148 EPfinish for$19.96
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Genre · 38 series
Period Dramas Short Dramas
Forty-six series, all from ShortMax. Median 64 episodes with a floor of 44 — this label produces no short runs at all, which makes it one of the more expensive commitments on the site at roughly $38 to finish.
- Series
- 38
- Median to finish
- $34.90
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Filter them allWhere to start
Ranked by our editor score; ties broken by cost to finish, then by whether the series is complete. Every figure comes from the same database that powers the cost calculator.
260 EPfinish for$27.92
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[Dubbed] A Queen's Ascension
377 EPfinish for$38.39
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[Dubbed]His Arms, My Second Chance
447 EPfinish for$20.94
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[Dubbed]Lady Kelly's Counterattack
557 EPfinish for$27.92
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A Crow in Peacock Feathers
- 01The Dying Prince's Defiant Bridecheapest complete run here at $19.96
- 02[Dubbed] A Queen's Ascensionstill releasing — 60 episodes so far, $27.92 to catch up
- 03[Dubbed]His Arms, My Second Chancestill releasing — 77 episodes so far, $38.39 to catch up
- 04[Dubbed]Lady Kelly's Counterattackshortest at 47 episodes (—)
- 05A Crow in Peacock Feathersstill releasing — 57 episodes so far, $27.92 to catch up
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The extremes
| Series | Platform | Episodes | Runtime | To finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest to finish | The Dying Prince's Defiant Bride | ShortMax | 48 | — | $19.96 |
| Most expensive | Pearls of the Deep | ShortMax | 96 | — | $59.33 |
| Shortest | [Dubbed]Lady Kelly's Counterattack | ShortMax | 47 | — | $20.94 |
| Longest | Where Love Finds Its Way Back | ShortMax | 100 | — | $55.84 |
| Most free episodes | [Dubbed] A Queen's Ascension | ShortMax | 60 | — | $27.92 |
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Adjust the assumptionsWhat it costs to watch all of it
$1296.07to finish all 38
—total viewing
68average episodes
Median series here costs $34.90 and runs —. We do not hold a completed-or-ongoing status for these, so treat the totals as what is published today.Estimates assume no free coins and the cheapest coin-pack combination on each platform.
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Where to find them
38 of the 38 are on ShortMax.
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Open in the finderAll 38
60 EPfinish for$27.92
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[Dubbed] A Queen's Ascension
60 EPfinish for$29.94
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[Dubbed] I Earn a Fortune in Hills by Chatting With Wild Animals
60 EPfinish for$29.94
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[Dubbed] Reborn From the Rustic Soil
77 EPfinish for$38.39
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[Dubbed]His Arms, My Second Chance
47 EPfinish for$20.94
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[Dubbed]Lady Kelly's Counterattack
69 EPfinish for$34.90
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[Dubbed]My Feisty Mommy, Hidden Daddy
60 EPfinish for$31.41
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[Dubbed]Princess Luna's Return: Challenging the Betrayal
62 EPfinish for$29.94
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[Dubbed]Two Sisters, One Throne
57 EPfinish for$27.92
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A Crow in Peacock Feathers
80 EPfinish for$41.88
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A Crown of Thorns
64 EPfinish for$34.90
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After the Family Fell, a Heaven-Sent Star Blessed Them All
65 EPfinish for$34.90
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From Dust to Queen
60 EPfinish for$29.94
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From Fisherwoman to Emperor's Mother
70 EPfinish for$38.39
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Got a System, Got a Harem (Not Sorry)
50 EPfinish for$24.43
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Her Majesty's Retribution
62 EPfinish for$29.94
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Lamb & Heather
81 EPfinish for$44.91
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My Bedside Assassin:I Played with Fire and Got Burned
70 EPfinish for$34.90
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My Beggar Husband Is the Emperor
74 EPfinish for$38.39
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My Beggar Husband Is the King
80 EP
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My Ex Became My Executioner
71 EPfinish for$38.39
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Oops the Prince Has a Son
96 EPfinish for$59.33
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Pearls of the Deep
75 EPfinish for$38.39
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Poisoned Throne
60 EPfinish for$31.41
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Princess Luna's Return: Challenging the Betrayal
64 EPfinish for$31.41
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Reborn and Bought My Husband On Sale
72 EPfinish for$38.39
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Reborn to Marry His Uncle
50 EPfinish for$24.43
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Strangers When We Meet Again
60 EPfinish for$29.94
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The Blade of Oath
80 EPfinish for$41.88
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The Doctor Mother-in-Law
48 EPfinish for$19.96
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The Dying Prince's Defiant Bride
70 EPfinish for$34.90
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The Empress' Return
76 EPfinish for$39.92
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The Empress's Dying Secret
67 EPfinish for$34.90
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The Enchanted Concubine
72 EPfinish for$44.91
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The General's Village Bride
60 EPfinish for$31.41
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The Maid and the Disgraced Heir
70 EPfinish for$38.39
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To Bed a Marquis
72 EPfinish for$38.39
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Too Late, Grand Secretary
100 EPfinish for$55.84
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Where Love Finds Its Way Back
How this page was built
The 38 series on this page carry Period Dramas as a genre label in the catalogue of the platform that publishes them. We do not tag series ourselves, which means this page is exactly as complete, and as inconsistent, as the platforms' own labelling. Episode counts and runtimes are read from each platform's listing for that specific series; coin prices come from the in-app purchase tiers Apple publishes for each app. For 1 of these 38 we are missing at least one of the paywall position, the coin price or the pack sizes, so those rows show a dash rather than an estimate. Nothing on this page is a paid placement, and we do not rank by anything we were given for free.