My Cursed Merman Husband Rules the Deep

What My Cursed Merman Husband Rules the Deep is about

Duke Vance is whispered about as a monster, and the story goes that his seven previous brides all died on their wedding night. Chloe, cornered by her own father and half-sister, who are ready to sell her off, decides those odds beat the life waiting for her at home. She signs the marriage contract in blood and becomes his eighth wife, while everyone around her waits for another funeral.

Chloe lives, and the drama follows her slowly winning the trust and affection of a husband the world writes off as useless because of his disability. The title gives away his big secret: he is the King of the Merfolk, ruler of the deep sea. Expect a romantic, fairy-tale tone built on contract marriage, hidden identity and a husband hiding what he really is.

Why watch it

• A bride who survives where seven before her did not.
• A contract marriage slowly turning into real trust and affection.
• An overlooked duke secretly ruling the deep sea as Merfolk King.

Who it's for

Viewers who enjoy fairy-tale romance, contract marriages and hidden-identity reveals with a touch of fantasy and nobility will feel at home here.

Official synopsis

The disabled Duke Vance is rumored to be a monster. It's also rumored that each of his seven previous brides died on their wedding night. Chloe, desperate to escape being sold off by her own father and half-sister, makes a big gamble: She signs the marriage contract in blood and becomes the Duke's eighth wife. Everyone expects Chloe to end up as another cold corpse. Instead, Chloe survives and gradually earns the Duke's trust and love. But the man the world dismisses as a useless cripple is hiding an extraordinary secret: Duke Vance is actually the King of the Merfolk, ruler of the deep sea.