Inside Vertical Short Dramas
By Short Drama Alliance with Maggie Han
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🎙️ Go behind the scenes of the global vertical short drama boom.
Hosted by producer Maggie Han, founder of the Short Drama Alliance, this podcast explores the rise of vertical short dramas through interviews with creators, producers, and industry leaders worldwide.
Featuring conversations from the Short Drama Forum and the YouTube channel Short Drama Decode.
Find us on Tiktok,Instagram, Facebook,X or threads — just search Short Drama Alliance.
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26Q1 | After Watching Hundreds of Short Dramas, I Tried Writing One Myself 🎬✍️
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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26Q1 | 16:9 Was the Couch. 9:16 Is the Commute
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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26Q1 | Why Short Drama Is Built for Algorithms, Mobile & Social Sharing 🎬📱
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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26Q1 | “Vertical Drama Is Actually a Tech Industry.” 📱
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May 30, 2026 |
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26Q1 | The Biggest Short Drama Apps Will Keep Getting Bigger 📱
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May 29, 2026 |
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26Q1 | Japanese Short Drama Platform Founder: “I Saw Huge Potential in Chinese Short Drama”
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May 28, 2026 |
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26Q1| What Traditional TV Writers Still Don’t Understand About Short Drama Writing
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May 27, 2026 |
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26Q1 | Inside the Ukrainian Short Drama Industry: Fans, Actors & Hidden Stories
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May 26, 2026 |
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26Q1 | Understanding Short Drama Writing Through a Data Analytics Perspective | Interview with SocialPeta
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May 25, 2026 |
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26Q1 | Why Women Are Addicted to Vertical Dramas | Audience Psychology Explained
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May 24, 2026 |
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“Short Drama Is Basically Gossip” — Why the Format Works So Well
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May 23, 2026 |
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26Q1 | From “Cheesy Content” to Cinematic Vertical Drama
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May 22, 2026 |
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26Q1 | Short Drama as “Comfort Watching” — An Actor’s Perspective
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May 21, 2026 |
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26Q1 | “Your Body Is Your Instrument” — Why Female Actors in Vertical Dramas Deserve Higher Pay
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May 20, 2026 |
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26Q1 | From a Platform Perspective: What Makes a Short Drama Script Work?
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May 19, 2026 |
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26Q1 | How Latin America Is Adapting Chinese Short Drama IP
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May 19, 2026 |
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26Q1 | Branded Short Dramas & Vertical Storytelling — A Director’s Perspective
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May 16, 2026 |
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26Q1 | Inside COL Group & FlareFlow: The Future of Global Short Drama
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May 16, 2026 |
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25Q4| Writing Vertical Dramas for MyDrama: A Screenwriter’s Real Experience
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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25Q4 | From Actress to Creator: Why I Stepped Behind the Camera in Vertical Dramas
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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25Q4 | My First Vertical Short Drama: What Worked, What Didn’t
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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25Q4 | Unlearning Film Writing: What Vertical Dramas Demand from Screenwriters
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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25Q4 | Writing Vertical Short Dramas: A UK Production Perspective
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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25Q4 | Actors in the Vertical Era: Liyanne Marie on Casting, Performance, and the Rise of Vertical Drama
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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25Q4 | Short Dramas Are Candy: Why Vertical Stories Are Meant to Be Pure Fun
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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25Q4 | The 3-Hour Lesson from China That Changed How I Make Short Dramas
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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25Q4 | Inside Short Drama Licensing: Cassandra Yang on How Chinese Micro Dramas Go Global
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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25Q4 | Vertical Dramas Aren’t TV: Kristen Brancaccio on Why Mobile Storytelling Is a New Medium
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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25Q4 | The Vertical Gold Rush: Dana Protsyshak on LA’s Vertical Drama Market and North America’s Creator Moment
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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25Q4 | From BL/GL Fandom to Global Reach: Jeebok Park on How Korea’s Shortime Became a Global Micro-Drama Platform
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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24Q4 | Writing Vertical Stories: Cypress Bai on Hooks, Story Structure, and Adapting Web Novels
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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25Q4 | What Fans Want: Jen Cooper on Story Shifts, Viewer Trends, and Global Fandom
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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25Q4 | Directing the Soap Opera 2.0 Mauricio Osaki on Crafting the Future of Short Dramas
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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25Q4 | How 9:16 Productions Builds High-Performance Vertical Dramas for Mobile-First Audiences
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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25Q4 | Inside Vertical Casting: How Monika Dalman Shapes Talent for the Microdrama Industry
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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25Q4 | AI Motion Comics & the Next Wave of Short Dramas — Insights from Daogu’s Founder
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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25Q4 | From Viral Roles to Producing: Kasey Esser on Shaping the Future of Vertical Dramas
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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25Q4 | DramaBox’s Creative Engine: Jenny Rosen on Writing, Fans, and Mobile-First Stories
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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25Q3 — Inside Platform Playbooks: Jeannie He on Global Short Drama Hits
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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25Q3 — Latin America’s Rise in Short Drama: Christy on TikTok Strategy, Multilingual Hits & E-Commerce
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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25Q3 — Cracking the Code: Localizing Chinese Short Dramas for the U.S.
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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25Q3 — “Makeup Sex" & short dramas: How Kunlin Directs Emotional Punch in 1 Minute”
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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25Q3 — From Hollywood to Vertical Hits: Chris Wicke’s Short Drama Pivot
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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25Q3 —Steph: A Canadian Female Director Behind Spicy Vertical Dramas
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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25Q3 — From Boys’ Love to Pride & Prejudice: UK’s On Set Octopus Leads Europe’s Vertical Wave
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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25Q3 — Drama Shorts: Europe’s Challenger to China’s Vertical Drama Giants
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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25Q3 — Dana Protsyshak on Building LA’s First Vertical Drama Market
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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25Q3 —Kate HE on Female Storytelling in Vertical Dramas
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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25Q3 | Dan Jongma on Acting, Storytelling, and the Future of Vertical Dramas
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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25Q3 — Inside MyDrama: How Vertical Dramas, AI, and IP Are Redefining Entertainment
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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S2E1 | Forum 25Q3 — Roundtable #1：From Basics to Future Vision
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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S1E9: Short Dramas and Global Obsession
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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S1E8: Why Short Dramas Take the World? A Philippine Fan’s Take
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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S1E7: Inside Dashverse: AI, Comics, and the Future of Storytelling – Sam’s China Visit Interview
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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S1E6: Can a Brazilian-Japanese Director Make Chinese Dramas Work for the West?
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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S1E5: From Talent Coach to Vertical Godmother: Jaxx on Guiding Actors Through China’s Short Drama Craze
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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S1E4:Short, Spicy & Feminine Power: How Steph Tablizo Reinvents Short Drama
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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S1E3: $70K to $10M in App Revenue: Hollywood Producer Chris Wicke on Cracking the Global Short Drama Code
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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S1E2: CEO Romance, Werewolves & Mafia BL: The Secrets of Short Dramas with Cayman Cardiff
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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S1E1 — From MrBeast to Vertical Dramas: Scott Brown on Building a New Format
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Aug 02, 2025 |