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Royalty & palace intrigue dramas on ShortMax

Princes, empresses and court schemes, in any century. ShortMax has 248 of them that we track. Here are the ones people watch most, the ones that give away the most episodes.

Dramas248
Typical length68–69 episodes
Typical free run10 episodes

The ten most watched

By the view counts ShortMax shows.
  1. 1
    My Farmer Dad Is Secretly an Archmage poster
    My Farmer Dad Is Secretly an ArchmageShortMax · 56 eps · 10 free1.1M views
  2. 2
    [Dubbed] Became the Phantom King poster
    [Dubbed] Became the Phantom KingShortMax · 72 eps · 13 free307K views
  3. 3
    [Dubbed]The Source War poster
    [Dubbed]The Source WarShortMax · 85 eps · 10 free300K views
  4. 4
    [Dubbed]Rookie vs Demon, Game On poster
    [Dubbed]Rookie vs Demon, Game OnShortMax · 84 eps · 13 free298K views
  5. 5
    [Dubbed] Seeds of the Last World poster
    [Dubbed] Seeds of the Last WorldShortMax · 51 eps · 10 free298K views
  6. 6
    Ruinous Prison: Monkey King Locked on Me poster
    Ruinous Prison: Monkey King Locked on MeShortMax · 84 eps · 13 free297K views
  7. 7
    Seed of Tomorrow poster
    Seed of TomorrowShortMax · 51 eps · 10 free297K views
  8. 8
    A Lady’s Treachery poster
    A Lady’s TreacheryShortMax · 79 eps · 11 free296K views
  9. 9
    The OP Taoist Boy Rules the City poster
    The OP Taoist Boy Rules the CityShortMax · 72 eps · 10 free295K views
  10. 10
    The Dying Prince's Defiant Bride poster
    The Dying Prince's Defiant BrideShortMax · 48 eps · 16 free291K views

Most free episodes

The longest free runs before the paywall.
My Ex Became My Executioner poster
My Ex Became My ExecutionerShortMax · 80 eps · 24 free24 of 80 episodes free
The Dying Prince's Defiant Bride poster
The Dying Prince's Defiant BrideShortMax · 48 eps · 16 free16 of 48 episodes free
[Dubbed] A Queen's Ascension poster
[Dubbed] A Queen's AscensionShortMax · 60 eps · 16 free16 of 60 episodes free
[Dubbed]His Arms, My Second Chance poster
[Dubbed]His Arms, My Second ChanceShortMax · 77 eps · 15 free15 of 77 episodes free
Born Again for Him poster
Born Again for HimShortMax · 77 eps · 15 free15 of 77 episodes free
Like Father, Like Legend poster
Like Father, Like LegendShortMax · 72 eps · 15 free15 of 72 episodes free

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