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'Soap operas on steroids': Microdramas are going mainstream
UK NewsEntertainment•November 8, 2026 at 12:45 AMNational

'Soap operas on steroids': Microdramas are going mainstream

•BBC News - UK

The snappy, high-octane episodes - viewed on your phone - are huge in China and on the up in the UK.

The snappy, high-octane episodes - viewed on your phone - are huge in China and on the up in the UK.

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