A diner owner leads a billion-dollar company in secret, until her in-laws lock her out of her condo.
#129 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama SeriesCW: domestic abuse
Under My Father-in-Law’s Gaze
Trapped in her father-in-law's mansion, Lena endures abuse while her husband refuses to believe her.
NetShort · 35 episodes · about 1.7 h
FreeEp 1–9on NetShort
Locked26of 35 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Lena settles into the mansion of her father-in-law, Robert, where his abuse soon traps her. Her husband Megan refuses to believe a word of it, and the family works hard to guard its reputation. When Lena seems to be gone, Robert assumes his secrets are safe. Megan, however, begins to dig into the truth, and the tension builds toward a charity gala.
Family & ethicsRevenge & paybackdomestic dreadtense family drama
Who will like it: viewers who liked a family cover-up that falls apart after the victim seems to be gone.
Main characters
- Lena: woman abused by her father-in-law
- Megan: her husband who refuses to believe her
- Robert: father-in-law who controls Lena
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 9 free. Grey: 26 locked. About 1.7 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 35
- Free
- 9
- Locked
- 26
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 35 | 9 | 26 | — | 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
- 9 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 26% 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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- Languages
- English, Japanese, Korean, Thai, ar_AE
- App tags
- Family Drama, Karma, Revenge
- NetShort
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