Monday, November 09, 2026

Microdramas, soap operas chopped into 60- to 90-second episodes are popular in China and coming to a phone near you

Even shorter would be better, I bet! Maybe longer than a typical typical GIF! 😊

"Microdramas, soap operas chopped into 60- to 90-second phone episodes, were a roughly $14 billion business in China last year, and Peacock, Prime, and Disney+ are now adding them. Producers shoot a 50-episode series in under two weeks."

"... Microdramas - already huge in China - are becoming increasingly popular in the UK ...

The shows emerged in China in the late 2010s as cheap and quick-to-film adaptations from online novels, says China-born filmmaker Samantha Sun, and for many fans they're a form of escapism. ..."

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