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Forbidden Alphas & Cursed Billionaires: The Rise Of Microdramas

ICYMI by Slate Podcasts

Sep 16, 202634:01Society & Culture

Pregnant werewolves and surprise quadruplets are just two of the tropes you might find while watching what might be the next evolution of TV: vertical microdramas . Told in 90 second clips, these stories are soap operas...

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