New on the short drama apps: September 2026
66 titles that ReelShort, GoodShort, DramaBox and ShortMax put on their own new-release and trending shelves in September 2026, read from those shelves on 10 September 2026. This is what the apps are pushing, in their words, rather than what we rank: the shelves reorder daily, so a title is either on one or it is not, and the month is when we first saw it there. Where we hold the title in the catalogue it gets a full entry with a story rating; the rest are named, and the app’s own button finds them. Every one starts with free episodes in its app.
ReelShort: 24 new on its shelves
New releases on ReelShort
The Scarred Orc Who Bit Me First
My Pureblood husband won't touch me. He sleeps in my stepsister's wing. So I bought a wrecked half-blind mongrel Orc on a curb for five grand. By dawn, his bond mark was on my throat. By morning, three Highborn uncles were at my door. Turns out the "low-grade" Orc I just bought is the lost heir to an eight-hundred-million-dollar Drennan estate. And every relative in that house paid to disfigure his face when he was eight. They're about to find out what I do to people who hurt what's mine.
On ReelShort · added 2026-06-18 · free episodes to start
The Return of the Supreme One
At the academy’s grand Midwinter Banquet, Arthur is publicly stripped of his title, humiliated by the wife he spent five years protecting, and replaced by her returning first love. To everyone else, he is nothing more than a useless man living off Silverleaf Academy. No one knows the truth—that Arthur once sealed away his godlike power to save the continent, and the academy itself has only survived because of him. So when his wife throws him out with nothing left to lose, Arthur finally ends the contract that bound him to humanity. And the moment he walks away, the entire kingdom begins to collapse. And the moment he walks away, the entire kingdom begins to collapse.
English-languageMarriage & contract marriageOn ReelShort · added 2026-06-08 · free episodes to start
Married to the Homeless Merman: He is the King of the Ocean
Caelon, the hidden king of the ocean, disguises himself as a homeless merman while investigating a traitor. After kind-hearted Mia is betrayed by her fiancé and humiliated by her stepsister, Caelon impulsively marries her, hoping to protect her while keeping his royal identity secret. As they return to Mia’s hometown for the wedding, romance grows, but Caelon’s true power and status become harder to hide.
On ReelShort · added 2026-06-06 · free episodes to start
He Faked Illness To Betray Me
For three years, Ava believed her husband was slowly dying after saving her father’s life. While her family begged for help in the freezing streets of Brooklyn, she spent every dollar trying to save him. Then one snowy night, Ava follows a tracking chip to a luxury penthouse—and finds him perfectly healthy, wrapped around another woman, laughing about how easy she was to fool. But the man who scammed her made one dangerous mistake:He chose the wrong woman to betray.......
On ReelShort · added 2026-06-04 · free episodes to start
Also on the shelf, not yet in our catalogue: Spoiled by Four Sea Monster Husbands, My Strongest Master Likes Acting Weak, Demigod Under Oath, Blood Lion: The Sacrificial Cage, Race and Rise: My Machine Girls, Devour to the God of Death from a Stray Dog, A Marriage Deal with the Billionaire and The Arena.
Top shelf on ReelShort
After his girlfriend dumps him, Eric, a luxury brand CEO with X-ray vision, uses his powers and confidence to bring down arrogant global influencer bullies, all while winning the heart of his high school's most popular girl.
English-languageBillionaire & CEOOn ReelShort · added 2026-07-04 · free episodes to start
Cooking My Way Back to LoveCharting
Chef Leon Kennedy, once the "King of Cooking," fell apart after his wife died in a tragic car accident. His deep depression led him to fall into homelessness, losing everything except his beloved dog, Dante. A restaurant owner takes him in, giving him a job, not knowing who he is. Working in the kitchen, he faces the abuse of the executive sous chef (Bryant), who belittles and disrespects him. Leon tries to keep his head down, but when a nefarious businessman (William) threatens the restaurant, Leon has to break out the skills and artistry that made him a legendary chef. The restoration of his glory and joy is shortlived, however, as the spiteful chef Bryant defames him, and the resentful William kills his beloved dog. Enduring ups, downs, and devastation once again, the aggrieved Chef Leon picks up his chef's knife, hungry for revenge.
On ReelShort · free episodes to start
Also on the shelf, not yet in our catalogue: Altarboy, You've Been Replaced, First Love, A Zombie Girl’s Journey Home, The Lost Quarterback Returns, Keeping the Cowboy's Baby, Take Me Back to the Night We Met, Falling for My Ex's Mafia Dad, Ms. CEO's Baby Daddy Is the Merchant of Death, The Reckoning Takes Flight and Move Aside! I'm the Final Boss.
GoodShort: 20 new on its shelves
Most trending on GoodShort
On the shelf, not yet in our catalogue: Top Gear Guy Finds His Mrs. Right, Don's Daughter Doesn't Need a New Mother, Hero Husband's Apocalypse Harem, Big Bad Alpha CEO is My Good Boy, He Finally Loves Me When I'm Gone, The Wolf Queen's Baby Daddy Archmage, Mommy, You Forgot Me and Daddy!, His Regret Began the Day I Took Off, From Loving Wife to Bloodthirsty Queen and Too Late to Mourn Our Daughter, Alpha.
Hot list on GoodShort
On the shelf, not yet in our catalogue: Kidnapped by the Mafia, The Lady Boss is Done Pretending, Uncle Richard is My Baby Daddy, Trapped and Redeemed By His Love, Mistaken for a Gold Digger, The Lady Boss from Betrayed to Beloved, Dear Husband, Do you Remember me?, Billionaire CEO’s Obsession, Bound to the Bastard Billionaire and This Time I Choose Mr. Mafia.
DramaBox: 14 new on its shelves
Trending on DramaBox
On the shelf, not yet in our catalogue: Revenge Marriage Sweet Love, Rebel in Devil's Shackle, The Lovers' Saga, She’s the Apple of Their Eye, Sweetheart Wife, Profit Prophecy, Mafia's Good Girl, Spoiled by Four Billionaires, How to Divorce a Billionaire, The Best Mistake Ever, Waking Up Married To My Crush!, Ascension to the Lost Throne, prev and next.
ShortMax: 8 new on its shelves
Most popular on ShortMax
DOWngrade My Ride?I'll Upgrade My Groom!
On her wedding day, Eleanor Vance expects to step into the bridal Rolls-Royce. Instead, her fiancé Julian orders her into a cramped backup SUV so his “carsick” secretary Sophia can ride beside him. Humiliated in front of guests and filmed by jealous coworkers, Eleanor refuses to break. When a staged car accident keeps her from the ceremony, Sophia steals her gown, her aisle, and Julian’s kiss. But Eleanor has one card left: Christian Thorne, her childhood best friend and the powerful heir who has loved her for years. Within an hour, Eleanor and Christian are legally married. Then they return to the reception with a marriage certificate and a smile. Julian thinks he can still control the bride he discarded. He has no idea she is done begging for respect. This time, Eleanor is upgrading more than her ride—she is upgrading her whole life forever, and destroying his empire too.
English-languageMarriage & contract marriageOn ShortMax · added 2026-08-04 · free episodes to start
Also on the shelf, not yet in our catalogue: My Catfish Victim Is Actually My Bestie’s Brother, TOO LATE TO WIN ME BACK MR. BILLIONAIR, Done Being a Lady. Time to Shoot., My Groom Chose My Best Friend, SSS-Rank: The Slum-Born Thunder God, The Bride They Rejected Became the Mafia Queen and The Don Never Let Me Go.
How to read this page
The monthly guides are built from the catalogue we crawl, which carries a publication date for every title and can run weeks behind the apps. This page is the other way round: it reads what the apps themselves show a visitor as new or trending, and does not wait for the catalogue to catch up. The two disagree on purpose. A title here without a full entry is one the catalogue has not licensed yet; when it lands it gets the rating and the where-to-watch like everything else in the library.