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Where to watch Behind the Door
Stream Behind the Door free to start: the first 7 episodes are free on ShortMax, then episodes unlock with coins.
About Behind the Door
Behind the Door is a vertical micro-drama available on ShortMax only. A broke young man discovers mysterious keys that let him travel back to the 1990s, scheming to guide his younger father into wealth so he can rewrite his own future as a rich kid. The series runs to 57 episodes. The first 7 episodes are free on ShortMax. Its genres are Fantasy, Family, Comedy and Mystery. It builds on rebirth, second chance romance and time travel. It is set in China, in a contemporary setting. ShortMax showed 236K views on Nov 1, 2026.
- Episodes
- 57
Genre and tropes
Performance
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- ShortMax236K views · 79K saves · as shown Nov 7, 2026
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The story
A broke young man discovers mysterious keys that let him travel back to the 1990s, scheming to guide his younger father into wealth so he can rewrite his own future as a rich kid.
Desperate for startup money, the protagonist tries to sell his house only for his father to lock the door and forbid the sale.
Use modern knowledge to travel back to the 1990s gold rush era and turn one's father into a billionaire.
- Setting
- China · working class urban neighborhood · contemporary
- Lead
- broke young man, struggling and deeply in debt
- Antagonist
- bumbling younger self (father)
- Tone
- comedic, campy, melodramatic
- Audience
- male gaze, young adult
- Language
- Mandarin
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- What is Behind the Door about?
- A broke young man discovers mysterious keys that let him travel back to the 1990s, scheming to guide his younger father into wealth so he can rewrite his own future as a rich kid. It is set in China.
- How many episodes does Behind the Door have?
- Behind the Door has 57 episodes.
- Which app has Behind the Door?
- It is available on ShortMax only.
- Is Behind the Door free to watch?
- The first 7 episodes are free on ShortMax; the rest unlock with coins.
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