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AI is writing, acting and producing China's minidramas. It's shaking up a $14 billion industry.
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July 21, 2026
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1:22Now PlayingChinese microdramas — known for hyperemotional stories about torrid love affairs, time-traveling revenge and explosive family secrets — are facing drama of their own as AI transforms an industry that is also rapidly expanding in the United States. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer reports.
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