Poor by Their Design
Poor by Their Design is a 25-episode ShortMax short drama. Hazel works herself to exhaustion while her roommate Stella lives like royalty, spoiled by a wealthy godfather. Then a birthday video reveals a familiar face—and a mark Hazel would recognize anywhere. One glimpse through a hotel window shatters everything she believed about her family. If their poverty was a lie, what else have they been hiding?
About Poor by Their Design
Hazel works herself to exhaustion while her roommate Stella lives like royalty, spoiled by a wealthy godfather. Then a birthday video reveals a familiar face—and a mark Hazel would recognize anywhere. One glimpse through a hotel window shatters everything she believed about her family. If their poverty was a lie, what else have they been hiding?
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