Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps
Hollywood’s finest — the people accustomed to massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets — are now betting on something much smaller: microdramas. Microdramas are short, scripted series designed to be watched on phones.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: revenue generated by microdramas is expected to reach $1.5 billion this year.
- Fact 2: Beyond that, Franco’s involvement has drawn attention for another reason: The project marks his attempt at a comeback following sexual misconduct allegations and a legal settlement in 2021.
- Fact 3: She created and starred in the 2011 web series “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,” which helped launch her career.
- Fact 4: The series quickly became a breakout hit, gathering nearly 75 million views in its first week and becoming the top-performing vertical series on TikTok and PineDrama at the time.
Hollywood’s finest — the people accustomed to massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets — are now betting on something much smaller: microdramas. Microdramas are short, scripted series designed to be watched on phones.
Episodes typically run just a few minutes, and often feature soap opera-style plots, dramatic twists, and cliffhangers designed to keep viewers watching, and often paying, for the next episode. The format took off in China before rapidly gaining traction internationally. Omdia estimates that U.S.
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