BEIJING, Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI, China's leading online entertainment platform, participated in the first China TV Drama Production Industry Conference and the 10th China International TV ...

The shows that made 2025 stand out have layered plots driven by strong, often flawed characters who redefine what it means to ...

Revenue in China from micro-dramas is projected to nearly double this year, to 90bn yuan ($12.7bn)—exceeding sales of cinema tickets. Chinese studios shot 40,000 of them in the first eight months of ...

Gripping series themes spanning romance to revenge have lured investors with their low costs, speedy turnarounds and fast pay-offs The massive success of China's mini dramas at home has prompted the ...

Artsy film critics are unlikely to be impressed by China’s micro-dramas. Even so, the roughly two-minute episodes, which cram soap-opera plots into a short-video format, are wildly popular. Watched ...

A small-town hockey player who’s become a national superstar, a high-school sweetheart who’s scrubbing toilets, and a secret that will change everything: “He can never find out that he has a daughter!

My partner recently confessed something to me about his screen-time habits: When he’s giggling at his phone, he’s often watching short English-language soap operas that have begun showing up on his ...