Hearing cries for help from beneath the enclosed pool cover, Black Marcus was blocked bythe boy s father and grandmother, who mistook him for a trespasser-until he rescued their missing son.
A man who hears a child crying for help under an enclosed pool cover and tries to rescue him, though everyone takes him for a trespasser.
The family's missing son, trapped beneath the pool cover.
They block Marcus, insist there is no child, and take him for a trespasser.
The man in charge of the pool equipment, on a job he cannot afford to lose. He refuses to open the cover, sure that the stranger is trying to ruin it.
The manager who is due to arrive and check that the equipment is perfect.
The Child Beneath the Pool Cover has 46 episodes (ongoing).
The Child Beneath the Pool Cover is a live-action drama about Marcus, who hears cries for help from beneath an enclosed pool cover. He is blocked by the boy's father and grandmother, who take him for a trespasser, until he rescues their missing son.
It is a mistaken-identity story built around a race against time, where the one person trying to help is treated as the problem.
In the first episode Marcus hears a child under the pool cover and tells him to hang on. The man in charge of the equipment refuses to open it. He is on a job he cannot afford to lose, and he is sure the stranger is trying to damage the equipment. In the next episodes Marcus warns that the child is running out of air, and begs him to open the cover with the controller.
Nobody believes him. The man decides someone is trying to take his job, and the family insists there is no child, while the manager is on his way. Marcus keeps pushing anyway, asking whether the boy has a smart watch they can call, until a small hand finally comes out from under the cover.
- **Format:** short live-action episodes of about a minute, 46 episodes in total. - **Free to start:** the first 10 episodes are free. - **Themes:** mistaken identity, a rescue against the clock, an unfair accusation and a second chance for the man who helped. - **Where to begin:** Episode 1. The story is told in order, so start from the beginning.
Narato Studio
You can watch The Child Beneath the Pool Cover online on Runotoon, in the web browser on your phone or computer. There is no app to download. Start with Episode 1.
The first 10 episodes are free, and you don’t need an account to start. Each of the other episodes unlocks with 15 Coins. A new free account comes with 75 Coins, you can collect free Coins every day, and Runotoon Pass adds Coins every week. It is included in Runotoon Pass: Pass members open every episode without Coins.
The Child Beneath the Pool Cover has 46 episodes on Runotoon so far, and new episodes are still coming. Together they run about 90 minutes. The latest episode came out on October 18, 2026.
Hearing cries for help from beneath the enclosed pool cover, Black Marcus was blocked bythe boy s father and grandmother, who mistook him for a trespasser-until he rescued their missing son.
Yes. Its original language is English, and it has subtitles in German, Spanish, Filipino, French, Indonesian, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Thai, and Vietnamese. Some languages may not cover every episode yet.
The pool operator thinks the stranger is trying to damage the equipment and cost him his job, and the boy's family insists there is no child. They take Marcus for a trespasser.
Yes. Marcus is treated as a trespasser by the very family whose son he is trying to rescue.
Start with Episode 1. The story builds episode by episode, so it is best watched in order.
Yes. Most of the early episodes are a race against time to get a child out from under the pool cover.
