Chinese creatives are refining a new trend in entertainment: the super-short streaming series. Each episode in the series typically lasts less than two minutes, making them easily consumable on mobile ...

The viral short dramas are increasingly being created entirely with AI, with hundreds of new shows spun up each day.

A screenshot of mini-drama platform 99TV, which is part of Chinese company Jiuzhou Culture's efforts to target Southeast ...

China’s AI-generated short drama market is booming as studios use generative AI to cut production costs and scale mobile ...

From domineering, romantic control freak on-screen characters to real-life chilli producer, popular actor comes to terms with digital reality.

China’s short drama industry is fueled by bite-sized, melodramatic, and smutty shows built for smartphone scrolling. Now, ...

Loewe is celebrating this year’s Chinese Valentine’s Day, Qixi, via a new format — a short drama series titled “Say Yes to Love.” The series, with five 45-second episodes, tells the story of ...

As of early 2026, China's short drama industry has undergone a radical transformation, moving beyond its reputation for low-budget, formulaic content to produce sophisticated sci-tech thrillers. With ...

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 ...

A Chinese micro-drama actor who once appeared in more than 200 short online productions has been forced to quit acting and return to farming after losing work to artificial intell ...