I think maybe you don’t need Wp_Query. I believe you can just do
$episodes_for_front_page = array();
//get the two dramas
$dramas = get_posts(array('post_type' => 'drama'));
foreach ($dramas as $drama){
//get all the episodes belonging to that drama, sorted by most recent update
$episodes = get_posts(
array(
'post_type' => 'episode',
'post_parent' => $drama->ID,
'orderby' => 'post_modified',
'order' => 'DESC'
)
);
//add the most recent episode to the list of posts to display
$episodes_for_front_page[] = $episodes[0];
}