HeyJaredBehind the Verticals
All things vertical drama. Industry news, behind the scenes, & more.
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The Latest Vertical Drama Global News (opens the original)
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This week's free newsletter rounds up opportunities, new tools, and the latest vertical drama industry news. New here? Follow us on LinkedIn and join the Vertical Drama Professionals group to stay in the loop.<img alt="Global vertical drama news" class="sizing-normal" height="816
The Vertical Drama App Taking the TikTok Route (opens the original)
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Super Punchy Studios' original vertical drama, Step By Step, directed by Salvador Paskowitz, written by Halo Gracey and Kristin Paskowitz, and starring Nicole Mattox, Seth Edeen, Molly Anderson and Haley Lohrli, is now available on TikTok. Step By Step premiered exclusively on the Super Punchy app in late May 2026. Its availability on TikTok represents the next stage in Super Punchy's distribution strategy and demonstrates the potential for independently produced premium vertical entertainment t
Guest Post: Can a Slow-Burn Thriller Work in Vertical? (opens the original)
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is thrilled to share with you another guest post. Today, screenwriter and author Geoffrey D. Calhoun writes about how he used a slow-burn post-apocalyptic thriller to push against everything the format is supposed to be.But first, this week’s global vertical drama news…<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dXxa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimag
Literary Classics are Getting the Microdrama Treatment (opens the original)
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LoveHit, a new vertical drama app, launches in September with five original series adapted from the literary canon and produced in Los Angeles. The first title, Wuthering Heights, went live in the app on August 27.The bet is on evergreen material. But LoveHit’s version of that bet is to move the stories forward rather than preserve them: present-day settings, present-day stakes, and c
Vertical Drama Production BTS: From Ukraine to LA (opens the original)
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Today, brings you an interview with Gennadiy Fefelov, who has worked in production in both Ukraine and LA. Find out how the two compare and let Gennadiy take you behind the scenes of vertical drama production.Below you can also find a roundup of the latest vertical drama industry news. <img alt="LA street" class="sizing-normal"
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