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.

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Episode Date
25Q4| Writing Vertical Dramas for MyDrama: A Screenwriter’s Real Experience
Dec 29, 2025
25Q4 | From Actress to Creator: Why I Stepped Behind the Camera in Vertical Dramas
Dec 28, 2025
25Q4 | My First Vertical Short Drama: What Worked, What Didn’t
Dec 26, 2025
25Q4 | Unlearning Film Writing: What Vertical Dramas Demand from Screenwriters
Dec 25, 2025
25Q4 | Writing Vertical Short Dramas: A UK Production Perspective
Dec 24, 2025
25Q4 | Actors in the Vertical Era: Liyanne Marie on Casting, Performance, and the Rise of Vertical Drama
Dec 22, 2025
25Q4 | Short Dramas Are Candy: Why Vertical Stories Are Meant to Be Pure Fun
Dec 21, 2025
25Q4 | The 3-Hour Lesson from China That Changed How I Make Short Dramas
Dec 20, 2025
25Q4 | Inside Short Drama Licensing: Cassandra Yang on How Chinese Micro Dramas Go Global
Dec 19, 2025
25Q4 | Vertical Dramas Aren’t TV: Kristen Brancaccio on Why Mobile Storytelling Is a New Medium
Dec 18, 2025
25Q4 | The Vertical Gold Rush: Dana Protsyshak on LA’s Vertical Drama Market and North America’s Creator Moment
Dec 17, 2025
25Q4 | From BL/GL Fandom to Global Reach: Jeebok Park on How Korea’s Shortime Became a Global Micro-Drama Platform
Dec 16, 2025
24Q4 | Writing Vertical Stories: Cypress Bai on Hooks, Story Structure, and Adapting Web Novels
Dec 15, 2025
25Q4 | What Fans Want: Jen Cooper on Story Shifts, Viewer Trends, and Global Fandom
Dec 14, 2025
25Q4 | Directing the Soap Opera 2.0 Mauricio Osaki on Crafting the Future of Short Dramas
Dec 13, 2025
25Q4 | How 9:16 Productions Builds High-Performance Vertical Dramas for Mobile-First Audiences
Dec 12, 2025
25Q4 | Inside Vertical Casting: How Monika Dalman Shapes Talent for the Microdrama Industry
Dec 11, 2025
25Q4 | AI Motion Comics & the Next Wave of Short Dramas — Insights from Daogu’s Founder
Dec 10, 2025
25Q4 | From Viral Roles to Producing: Kasey Esser on Shaping the Future of Vertical Dramas
Dec 10, 2025
25Q4 | DramaBox’s Creative Engine: Jenny Rosen on Writing, Fans, and Mobile-First Stories
Dec 09, 2025
S2E14 | Forum 25Q3 — Inside Platform Playbooks: Jeannie He on Global Short Drama Hits
Sep 21, 2025
S2E13 | Forum 25Q3 — Latin America’s Rise in Short Drama: Christy on TikTok Strategy, Multilingual Hits & E-Commerce
Sep 20, 2025
S2E12 | Forum 25Q3 — Cracking the Code: Localizing Chinese Short Dramas for the U.S.
Sep 20, 2025
S2E10| Forum 25Q3 — “Makeup Sex" & short dramas: How Kunlin Directs Emotional Punch in 1 Minute”
Sep 19, 2025
S2E9 | Forum 25Q3 — From Hollywood to Vertical Hits: Chris Wicke’s Short Drama Pivot
Sep 03, 2025
S2E8 | Forum 25Q3 —Steph: A Canadian Female Director Behind Spicy Vertical Dramas
Aug 30, 2025
S2E6 | Forum 25Q3 — From Boys’ Love to Pride & Prejudice: UK’s On Set Octopus Leads Europe’s Vertical Wave
Aug 30, 2025
S2E5 | Forum 25Q3 — Drama Shorts: Europe’s Challenger to China’s Vertical Drama Giants
Aug 29, 2025
S2E4 | Forum 25Q3 — Dana Protsyshak on Building LA’s First Vertical Drama Market
Aug 29, 2025
S2E3 | Forum 25Q3 —Kate HE on Female Storytelling in Vertical Dramas
Aug 28, 2025
S2E7 | Forum 25Q3 — Dan Jongma on Acting, Storytelling, and the Future of Vertical Dramas
Aug 28, 2025
S2E2 | Forum 25Q3 — Inside MyDrama: How Vertical Dramas, AI, and IP Are Redefining Entertainment
Aug 26, 2025
S2E1 | Forum 25Q3 — Roundtable #1:From Basics to Future Vision
Aug 25, 2025
S1E9: Short Dramas and Global Obsession | A British Fan’s View
Aug 23, 2025
S1E8: Why Short Dramas Take the World? A Philippine Fan’s Take
Aug 23, 2025
S1E7: Inside Dashverse: AI, Comics, and the Future of Storytelling – Sam’s China Visit Interview
Aug 23, 2025
S1E6: Can a Brazilian-Japanese Director Make Chinese Dramas Work for the West?
Aug 15, 2025
S1E5: From Talent Coach to Vertical Godmother: Jaxx on Guiding Actors Through China’s Short Drama Craze
Aug 15, 2025
S1E4:Short, Spicy & Feminine Power: How Steph Tablizo Reinvents Short Drama
Aug 14, 2025
S1E3: $70K to $10M in App Revenue: Hollywood Producer Chris Wicke on Cracking the Global Short Drama Code
Aug 12, 2025
S1E2: CEO Romance, Werewolves & Mafia BL: The Secrets of Short Dramas with Cayman Cardiff
Aug 12, 2025
S1E1 — From MrBeast to Vertical Dramas: Scott Brown on Building a New Format
Aug 02, 2025