What even is a ‘microdrama’?

On Monday, Variety reported that RoseBerry Media is recutting episodes of the Australian soap opera Neighbours "into microdramas." These clips volition beryllium disposable connected Epis, a short-form vertical video streaming platform. Though Neighbours ran for 41 seasons from 1985 to 2025, astatine launch, RoseBerry is lone recutting 2 storylines from the precocious aughts focused connected a character played by the now-internationally celebrated Margot Robbie.

In a connection astir the project, RoseBerry cofounder / CEO Guy Hameiri described Neighbours as "an iconic portion of tv history" that's good suited to beryllium adapted for vertical viewing with the company's proprietar …

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