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What Are Microdramas? Why Bite-Sized Episodes Are Booming
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February 13, 2026
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4:31Now PlayingFrom forbidden love to fantastical romance, microdramas are short form video that are shot for vertical viewing and broken up into minute-long episodes that viewers pay to watch in an app. NBC’s Chloe Melas reports for TODAY on how the highly-addictive productions have exploded into a multibillion-dollar global industry.
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