Iron & Silk
A woman's life is turned upside down when she catches the attention of a powerful mafia don who decides to make her his wife. Trapped in a world of crime and danger, she must navig…
Story signals: forced marriage
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Contract and Arranged Marriage Short Dramas
The marriage is settled before either of them has agreed to anything else. These series open on a betrothal nobody asked for, a wedding that was somebody else's plan, or a deal signed in place of a proposal, and work backwards from there.
Contract marriage short dramas invert the usual order: the marriage exists from the first episode and the relationship has to catch up to it. That covers arranged marriages, family betrothals and marriages of convenience. Every series here names one in its own description or tags.
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Accidental VowsRomance
After being burned by her ex, a woman impulsively marries a stranger to make him jealous—only to discover her new husband is a billionaire CEO. As their arrangement deepens, she mu…
Story signals: marriage of convenience
Plot Twist: My HusbandRomance
A young woman is forced into marriage with an older widower raising two children in the countryside, expecting a life of hardship and duty. What she doesn't know is that her humble…
Story signals: arranged marriage · arranged-marriage
The White LilyRomance
After her fiancé gives another woman the white lily meant for her, a betrayed bride walks away and marries the mafia godfather who has quietly loved her all along. Caught between a…
Story signals: arranged marriage · arranged-marriage
Best Mistake EverRomance
A woman gets into the wrong car on her wedding day and ends up married to the wrong groom — a stranger who turns out to be far better than the man she was supposed to wed. As the t…
Story signals: arranged marriage · arranged-marriage
The Ex ClauseRomance
Two couples — one pair of women, one pair of men — find themselves tangled up in a contract marriage arrangement with their exes. As the terms of the deal force them back into each…
Story signals: contract-marriage · contract marriage
UnwantedRomance
After a night he can't remember, a man wakes up bound by a mate bond and married to the alpha he despises. Now he must navigate a life he never chose, torn between a bond he can't …
Story signals: arranged marriage · arranged-marriage
Till Danger Do Us Part (BL)Romance
A man on the run from danger crashes into the arms of a stranger, and the only way to stay safe is a marriage of convenience. As the two men navigate a relationship built on necess…
Story signals: fake marriage · marriage of convenience
In His ShadowRomance
After her ex leaves her with nothing, a woman agrees to a marriage of convenience with a powerful mafia boss. What begins as a cold arrangement slowly turns into something deeper a…
Story signals: marriage-of-convenience · contract-marriage · contract marriage
Taming the Cursed Alpha BillionaireFantasy
A brilliant botanist is forced into an arranged marriage with a cursed billionaire alpha werewolf. She must find a way to break his ancient curse before the full moon destroys them…
Story signals: arranged marriage · arranged-marriage
Déjà Vows (BL)Romance
An omega enters a contract marriage with a powerful alpha who has lost all memory of their shared past. As he slowly recovers fragments of the life he once lived, she must decide w…
Story signals: contract marriage
Up to Ep 53
Accidental Vows
Romancerevenge
After being burned by her ex, a woman impulsively marries a stranger to make him jealous—only to discover her new husband is a billionaire CEO. As their arrangement deepens, she must untangle her lingering feelings for the past from the unexpected pull of a man who may be far more than a rebound.
Up to Ep 45
Plot Twist: My Husband
Romancearranged marriage
A young woman is forced into marriage with an older widower raising two children in the countryside, expecting a life of hardship and duty. What she doesn't know is that her humble new husband is hiding an extraordinary identity. As she settles into rural family life, the truth about the man she was pushed to marry slowly begins to surface.
Up to Ep 24
The White Lily
Romancebetrayal
After her fiancé gives another woman the white lily meant for her, a betrayed bride walks away and marries the mafia godfather who has quietly loved her all along. Caught between a ruthless underworld and the man who finally cherishes her, she must decide how far she will go for love and payback.
Up to Ep 49
Best Mistake Ever
Romancemistaken identity
A woman gets into the wrong car on her wedding day and ends up married to the wrong groom — a stranger who turns out to be far better than the man she was supposed to wed. As the two navigate a marriage built on a single mistake, they must decide whether a love born from chaos can become the real thing.
Up to Ep 40
The Ex Clause
Romancecontract-marriage
Two couples — one pair of women, one pair of men — find themselves tangled up in a contract marriage arrangement with their exes. As the terms of the deal force them back into each other's lives, old feelings and new complications threaten to upend the careful rules they set.
Up to Ep 55
Unwanted
Romanceomegaverse
After a night he can't remember, a man wakes up bound by a mate bond and married to the alpha he despises. Now he must navigate a life he never chose, torn between a bond he can't break and the hatred he can't let go.
Up to Ep 43
Till Danger Do Us Part (BL)
Romancebl
A man on the run from danger crashes into the arms of a stranger, and the only way to stay safe is a marriage of convenience. As the two men navigate a relationship built on necessity rather than love, the line between protection and genuine feeling begins to blur.
Up to Ep 59
In His Shadow
Romancemafia
After her ex leaves her with nothing, a woman agrees to a marriage of convenience with a powerful mafia boss. What begins as a cold arrangement slowly turns into something deeper as he comes to cherish her, but the dangers of his world and the wounds of her past threaten the life they are building.
All 40 episodes
Taming the Cursed Alpha Billionaire
Fantasywerewolf
A brilliant botanist is forced into an arranged marriage with a cursed billionaire alpha werewolf. She must find a way to break his ancient curse before the full moon destroys them both.
Up to Ep 30
Déjà Vows (BL)
Romanceamnesia
An omega enters a contract marriage with a powerful alpha who has lost all memory of their shared past. As he slowly recovers fragments of the life he once lived, she must decide whether to reveal the love they had or protect the fragile new bond forming between them.
Up to Ep 47
Iron & Silk
Romancemafia
A woman's life is turned upside down when she catches the attention of a powerful mafia don who decides to make her his wife. Trapped in a world of crime and danger, she must navigate a forced marriage to a man she barely knows while resisting the pull of an unexpected attraction.
Up to Ep 35
In the Shadow of the Crowned
Fantasyarranged marriage
After being left at the altar by the prince she was promised to, a young woman is forced into a marriage with a king who is already dead. Bound to a husband who exists somewhere between life and death, she must navigate a dangerous royal court and the strange powers that come with her new crown.
Up to Ep 66
Daybreak
Fantasyforced marriage
A young woman is forced into marriage with a beggar, only to discover that her unwanted husband is secretly the Sun God. As his divine identity comes to light, she must navigate a world of gods and mortals while grappling with the truth about the man she was bound to.
Up to Ep 59
Borrowed Bride
Romanceblind
A woman steps into the role of a stand-in for her blind fiancé, only to find herself caught between duty and desire. As she navigates the delicate balance of pretending to be someone else, the lines between performance and genuine affection begin to blur.
Up to Ep 33
The Royal Gambit
Fantasyfake marriage
A fake marriage takes an unexpected turn when a dragon prince chooses his reluctant partner. As their pretend union deepens, the two must navigate royal expectations, hidden magic, and a bond neither planned for.
Up to Ep 82
The Mafia's Bought Bride
RevengeMafia Romance
To erase her father's $2 million debt, Elena Voss agrees to a one-year marriage with ruthless mafia heir Dante Moretti. But her butterfly birthmark, rare amber eyes, and buried memories connect her to Dante's supposedly dead fiancée—and a massacre his family has hidden for ten years. As their contract marriage turns dangerously real, Elena must uncover who she truly is before the Moretti family's secrets destroy them both.
Up to Ep 41
His Ruthless Bride
Romancemafia
After fleeing a loveless engagement to a cold, distant man, a young woman impulsively marries a powerful mafia godfather. Thrust into a dangerous underworld she never expected, she must navigate her new husband's ruthless world while guarding her heart from a man who could either destroy her or become her fiercest protector.
Up to Ep 66
Rules of Engagement
Comedymafia
A powerful mafia boss finds he can trust no one but one woman, and binds her to him as his contract wife. As their arrangement deepens, she must navigate the dangerous world he rules and the feelings neither of them planned on.
All 10 episodes
The Marriage Bet
Romanceromantic comedy
A wildly self-absorbed CEO and a woman who refuses to be impressed by him are pushed into a marriage neither of them wanted. As they clash over everything from household rules to public appearances, their constant bickering slowly gives way to something neither expected.
Up to Ep 25
Bound by Fire
Fantasydragon king
A young woman is chosen by the Dragon King to take her sister's place as a bride, binding her to a powerful and otherworldly ruler. As she enters his realm, she must navigate the dangerous expectations of her new role and the growing pull between duty and her own heart.
Up to Ep 33
For Better or for Business
Romancefake marriage
A plus-size heiress and a CEO enter a fake marriage, each with their own reasons for the arrangement. As they keep up the pretense, the line between their convenient partnership and real feelings begins to blur.
Up to Ep 96
The Werewolf’s Forbidden Bride
Fantasywerewolf
A woman enters a marriage with a werewolf noble, only to find herself caught between her fiancé and his half-brother. As she navigates the dangerous dynamics of the wolf clan, she must confront her own desires and the secrets that threaten to tear them apart.
Up to Ep 7
Aurelia
Fantasyidentity
Aurelia has lived as a commoner, become betrothed to a nobleman's illegitimate son, and now finds herself carrying three impossible identities at once: servant, noblewoman, and king. As she moves between these worlds, the life she once hoped for collides with the power she never expected to hold.
Up to Ep 55
The Groom Ran, the Tycoon Stayed
DramaAI-generated
A wealthy young heir runs away from an arranged marriage, setting off a chain of events no one saw coming. But when a powerful tycoon steps into the wedding, a broken engagement turns into an unexpected marriage—and a dangerous game of love, power, and hidden identities. What begins as a runaway wedding soon becomes a whirlwind romance where nothing—and no one—is quite what they seem.
Up to Ep 79
In the Line of Sight
Romancehidden identity
The President's daughter marries a homeless man, never suspecting that her new husband is secretly the legendary sniper king. As she navigates a marriage built on a hidden truth, the danger surrounding his past threatens to pull them both into a deadly conflict.
Up to Ep 19
Healing Love - The Bride They Pitied
Romancearranged marriage
A woman is forced into an arranged marriage, but her new life in a foreign land reveals unexpected warmth and connection. As she navigates cultural differences and family expectations, she discovers that love can bloom in the most unlikely circumstances.
All 20 episodes
The Betrothal We Never Admitted
Dramaai-generated
She has argued with Pei Yanhe since they were children, and neither of them has ever once acknowledged the betrothal their families arranged. Being ambushed at the airport by him, sent to collect her, is a poor start to coming home. What she does not know yet is that the person who has always seemed to hate her most keeps a hundred entries in his phone, and every one of them is something she likes.
More contract and arranged marriage short dramas
In the Shadow of the Crowned
After being left at the altar by the prince she was promised to, a young woman is forced into a marriage with a king who is already dead. Bound to a husband who exists somewhere be…
Story signals: arranged marriage · arranged-marriage
Daybreak
A young woman is forced into marriage with a beggar, only to discover that her unwanted husband is secretly the Sun God. As his divine identity comes to light, she must navigate a …
Story signals: forced marriage
Borrowed Bride
A woman steps into the role of a stand-in for her blind fiancé, only to find herself caught between duty and desire. As she navigates the delicate balance of pretending to be someo…
Story signals: arranged-marriage · arranged marriage
The Royal Gambit
A fake marriage takes an unexpected turn when a dragon prince chooses his reluctant partner. As their pretend union deepens, the two must navigate royal expectations, hidden magic,…
Story signals: fake marriage · contract marriage
The Mafia's Bought Bride
To erase her father's $2 million debt, Elena Voss agrees to a one-year marriage with ruthless mafia heir Dante Moretti. But her butterfly birthmark, rare amber eyes, and buried mem…
Story signals: Contract Marriage · contract marriage · forced marriage
His Ruthless Bride
After fleeing a loveless engagement to a cold, distant man, a young woman impulsively marries a powerful mafia godfather. Thrust into a dangerous underworld she never expected, she…
Story signals: arranged-marriage · arranged marriage
Rules of Engagement
A powerful mafia boss finds he can trust no one but one woman, and binds her to him as his contract wife. As their arrangement deepens, she must navigate the dangerous world he rul…
Story signals: contract marriage
The Marriage Bet
A wildly self-absorbed CEO and a woman who refuses to be impressed by him are pushed into a marriage neither of them wanted. As they clash over everything from household rules to p…
Story signals: contract marriage · marriage of convenience
Bound by Fire
A young woman is chosen by the Dragon King to take her sister's place as a bride, binding her to a powerful and otherworldly ruler. As she enters his realm, she must navigate the d…
Story signals: arranged marriage · arranged-marriage
For Better or for Business
A plus-size heiress and a CEO enter a fake marriage, each with their own reasons for the arrangement. As they keep up the pretense, the line between their convenient partnership an…
Story signals: fake marriage
The Werewolf’s Forbidden Bride
A woman enters a marriage with a werewolf noble, only to find herself caught between her fiancé and his half-brother. As she navigates the dangerous dynamics of the wolf clan, she …
Story signals: arranged-marriage · arranged marriage
Aurelia
Aurelia has lived as a commoner, become betrothed to a nobleman's illegitimate son, and now finds herself carrying three impossible identities at once: servant, noblewoman, and kin…
Story signals: betroth
The Groom Ran, the Tycoon Stayed
A wealthy young heir runs away from an arranged marriage, setting off a chain of events no one saw coming. But when a powerful tycoon steps into the wedding, a broken engagement tu…
Story signals: arranged-marriage · arranged marriage
In the Line of Sight
The President's daughter marries a homeless man, never suspecting that her new husband is secretly the legendary sniper king. As she navigates a marriage built on a hidden truth, t…
Story signals: marriage of convenience
Healing Love - The Bride They Pitied
A woman is forced into an arranged marriage, but her new life in a foreign land reveals unexpected warmth and connection. As she navigates cultural differences and family expectati…
Story signals: arranged marriage · arranged-marriage
The Betrothal We Never Admitted
She has argued with Pei Yanhe since they were children, and neither of them has ever once acknowledged the betrothal their families arranged. Being ambushed at the airport by him, …
Story signals: betroth
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