- Made with AI
- Unknown: the app's page does not say
- App tags
- Life OL, Rebirth, Underdog Rise
- NetShort
- 2.4K likes, 4.5K followers
The apps' own counts, shown as printed, never folded into the reader rating.
Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 22, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 22, 2026; it belongs to the app.