Best picks · Updated Nov 4, 2026
The 20 best contract-marriage short dramas
Marry first, fall in love later — the paper-marriage setup that turns a business deal into the real thing.
Ranked on catalogue depth and recency while we finish wiring live engagement signals; the order is a solid starting shortlist, not a hype chart. Every pick links to its full story and episode list. We take no sponsorship and no app pays for a spot.
#1 Drunk in Love
Sereal+· 184 eps· EN-US
After getting drunk, a woman enters a stranger's room... only to find out the next day that the man shows up at her workplace!
#2 [Dubbing]Ibu Tiriku Gendut dan Kejam
ShortMax· 146 eps· ID-ID
Aurora, seorang pewaris yang kerap dicemooh, menikah ke dalam keluarga kriminal DeMarco; ia harus berjuang hadapi keluarga yang kejam serta berbagai rahasia mematikan.…
#3 Dumped My Ex, Married the Mafia Don
ShortMax· 120 eps· EN-US
Emma Hayes, an Ivy League graduate, falls into depression after three years of suffocating marriage. Left penniless after divorce, she signs a contract to be the…
#4 Bringing Trouble Upon Oneself The 99-Day Deal with the Celd Faced Boss
KalosTV· 120 eps· EN-US
Lina, the mixed-race illegitimate daughter of the Locke family, sneaked into the top European aristocratic cocktail party to steal dirt in order to raise funds for her…
#5 The Don's Decoy Bride
KalosTV· 110 eps· EN-US
The godfather of the underworld chose an ordinary female protagonist as a substitute bride to deceive others. Under the contract marriage, the godfather went from being…
#6 Divine Lady vs. Modern Tycoon
KalosTV· 108 eps· EN-US
Joanne Chambers, cursed with impending death, must marry a man with a violet-gold aura to survive. Ethan Stone resents his sudden bride Joanne, agreeing to divorce in a…
#7 (English-dubbed)The Dawn's Embrace
KalosTV· 107 eps· EN-US
Clara Perkin and Chris Bane began on the wrong foot. He was drawn to her physically while she hoped to capture his heart. Their union, triggered by an unplanned…
#8 Immortal Surge Rising from Divorce
iDrama· 105 eps· EN-US
Lucas Lin, the Gu family's son-in-law, was harassed by his ex-girlfriend Grace Yang and her current boyfriend, Ray Shen, a wealthy heir. On the brink of death, Lucas…
#9 Freely Falling
KalosTV· 104 eps· EN-US
Ryan Keane, the most powerful man, is aloof and untouchable. A reckless drunken night unexpectedly entangles him with orphan Lorraine Joe, leading to a rushed marriage…
#10 CEO's Cute Sweetheart
Playlet· 103 eps· EN-US
The company's CEO happens to witness his former classmate, Nami Hebert, being humiliated by a blind date and steps in to help. In his memories, he and Nami had a fateful…
#11 My Sweet Flash Marriage with the Billionaire
KalosTV· 103 eps· EN-US
Carrie Kim, forced on a blind date by her parents, ran into her schoolmate, Jensen Fionn. They decided to fake their marriage to satisfy Carrie's parents. Jensen…
#12 Ibu Tiriku Gendut dan Kejam
ShortMax· 102 eps· ID-ID
Aurora, seorang pewaris yang kerap dicemooh, menikah ke dalam keluarga kriminal DeMarco; ia harus berjuang hadapi keluarga yang kejam serta berbagai rahasia mematikan.…
#13 You're My Youthful Bliss
KalosTV· 102 eps· EN-US
Siena Reed, fed up with her husband Jaydon Larson's irresponsible behavior towards their marriage, impulsively agrees to a divorce. After the divorce, pressured by her…
#14 My Mysterious Driver
KalosTV· 102 eps· EN-US
Nurse Fernanda impulsively marries a mysterious driver, only to discover he is a wealthy heir and secret commander. Amid family betrayal, a lost daughter and forbidden…
#15 (English-dubbed)Blind Date Turned Out to Be the Big Cheese
KalosTV· 101 eps· EN-US
"What? Grandma forced us to sleep together?" 30-year-old Anna finds herself forced into a blind date arranged by her mom, but a mix-up leads her to the wrong hotel...…
#16 Blind Date Turned Out to Be the Big Cheese
KalosTV· 101 eps· EN-US
"What? Grandma forced us to sleep together?" 30-year-old Anna finds herself forced into a blind date arranged by her mom, but a mix-up leads her to the wrong hotel...…
#17 Perempuan Itu Pengasuhku
ShortMax· 100 eps· ID-ID
Setelah lepas dari pernikahan buruknya, Emma, bertahan hidup menjadi pengasuh anak bos mafia, dan perlahan membentuk hubungan kuat dengan anak itu dan juga bos mafia.…
#18 Married Instead
Sereal+· 100 eps· EN-US
When Sophia Winslow is abandoned on her wedding day by her fiancé, Nathan Reed, her world falls apart. But after a chance encounter with Nathanael Foster, the powerful…
#19 Let's Turn It into Real
Sereal+· 100 eps· EN-US
The once-wealthy Sophie Ruan, struggling to pay for her mother's medical bills, goes on a blind date with rich heir Ethan Cheng in place of her best friend. She plans to…
#20 Gentle Torment of Love
Sereal+· 100 eps· EN-US
Kind-hearted and gentle, she had a nominal marriage with the CEO of a powerful group. Pregnant and betrayed by her stepmother's daughter, she miscarried and, in despair,…
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How we pick the best contract-marriage short dramas
Marry first, fall in love later — the paper-marriage setup that turns a business deal into the real thing. We rank every contract-marriage title in the DramaDb catalogue by how much people actually watch and save it, then sanity-check the top of the list by hand so a single viral spike can’t crown a drama nobody finishes. The list refreshes as new titles land and the numbers move — last update Nov 4, 2026.
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