Hollywood’s Next Format Is Built for the Phone
Microdramas are turning mobile attention into a new fight over ownership, scale, and cultural gatekeeping. Associated Press reporter Jonathan Landrum Jr. reported that Issa Rae’s Hoorae Media released the TikTok-backed thriller Screen Time in May, drawing nearly 75 million views in its first week. The series belongs to the fast-growing microdrama format: vertically shot episodes…