The viral short dramas are increasingly being created entirely with AI, with hundreds of new shows spun up each day.

Chinese creatives are refining a new trend in entertainment: the super-short streaming series. Each episode in the series typically lasts less than two minutes, making them easily consumable on mobile ...

Volcano Engine is ByteDance's cloud-service platform, providing AI models and computing power for short-drama production. In ...

A famous Chinese TV and short drama studio has announced that two AI actors will star in its upcoming short drama, sparking debate over portrait rights, data use, and the future of human performers.

A screenshot of mini-drama platform 99TV, which is part of Chinese company Jiuzhou Culture's efforts to target Southeast ...

K-dramas have become a global phenomenon in recent years, but Netflix has just as many amazing Chinese dramas to stream. K-drama romances have had a meteoric rise to international popularity in the ...

As of early 2026, China's short drama industry has undergone a radical transformation, moving beyond its reputation for low-budget, formulaic content to produce sophisticated sci-tech thrillers. With ...

China’s short drama industry generated 470 AI-produced titles every single day in January 2026, and by March, roughly 50,000 ...

Chinese costume dramas are gaining immense popularity on Southeast Asia's streaming platforms, driven by polished production ...