Inside Vertical Short Dramas
Inside Vertical Short Dramas
Podcast Description
🎙️ Go behind the scenes of the global vertical short drama boom.Hosted by producer Maggie Han, founder of the Short Drama Alliance, this podcast explores the rise of vertical short dramas through interviews with creators, producers, and industry leaders worldwide.Featuring conversations from the Short Drama Forum and the YouTube channel Short Drama Decode.Find us on Instagram, Facebook,X or threads — just search Short Drama Alliance.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes surrounding the global rise of vertical short dramas, cultural exchanges, and storytelling innovations. Episodes include discussions on fan perspectives like Episode 09 featuring Jennifer Cooper's take on Chinese vertical dramas' appeal to Western audiences, as well as insights into production challenges and opportunities in Episode 03 with Chris Wicke regarding cross-border collaborations between China and the U.S.
🎙️ Go behind the scenes of the global vertical short drama boom.
Hosted by producer Maggie Han, founder of the Short Drama Alliance, this podcast explores the rise of vertical short dramas through interviews with creators, producers, and industry leaders worldwide.
Featuring conversations from the Short Drama Forum and the YouTube channel Short Drama Decode.
Find us on Tiktok,Instagram, Facebook,X or threads — just search Short Drama Alliance.
Today’s episode comes from our 2025 Q4 Short Drama Forum,
featuring Yamile Vaena — a bilingual best-selling author from Mexico and a screenwriter whose career spans nearly five decades of storytelling.
In this conversation, Yamile shares how she transitioned from novels to vertical dramas, why the format unlocked new creative and financial opportunities, and what she learned writing for major platforms across China, India, and the U.S.
We talk about identifying ideas that actually work in one-minute episodes, how to design emotional hooks and cliffhangers, and why the global short-drama industry is now expanding beyond romance into thriller, horror, and new genres.
Let’s dive in.
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