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About The Missing Master Chef
The Missing Master Chef is a vertical micro-drama available on NetShort only. Episodes run about 2 minutes each. Our data first listed it in July 2026. Its genre is Revenge. Its tagged tropes are hidden identity, mistaken identity and underdog rise. A world-renowned Master Chef goes into hiding to escape his greedy relatives, secretly working as a lowly prep cook until a malicious rival threatens his new found family, forcing him to unleash his god-tier culinary skills. The opening relies on a mystery hook, rated 7 out of 10 for strength. Its lead fits the Hidden Master archetype, written for a male audience. The free run ends at episode 9 on a reveal cliffhanger. As of Week 40, 2026, it has charted on NetShort for 13 weeks, peaking at #3. NetShort showed 131K likes on Oct 7, 2026.
- Episode length
- ~2 min
- First listed
- Jul 9, 2026
Genre and tropes
Performance
Weekly chart history
- NetShort#3 in Week 40, 2026 · peak #3 · 13 weeks on chart
Every chart week
| Week | Platform | Rank | Change |
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| Week 40, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 39, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 38, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 37, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 36, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 35, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 34, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 33, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 32, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 31, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 30, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 29, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | no change |
| Week 28, 2026 | NetShort | #3 | New |
Displayed counters
- NetShort131K likes · 1.7M saves · as shown Oct 8, 2026
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Editorial analysis
A world-renowned Master Chef goes into hiding to escape his greedy relatives, secretly working as a lowly prep cook until a malicious rival threatens his new found family, forcing him to unleash his god-tier culinary skills.
- Hook
- Mystery (7/10)
- Lead archetype
- The Hidden Master
- Pacing
- ~2 min per episode
- Free run ends
- episode 9, reveal cliffhanger
- Written for
- Male 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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- Which app has The Missing Master Chef?
- It is available on NetShort only.
- Is The Missing Master Chef free to watch?
- Not yet known for this title. NetShort unlocks episodes with coins; the number of free episodes has not been recorded yet.
- When did The Missing Master Chef come out?
- It was first listed on Jul 9, 2026; no release date has been recorded for it yet.
Last checked Oct 7, 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.