Best Underdog Short Dramas
Browse 221 underdog short dramas on Dramoly from MyDramaList, ranging 1-147 episodes. Find episode counts, genre details, endings, and where to watch each title below.
Underdog dramas center on a protagonist starting from the bottom — nobody expects anything from them, and the story is about their rise to victory. Overlaps with Comeback Story, Rags to Riches, and Playing Dumb tags.
A recurring trope in short dramas tagged "Underdog" — browse the list below to see it in action.
Invincible: The Underdog Stuns the World
MyDramaList·41 eps
Underestimated but Undefeated
MyDramaList·46 eps
Ocean Apocalypse: Hooked on My Undead Bride
MyDramaList·80 eps
Dine, Dash & Destroyed
MyDramaList·69 eps
Touch My Daughter, Then Die
MyDramaList·60 eps
My Rise To Power After She Left
MyDramaList·81 eps
We Met Long Before the Wedding
MyDramaList·81 eps
Eyes of Fortune, He Sees Everything
MyDramaList·58 eps
I Married a Secret Billionaire
MyDramaList·85 eps
One-Night Stand With the Right Man
MyDramaList·74 eps
Divorced, Devoted & Dominating
MyDramaList·89 eps
The Unwilling Heir to an Immortal
MyDramaList·81 eps
The 400-Pound Diva's System Upgrade
MyDramaList·82 eps
Rise of the Fallen: I Came Back Swinging
MyDramaList·41 eps
Don't Mess with That Beggar
MyDramaList·75 eps
Go Bold, Dr. Baena!
MyDramaList·80 eps
Hired by Fate
MyDramaList·95 eps
Taming the Demon Butlers
MyDramaList·75 eps
Did You Just Poison Me, Wife?
MyDramaList·73 eps
The Reaper's Contract
MyDramaList·74 eps
My Lucky Star Daughter
MyDramaList·70 eps
The Regretful Scholar's Pursuit
MyDramaList·67 eps
I Glitched the System
MyDramaList·60 eps
Doomsday Smuggler: Trading Snacks for Power
MyDramaList·90 eps
No Mercy in Her Second Life
MyDramaList·61 eps
Class Change: Slime Crushes Dragons
MyDramaList·61 eps
Anti-Simp System: Loved by the Heiress
MyDramaList·90 eps
Dying to Be a Saint
MyDramaList·60 eps
Dumped, My Step-Sisters Want Me
MyDramaList·70 eps
Sage in the City: 24-Hour Comeback
MyDramaList·80 eps
Zombie King Rise: Even the Belle Begs Me
MyDramaList·60 eps
Demons Tamed, World Saved
MyDramaList·95 eps
Ex-Convict Janitor and His Heiress
MyDramaList·60 eps
The Nephew Mastermind
MyDramaList·74 eps
The Invisible Bodyguard
MyDramaList·80 eps
From Pushover to Underworld Big Shot
MyDramaList·85 eps
Rising After Losing Everything
MyDramaList·100 eps
Price Crash: My Fortune Rules the World
MyDramaList·60 eps
The Old Chef They Fired
MyDramaList·34 eps
Beast Awakening: Rise of the Unranked
MyDramaList·82 eps
Betray Me? Chaos Follow!
MyDramaList·60 eps
Primordial Server: The $1 Billion Reboot
MyDramaList·80 eps
Evolve to Devour
MyDramaList·95 eps
Careful, He's Got X-Ray Eyes!
MyDramaList·104 eps
The Empire She Saw Coming
MyDramaList·119 eps
Blade of the Exorcist
MyDramaList·60 eps
Game to Glory
MyDramaList·100 eps
My Nephew, The Crown Prince
MyDramaList·73 eps
Already Invincible at Energy Refining
MyDramaList·40 eps
See It, Own It, Rule It
MyDramaList·106 eps
The All-Seeing Eye
MyDramaList·46 eps
True Mate's vengeance
MyDramaList·31 eps
From Prey to King
MyDramaList·78 eps
I Tamed a Queen and Became Invincible
MyDramaList·54 eps
Building the Joy Sect in the Apocalypse
MyDramaList·74 eps
Wavebreaker
MyDramaList·45 eps
The Goddess and Her Beast: A Vengeance Reborn
MyDramaList·65 eps
Mecha Era: I Can Contract Unlimited Mecha Girls
MyDramaList·61 eps
Creating an Otherworld Valkyrie
MyDramaList·88 eps
Return of the Urban Ascendant King
MyDramaList·60 eps
Magic Trouble Squad
MyDramaList·45 eps
Pride of the Clan: The Return of the Martial Sage
MyDramaList·81 eps
CEO Husband Genius Baby
MyDramaList·100 eps
Fall For the Wrong Heir
MyDramaList·30 eps
The Knockout King
MyDramaList·66 eps
Accelerating Love
MyDramaList·58 eps
Lost Heiress of Kingston High
MyDramaList·63 eps
Forgive Me Not
MyDramaList·80 eps
War King: My Return Makes the Nation Submit to Me
MyDramaList·90 eps
The Wife's Disguise
MyDramaList·30 eps
My Throne Was Never Yours
MyDramaList·60 eps
Secret Billionaire Returns on Christmas
MyDramaList·68 eps
Crimson Storm: Lone Avenger
MyDramaList·60 eps
Beast Monarch Rising
MyDramaList·60 eps
Auctioning My Ex
MyDramaList·60 eps
They Made Humans Pets. He Made Them Prey!
MyDramaList·60 eps
The Impostor's Diadem
MyDramaList·65 eps
Goodbye, Liar
MyDramaList·60 eps
From Courier to CEO
MyDramaList·51 eps
Tracing the Path Home
MyDramaList·60 eps
Beat Me Harder, I Level Up
MyDramaList·61 eps
Throne of Destiny
MyDramaList·52 eps
The Cripple Prince's Lucky Star
MyDramaList·69 eps
I Am Bro, Escort, or Boyfriend?
MyDramaList·80 eps
Back Off! I'm the Real Mrs. CEO
MyDramaList·72 eps
Son in Law's Revenge
MyDramaList·56 eps
Stay-at-Home Dad Levels Up
MyDramaList·57 eps
Recipe For Faking A Marriage
MyDramaList·75 eps
Runaway Princess Bride
MyDramaList·88 eps
Pretty Baby
MyDramaList·64 eps
The CEO
MyDramaList·61 eps
Super Godfather: My Ex Begs Me on Her Knees
MyDramaList·64 eps
You Fired the Backbone of Detroit
MyDramaList·95 eps
Watch Out! She's a Mastermind Heiress
MyDramaList·68 eps
Black Myth: My Master is Wukong
MyDramaList·70 eps
My Long-Lost Son Turns Out to Be a CEO
MyDramaList·72 eps
What Doesn't Break Me
MyDramaList·65 eps
Reborn After Falling
MyDramaList·79 eps
After Being Dumped, the Beautiful CEO Proposed to Me
MyDramaList·45 eps
The Virgin's Bucket List
MyDramaList·83 eps
Country Gal to CEO's Bride
MyDramaList·105 eps
Three Daughters Paying Homage
MyDramaList·43 eps
Don't Mess with That Masseur
MyDramaList·50 eps
Late Bloomer
MyDramaList·51 eps
I Became an Heir on My Wedding Day
MyDramaList·53 eps
The Heiress You Don't Touch
MyDramaList·59 eps
From Forsaken to True Dragon
MyDramaList·30 eps
Awakening the Dragon Within
MyDramaList·100 eps
Boss to Bride
MyDramaList·63 eps
Hacked by Fate
MyDramaList·64 eps
My Wife and Daughter Got Superpower
MyDramaList·66 eps
The Weak Scholar Who Would Rule
MyDramaList·66 eps
Golden Cudgel: Rise of the Heir
MyDramaList·60 eps
The Rise of a Country Belle
MyDramaList·70 eps
Demons Tamed, World Saved
MyDramaList·95 eps
Ten Years of Wrong Love
MyDramaList·60 eps
The F-Rank Chef Who Feeds Gods
MyDramaList·60 eps
Don't Call Me Master, I'm Just a Teacher
MyDramaList·65 eps
Pregnant with My Nemesis’ Brother’s Baby
MyDramaList·86 eps
Reborn to Swap Fates
MyDramaList·71 eps
My Backup Husband is a Tycoon
MyDramaList·69 eps
His Secret Heiress
MyDramaList·69 eps
Betrayed Zora Rules All
MyDramaList·57 eps
From Forsaken to True Dragon
MyDramaList·30 eps
The Healer’s Romance
MyDramaList·70 eps
Sleepwalking to Godhood
MyDramaList·80 eps
Global Awakening: I am the Undead Scourge
MyDramaList·60 eps
Nurse by Day, Hero by Night
MyDramaList·71 eps
The X-Ray Maverick
MyDramaList·71 eps
Undying: I Only Practice Forbidden Arts
MyDramaList·50 eps
Throne of Sacrifice
MyDramaList·50 eps
Apocalypse Reborn: Leveling Up My Family
MyDramaList·96 eps
Reborn: Prodigy's Revenge
MyDramaList·80 eps
The Unexpected Divine Doctor
MyDramaList·78 eps
Reborn from Hell, Dragon's Wrath
MyDramaList·74 eps
The Villainess Turned Darling
MyDramaList·74 eps
Mr. CEO's Obsession
MyDramaList·74 eps
Family Is His Only Weakness
MyDramaList·75 eps
The Heir's Daily Confession
MyDramaList·77 eps
The Line: Savior or Destroyer
MyDramaList·78 eps
Back to 2002: I Built My Empire
MyDramaList·147 eps
Where the Immortals Tremble
MyDramaList·87 eps
When I Can See My Students' Hidden Potentials
MyDramaList·80 eps
Playing Weak, Winning Big
MyDramaList·80 eps
From Veggie Vendor to Billionaire
MyDramaList·68 eps
I Gain New Superpowers Every Week
MyDramaList·80 eps
From General's Scorned Wife to His Final Judgment
MyDramaList·81 eps
Perfume Revenge: Change a Husband
MyDramaList·81 eps
My Ex Is My Boss
MyDramaList·81 eps
Rejected & Rebel, Tycoon Rise
MyDramaList·81 eps
Spend and Conquer
MyDramaList·80 eps
From Exile to Heiress
MyDramaList·83 eps
Everything I Touch Multiplies
MyDramaList·86 eps
Immortal King Reborn: Comeback with My Female CEO
MyDramaList·87 eps
The Ugly Consort's Comeback Plan
MyDramaList·62 eps
Return to Reckon with His Hateful Village
MyDramaList·69 eps
Cash, Chaos, and a Temporary God
MyDramaList·88 eps
He's Done Being Nice
MyDramaList·58 eps
The Lost Son Comes Home
MyDramaList·88 eps
Snatched a Feisty Heiress
MyDramaList·89 eps
The Psychopath's Guide to Saving the World
MyDramaList·66 eps
Back to 1998: World Domination
MyDramaList·97 eps
Netherworld Manager
MyDramaList·47 eps
When Horror Falls, I Rise with My Demon Horde
MyDramaList·53 eps
Back To 2000 and Live Again
MyDramaList·99 eps
Beast-Taming: All Evolve, I Revert
MyDramaList·70 eps
Ex Regrets After I Struck It Rich
MyDramaList·100 eps
The Immortal's Return
MyDramaList·105 eps
Golden Eyes
MyDramaList·108 eps
The Strongest Male Obstetrician
MyDramaList·111 eps
An Immortal Dad's Wrath
MyDramaList·115 eps
Disciple Overload: From Zero to Empresses
MyDramaList·60 eps
Urban Awakening
MyDramaList·57 eps
Doomsday Looter: Stats and Beauties
MyDramaList·85 eps
Artifact Forging Makes Immortal Cultivation Easy
MyDramaList·69 eps
Awakened: Miracle Forging Blacksmith
MyDramaList·80 eps
I Began the Mythic Companion Beast Era
MyDramaList·70 eps
Blind Master: Raising Monster Prodigies
MyDramaList·55 eps
Taming My Beast Husbands
MyDramaList·88 eps
My Disciples Are Mutants
MyDramaList·60 eps
Veterans Who Refuse to Kneel
MyDramaList·58 eps
Crimson Storm: Lone Avenger
MyDramaList·60 eps
Got Dumped. Got LadyAid.
MyDramaList·70 eps
The Unwanted Goofy Son-in-Law
MyDramaList·76 eps
Dirt & Diamonds
MyDramaList·80 eps
The Professional's Vow of Blood
MyDramaList·80 eps
Second Life, Second Wife
MyDramaList·57 eps
Billionfold Return on Disciples: The Invincible Mentor
MyDramaList·130 eps
The Delivery Guy They Mocked Is a Legend
MyDramaList·98 eps
The Agent Mom: Survive the Famine
MyDramaList·69 eps
Love Bites: My Girlfriend Is a Zombie CEO
MyDramaList·71 eps
Age of Titans: I Awakened the Ten Beasts
MyDramaList·60 eps
My Mecha Is the Interstellar Empress!
MyDramaList·74 eps
The Devouring Avenger's Return
MyDramaList·52 eps
Reborn: Leading Goddesses Against the Apocalypse
MyDramaList·22 eps
Survival for Sale
MyDramaList·60 eps
The Toy Shop Mech
MyDramaList·60 eps
Hot on Upgrading Mecha Girls
MyDramaList·60 eps
Dragon King's Unlikely Cousin
MyDramaList·62 eps
F-Rank Ox? I'm Thunder
MyDramaList·63 eps
A Golden Dragon Made Me Rich Overnight
MyDramaList·71 eps
Survival Game: Who's the Lucky One?
MyDramaList·75 eps
The World Cup Captain Reborn as a Reject
MyDramaList·82 eps
Dwarf Hoop God
MyDramaList·89 eps
Iron Ark: Rebirth
MyDramaList·45 eps
Freaks in Utopia
MyDramaList·43 eps
Train To Be Invincible
MyDramaList·41 eps
All of the skills I have are Forbidden Spells
MyDramaList·50 eps
Regret Me, Billionaire
MyDramaList·60 eps
30 Days To Absolute Power
MyDramaList·60 eps
Doomsday Mart: S-Class Staff Wanted
MyDramaList·58 eps
The Phoenix Was Never Weak
MyDramaList·13 eps
The Outcast and Her Beasts
MyDramaList·17 eps
Reborn as the Empyrean Sovereign
MyDramaList·60 eps
Dish Slap: Revenge Served Hot
MyDramaList·59 eps
Empathic Link with the Prince
MyDramaList·26 eps
My First Night Shift Saved the City
MyDramaList·70 eps
The Vigilante Karma System
MyDramaList·55 eps
My Boss Gave Me a Junk Boat, Now I'm Rich
MyDramaList·49 eps
Coaching the F-Rank Football Team to the Top
MyDramaList·60 eps
Chained to My Prison Guard
MyDramaList·1 ep