Bully Me? I Run the Mob!: Cast, Episodes & Where to Watch

What is Bully Me? I Run the Mob! about?

Bully Me? I Run the Mob! begins with a death that turns into a second life. Will O'Connell is the most powerful mafia boss in his city, the kind of man nobody crosses. When he steps in to save Cayden, an overweight teenager who is being bullied, the rescue costs Will his life. Then he opens his eyes again, and he is no longer Will. He is Cayden.

The first act plays the fish-out-of-water joke for everything it is worth. A hardened crime boss, used to giving orders and being obeyed, now has to sit in classrooms, walk crowded hallways and deal with teenagers who see him as an easy target. The biggest of them is Dane, the campus bully, and the conflict between him and the new Cayden comes fast. According to ReelShort's synopsis, Will takes a brutal public beating before he turns the tables and drops Dane with a single punch, which is the moment the school realizes something about Cayden has changed.

Will does not intend to stay powerless for long. With the help of Vinny, his trusted confidant from his old life, he quietly works his way back into control of the O'Connell family. Since nobody would believe that a high schooler is the dead boss himself, Will needs a cover story, and the one he chooses is bold: he presents himself as Will O'Connell's illegitimate son.

From there, the series is about two kinds of comeback at once. Will uses the family's resources to change Cayden's body and his standing, and he heads back to school ready to deal with Dane and anyone else who made the boy's life miserable. The official synopsis also mentions a vindictive teacher who underestimates Cayden's brains, and danger from Will's old world, including an attempt on his life.

ReelShort labels this version AI-generated. It is a new take on a story ReelShort first released in live action in 2025 as Mafia Boss Takes High School, which uses the same core characters: Will O'Connell, Cayden, Dane and Vinny. Bully Me? I Run the Mob! is a separate 57-episode listing with its own page.

Bully Me? I Run the Mob! cast: AI-generated characters

Bully Me? I Run the Mob! does not have a human cast to list. ReelShort presents it as an AI-generated production, so the characters on screen, including Will O'Connell, Cayden, Dane, were created with AI rather than played by credited actors. We have not found verified acting or voice credits for this title, and we do not publish names we cannot confirm.

Main characters

Will O'Connell

The city's most powerful mafia boss, who dies saving a bullied teenager and wakes up inside the boy's body. He brings a crime lord's confidence and street smarts to high school.

Cayden

An overweight, bullied teenager whose life Will saves. Once Will is living in his body, Cayden's reputation, grades and future become Will's project.

Dane

The campus bully who targets Cayden. His clash with the new Cayden drives the early episodes and sets up the school-side payback.

Vinny

Will's trusted confidant in the O'Connell organization. He helps Will regain control of the family while Will poses as the boss's illegitimate son.

The vindictive teacher

A teacher named in ReelShort's synopsis as someone who writes Cayden off, setting up a test of Will's intelligence rather than his fists.

Why people are watching Bully Me? I Run the Mob!

The premise is a crowd-pleaser. A mob boss stuck in a teenager's body is a ready-made comedy and a ready-made revenge story, and the series uses both. The fun is watching someone who has handled real criminals treat high school bullies, cliques and smug teachers as minor problems.

It is also an underdog makeover story. ReelShort tags it Glow-Up and Self-growth, and the arc of turning Cayden's body and reputation around gives the show a satisfying, visible progression. Viewers who enjoy the bullied-kid-fights-back formula will recognize the beats and probably enjoy them.

The double life adds a layer that pure campus dramas lack. Will is quietly running a criminal organization while sitting in class, pretending to be his own son, and danger from the mafia side keeps the stakes higher than detention.

Be clear about the format. This is an AI-generated version, so faces and motion have a polished but artificial look, and there are no actors to follow. If you prefer live action, ReelShort's 2025 series Mafia Boss Takes High School tells a story with the same characters. With 12 free episodes, this one gives you plenty of room to decide.

Tropes and themes

Body swap or soul transfer is the engine. An adult with a full life of experience wakes up in a younger, weaker body, which creates comedy, a mystery about what happens to the original person, and a power fantasy as the hidden adult outsmarts everyone around him.

Bullied-kid-turns-the-tables is one of the most popular revenge formats in vertical drama. The satisfaction comes from the gap between how the bullies see the victim and what he can actually do.

Hidden identity drives the mafia side. Will cannot reveal who he is, so he invents a cover as the boss's illegitimate son, and every meeting with the family carries a risk of exposure.

The glow-up rounds it out: a visible transformation of body and status that lets the story stage a big return to school.

What we know about how Bully Me? I Run the Mob! ends

The first act leaves several threads open. What happened to Cayden himself after Will took over his body? Can Will keep his cover as his own illegitimate son while running the O'Connell family? And who in his old world wants him dead badly enough to come after a high schooler?

What we have verified is that ReelShort lists Bully Me? I Run the Mob! as a complete 57-episode series released in September 2026 and labeled AI-generated, and that its synopsis promises Will gets back at Dane, outsmarts a hostile teacher and survives an attempt on his life. No season 2 has been announced as of October 2026. We have not verified the final episodes, so we are not describing the ending.

Where to watch Bully Me? I Run the Mob! full episodes legally

• Official app: ReelShort (iPhone, Android and the ReelShort website).
• Publisher: ReelShort is run by Crazy Maple Studio, Inc., the company named on the official ReelShort site. See more Crazy Maple Studio short dramas besides Bully Me? I Run the Mob!.
• Free episodes: the first 12 episodes are free, according to the official ReelShort page (57 episodes in total).
• YouTube: drama apps often post trailers and clips on their official YouTube channels. If you find Bully Me? I Run the Mob! there, check that the channel is verified and run by ReelShort; anything else is an unauthorized re-upload.
• Avoid: “premium APK” or “mod APK” downloads and pirated full-series compilations. They are unauthorized, often incomplete and can carry malware.

The official place to watch Bully Me? I Run the Mob! is ReelShort, in the app for iPhone and Android or in a browser at reelshort.com, where the series has its own page listing 57 episodes plus a trailer. It is a ReelShort release and is not on Netflix or other general streamers.

According to the official page, paid episodes start at episode 13, so episodes 1 through 12 are free, which is more than many ReelShort titles offer. After that you can unlock episodes with coins, earn free coins through daily check-ins and rewarded ads, or buy a membership. Prices and promotions change and differ between iOS, Android and the web, so check before paying.

Know which version you are opening. ReelShort's live-action series Mafia Boss Takes High School, released in 2025 with 68 episodes, has the same core characters, while Bully Me? I Run the Mob! is the AI-generated 57-episode version released in September 2026. Unlocking one does not unlock the other. ReelShort also carries unrelated bully titles such as Taming My Bullies.

Full-movie uploads on video sites and premium APK downloads are not authorized by ReelShort. They are often incomplete or mislabeled, can mix up the two versions, and may carry malware. Stick to the official app and website.

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