Micro-dramas, mostly shot vertically and recounting wild plots, are also flexing their muscles overseas, amid their ...

In recent years, China has sought to export more of the country's TV and film productions to other markets, and the appetite for it is real. This year's Ne Zha 2, for example, surpassed $2 billion at ...

In recent years, short dramas (mini TV series) have rapidly risen in China and become a phenomenal form of cultural ...

Gripping series themes spanning romance to revenge have lured investors with their low costs, speedy turnarounds and fast pay-offs The massive success of China's mini dramas at home has prompted the ...

Jeffrey Katzenberg was probably too early when he launched Quibi (short for quick bites) in early 2020. The company closed down six months later having consumed nearly $1.5 billion of capital. Fast ...

It is one of the most prominent Chinese BL dramas of all time. It features popular actors Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo in the main roles. A censored adaptation of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu’s Grandmaster of Demonic ...

Micro dramas, known for wild plots and vertical, bite-sized videos, made headlines in China in 2024 as the industry surpassed the country's box-office revenue for the first time. The micro drama ...

Mainland Chinese film and TV studio Linmon Media says it is expanding its commitment to the costume drama series genre. At this week’s TIFFCOM film and TV rights market, which takes place alongside ...

My partner recently confessed something to me about his screen-time habits: When he’s giggling at his phone, he’s often watching short English-language soap operas that have begun showing up on his ...

Some dramas make you laugh, some keep you guessing, but these Chinese epics cut straight to the heart and leave nothing but wreckage behind. Ashes of Love, Rise of the Phoenixes and three more ...

China’s broadcasting regulator is rolling back its cap on television drama episodes and easing several long-standing restrictions, in a bid to boost content quality and production efficiency across ...