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Breaking the Ice

Live action202470 episodes1 h 10 min totalOrigin United States 80%
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PlatformTitle on appFree episodesCost to finish*Unlock modelLanguagesLast verified
ReelShortopen Breaking the Ice12 freenot yet knownCoins per episodeAudio: EnglishOct 8, 2026

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About Breaking the Ice

Breaking the Ice is a vertical micro-drama available on ReelShort only. The series runs to 70 episodes of about 1 minute each. The first 12 episodes are free on ReelShort. It was released in July 2024. Its genres are Romance, Comedy and Drama. Its tagged tropes are cinderella, second chance romance, secret child and sweet romance. A high school sweetheart sacrifices her relationship to save her boyfriend's hockey career, only to cross paths with him eight years later as a struggling single mother working as a janitor for his new team. The opening relies on a humiliation hook, rated 7 out of 10 for strength. Its lead fits the Martyr Mother archetype, written for a female audience. The free run ends on a romance interrupted cliffhanger. As of Week 40, 2026, it has charted on ReelShort for 13 weeks, peaking at #8. ReelShort showed 360.6M views on Oct 7, 2026.

Episodes
70
Episode length
~1 min
Released
Jul 18, 2024

Cast and characters

Genre and tropes

GenresRomanceComedyDramaCinderellaSecond chance romanceSecret childSweet romance

Performance

All charts

Weekly chart history

  • ReelShort#9 in Week 40, 2026 · peak #8 · 13 weeks on chart
Every chart week
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Week 40, 2026ReelShort#9down 1
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Week 28, 2026ReelShort#8New

Displayed counters

  • ReelShort360.6M views · 2.2M saves · as shown Oct 8, 2026

Counters are the numbers each app displays publicly on the date shown. Each platform counts differently, so they are not comparable across apps.

Editorial analysis

A high school sweetheart sacrifices her relationship to save her boyfriend's hockey career, only to cross paths with him eight years later as a struggling single mother working as a janitor for his new team.

Hook
Humiliation (7/10)
Lead archetype
The Martyr Mother
Pacing
~1 min per episode
Free run ends
episode 12, romance interrupted cliffhanger
Written for
Female gaze
Production
Live action
Hook strength7/10
Addictiveness8/10
Payoff promise9/10
Likelihood to keep watching8/10

Overall 80%: the average of the four scores. It is an editorial reading of the first free episodes, not a user rating.

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Questions about Breaking the Ice

How many episodes does Breaking the Ice have?
Breaking the Ice has 70 episodes, each around 1 minute long.
Which app has Breaking the Ice?
It is available on ReelShort only.
Is Breaking the Ice free to watch?
The first 12 episodes are free on ReelShort; the rest unlock with coins.
When did Breaking the Ice come out?
It was released on Jul 18, 2024.

Last checked Oct 7, 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.