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Rags-to-riches tales, revenge plots, and plenty of twists—Chinese viewers are loving what they can find in internet “micro-dramas,” the latest big thing in Chinese entertainment of vertically-shot shows posted on social media with episodes that have runtimes of just a few minutes or less.
But Chinese authorities, wary of losing control over messaging, aren’t loving the new medium so much—and are cracking down on the booming micro-drama industry.
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Unlike legacy television productions with longer production schedules and larger budgets—and strict government oversight—the micro-drama industry has risen through the proliferation of low-budget, quickly made mini-shows that often cost only a fraction of the time and money to put in front of viewers, and until recently, were largely unregulated.
Not known for award- or acclaim-worthy scripts or acting but rather for their pure bingeworthiness, micro-dramas tend to lean into familiar tried-and-tested themes, like love affairs, family disputes, and tensions between the rich and poor.
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Reese Witherspoon and Ava Philippe walk the line of being impossible to tell apart.
In fact, the Legally Blonde star and her 24-year-old daughter almost looked like twins while posing for a photo
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Jon Gosselin is living with a little less than eight.
The former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star shed light on what his life is like as an empty nester now that two of his eight children with ex-wife Kate
It looks like Sophia Bush has scored herself a keeper.
After she came out as queer in a moving essay, her girlfriend Ashlyn Harris applauded the actress' journey.
Alongside a photo of Sophia on