Second chance short dramas with the most free episodes (2026)

The second-chance short drama with the most free episodes is [Dubbed] The Dream Healer on ShortMax: 20 of its 100 episodes are free, as of October 22, 2026. The typical one gives 9 episodes before the paywall; every drama on this list gives at least 14. We checked the paywall of 1,393 of them.

All Second chance dramas

The top 30. How this list is made: Free episodes counted on each drama's own page on the app, most first; ties go to the bigger share of the series, then to the more watched. Titles that bundle several seasons are left out. Worked out again every day.

1. 1
   
   [Dubbed] The Dream HealerShortMax · 100 eps · 20 free20 of 100 episodes free (20%) · ShortMax
2. 2
   
   The Side Character Who Refused to LoseDramaBox · 90 eps · 19 free19 of 90 episodes free (21%) · DramaBox
3. 3
   
   Lena Turner: Resilience in the WreckageGoodShort · 67 eps · 18 free18 of 67 episodes free (27%) · GoodShort
4. 4
   
   [ENG DUB] Pampered by her Ex-HusbandGoodShort · 100 eps · 17 free17 of 100 episodes free (17%) · GoodShort
5. 5
   
   No More Blood For My Vampire First LoveDramaBox · 54 eps · 16 free16 of 54 episodes free (30%) · DramaBox
6. 6
   
   American Sniper: The Last RoundReelShort · 63 eps · 16 free16 of 63 episodes free (25%) · ReelShort
7. 7
   
   Falling for My Nemesis StepbrotherReelShort · 68 eps · 16 free16 of 68 episodes free (24%) · ReelShort
8. 8
   
   Taming My Bullies 2ReelShort · 76 eps · 16 free16 of 76 episodes free (21%) · ReelShort
9. 9
   
   My Mafia BoyfriendDramaBox · 82 eps · 16 free16 of 82 episodes free (20%) · DramaBox
10. 10
    
    Transmigrated into a Noble: Now I'm Azury's Top IdolGoodShort · 51 eps · 15 free15 of 51 episodes free (29%) · GoodShort
11. 11
    
    King of GunsReelShort · 54 eps · 15 free · AI15 of 54 episodes free (28%) · ReelShort
12. 12
    
    [Dubbed]Rise of the Beast QueenShortMax · 57 eps · 15 free15 of 57 episodes free (26%) · ShortMax
13. 13
    
    I Am the First, the Last, and the OnlyGoodShort · 57 eps · 15 free15 of 57 episodes free (26%) · GoodShort
14. 14
    
    Watch Out! I'm The Lady BossDramaBox · 62 eps · 15 free15 of 62 episodes free (24%) · DramaBox
15. 15
    
    My New Daddy is a Five-Star GeneralGoodShort · 63 eps · 15 free15 of 63 episodes free (24%) · GoodShort
16. 16
    
    Winds of ChangeShortMax · 65 eps · 15 free15 of 65 episodes free (23%) · ShortMax
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    NEWDarling, Don’t Fall in LoveDramaBox · 70 eps · 15 free15 of 70 episodes free (21%) · DramaBox
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    Back with Five Heirs to Claim What's MineGoodShort · 73 eps · 15 free15 of 73 episodes free (21%) · GoodShort
19. 19
    
    [Dubbed]His Arms, My Second ChanceShortMax · 77 eps · 15 free15 of 77 episodes free (19%) · ShortMax
20. 20
    
    Out of My Novel, Into My HeartDramaBox · 79 eps · 15 free15 of 79 episodes free (19%) · DramaBox
21. 21
    
    Mommy, That's My FatherGoodShort · 81 eps · 15 free15 of 81 episodes free (19%) · GoodShort
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    Domination: The SovereignShortMax · 82 eps · 15 free15 of 82 episodes free (18%) · ShortMax
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    Supremacy: The Indomitable RulerGoodShort · 99 eps · 15 free15 of 99 episodes free (15%) · GoodShort
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    Back to 2002, I Built an EmpireGoodShort · 147 eps · 15 free15 of 147 episodes free (10%) · GoodShort
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    Campus King's Early AccessShortMax · 147 eps · 15 free15 of 147 episodes free (10%) · ShortMax
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    I Married a Nobody, Now He Owns the CityDramaBox · 50 eps · 14 free14 of 50 episodes free (28%) · DramaBox
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    The Dragon Queen He Threw AwayDramaBox · 50 eps · 14 free14 of 50 episodes free (28%) · DramaBox
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    I Married a Nobody, Now He Owns the CityReelShort · 50 eps · 14 free · AI14 of 50 episodes free (28%) · ReelShort
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    Daddy, Your Little Angel Is GoneDramaBox · 50 eps · 14 free14 of 50 episodes free (28%) · DramaBox
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    MAGIC EX: FANGS and CLAWS both besotted with MEShortMax · 51 eps · 14 free14 of 51 episodes free (27%) · ShortMax

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