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Maybelline, Second Rodeo and Sugar23 Executives Discuss Branded Entertainment Shift

At a Fast Company panel moderated by reporter Grace Snelling, executives from Second Rodeo Productions, Maybelline and Sugar23 discussed how marketers are shifting away from conventional 30-second commercials toward original entertainment formats, including microdramas, that audiences seek out voluntarily. The panelists shared perspectives on how their companies are building narrative content designed to engage viewers rather than interrupt them.

James Franco headlines microdrama series as Hollywood embraces short-form phone dramas

Hollywood actors, producers and investors are increasingly moving into microdramas, short scripted series built for phones with soap-opera plots and cliffhangers meant to keep viewers paying for more. James Franco now stars in "Love, Lies & Frank" on the app Shortical, one of the first such projects made under SAG-AFTRA's new verticals agreement. Omdia projects the U.S. microdrama market will hit $1.5 billion this year, drawing apps like ReelShort, DramaBox and TikTok's own PineDrama.