Worth the Chase Premieres on ReelShort Today. Here’s How the First Wattpad Adaptation Really Performed
ReelShort’s second Wattpad adaptation, Worth the Chase, premieres Oct 27. Our chart data shows the first, Just One Kiss, nearly doubled its views in 19 days but lags on saves.
ReelShort vs DramaBox by the Numbers: Episode Counts, Shelf Life and Saves on the Vertical 52
DramaBox hits run about 11 episodes shorter and its newest shows are shrinking to 30 episodes, while ReelShort leans on older catalog hits. On views per day, the two apps are dead even.
Vertical 52 Recap, Oct 22: Forbidden Fling Holds #1 as ReelShort Reshuffles
Forbidden Fling With My Bestie’s Dad widened its lead at #1, Love Is A Dangerous Game tripled its views, and a ReelShort shelf shake-up brought 11 new shows onto the Vertical 52.
Vertical Drama Star Vanessa von Schwarz on 40 Shows in 3 Years, 5-Day Shoots and the Pay Gap
Vanessa von Schwarz has acted in about 40 vertical dramas since 2023. She told PEOPLE about five-to-seven-day shoots, early safety gaps, devoted fans and a pay gap that favors male co-stars.
ReelShort Now Reaches 275 Million Phones in Southeast Asia After New Singtel and Telkomsel Deals
New launches on Singtel CAST and Telkomsel mean ReelShort now sells through four Southeast Asian telcos with more than 275 million mobile connections, just six months after its first deal in the region.
‘Younger’ Star Nico Tortorella Goes Vertical in ReelShort’s Steamy Lyonesse Trilogy, Now Streaming in Full
Nico Tortorella makes his microdrama debut opposite Jake Lively and Katelyn Rose in ReelShort’s adaptation of Sierra Simone’s Lyonesse Trilogy. Salt Kiss, Honey Cut and Bitter Burn are all streaming now.
ReelShort’s AI-Generated ‘The Great and Powerful Genie’ Tops Hollywood’s First-Ever Microdrama Chart
ReelShort’s The Great and Powerful Genie, which the app describes as AI-generated, led The Hollywood Reporter’s first Microdrama Chart and pulled about 43 million views in a single week.
DramaBox Is Now South Korea’s Most-Used Short-Drama App After Its Audience Jumped 4.5x in a Year
DramaBox reached 1.26 million monthly users in South Korea in August, up about 4.5x in a year, making it the country’s most-used short-drama app, according to WiseApp·Retail data.
