Will All Vertical Dramas Become AI?

About two-thirds of new vertical dramas released outside China in Q3 2026 were made with AI, but live action has not gone away. What that means for viewers, and why free with ads for the whole series matters. Original: https://research.myshortee.com/are-vertical-dramas-ai/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-11-04
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23936855
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Cinema and Media Studies
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Will All Vertical Dramas Become AI?

Nelson Moses Lassiter
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Cinema and Media Studies
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Will All Vertical Dramas Become AI?

Nelson Moses Lassiter
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Abstract

About two-thirds of new vertical dramas released outside China in Q3 2026 were made with AI, but live action has not gone away. What that means for viewers, and why free with ads for the whole series matters. Original: https://research.myshortee.com/are-vertical-dramas-ai/

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