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What is vertical drama, where to watch it, how it works — the facts, from real data.
2026-10-23Vertical Clap, partner of the Duanju Festival 2026France's first screenplay competition for vertical series — and Vertical Clap is a recommended partner.2026-10-08Short drama and AI take the stage at Marseille Web Fest 2026Vertical drama and AI are front and center at the French festival (15–17 October 2026) — with a Vertical Clap talk.2026-10-04Vertical drama lands at Cannes: France, an untapped marketAt MIPCOM 2026, micro-drama moves center stage — and France is still a wide-open market.2026-10-04French vertical drama bets on quality: ARTE and France TV step inFrance answers the Chinese micro-drama wave with its own vertical series — and a debate about quality on the phone.2026-09-27Vertical drama in France: platforms and playersStoryshort, Sweetz, France TV, TF1 — who is building French vertical drama, and with whose money.2026-09-26Hollywood is moving into vertical dramaTaye Diggs becomes one of the first A-listers to star in a vertical drama. A signal that the format is going premium.2026-09-26Webcomics and public TV move into vertical dramaWEBTOON adapts its comics, France TV and TF1 launch their own — and the industry debates whether the format can train the next generation of talent.2026-09-20What is vertical drama?Mini-series shot vertically, in 1–2 minute episodes, made for the phone. Origins, how it works, where to watch.2026-09-20Where to watch vertical drama: the platformsThe big apps, region by region — 35 platforms across 17 countries, all mapped in one place.2026-09-20Breaking the archetypes without breaking the winning formulaWhat the data shows: the structure stays, the archetypes move — and where creators are experimenting.2026-09-20How to write a short drama (vertical drama)The trope, the structure, the format, the pacing — the format's recipe, step by step. And how to create your own.