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By Your Side
Shelly and Pundao lead a romance that begins across professional and financial boundaries. By Your Side introduces a university lecturer and a university student whose encounter is complicated by the circumstances in which they meet.
ShellyPundao · Updated 17 September 2026
At a glance
- Country
- Thailand
- Leads
- Shelly · Pundao
- Company
- Motion Minds
- Available material
- Official pilot
- Story setting
- University and adult working life
- Coverage
- Project preview
An encounter with unequal stakes
The pilot’s setup follows Jaojun, a university student who works as an escort, and Namnueng, a university lecturer. An encounter expected to be temporary develops into a more lasting connection. The announced adaptation is based on a novel by Ma-bung.
Cast and connections
Shelly Phetsai Chanrueng-Benda
Plays Namnueng, the university lecturer.
Pundao Panyabaramee
Plays Jaojun, the university student.
Official pilot
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What this premise asks viewers to consider
Money and institutional authority can shape what someone feels able to choose. That makes boundaries an essential question for this story: does each woman have room to refuse, change her mind, and set terms of her own? Attraction alone cannot answer those questions.
This preview describes the pilot premise without treating it as proof of how the finished series handles consent or the balance of power. Those judgments need the context of the episodes.
Where to watch
The verified video is the pilot. A full-episode release date and destination have not been confirmed for this guide.
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Sources and credits
Sources checked 17 September 2026. Original AsianGL introduction and commentary; linked sources support the factual details. Promotional videos remain the property of their respective owners.