{
  "id": 11204613,
  "title": "What even is a ‘microdrama’?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/what-even-is-a-microdrama",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1003297/microdramas-neighbours-epis-roseberry-reelshort-dramabox-vertical-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On Monday, Variety reported that RoseBerry Media is recutting episodes of the Australian soap opera Neighbours \"into microdramas.\" These clips will be available on Epis, a short-form vertical video streaming platform. Though Neighbours ran for 41 seasons from 1985 to 2025, at launch, RoseBerry is only recutting two storylines from the late aughts focused on […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}