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Showbox and ReelShort Sign Co-Production Deal for Korean Microdramas

ReelShort will hold exclusive distribution rights while Showbox moves to scale from adaptations into original short-form projects for global audiences.

Overview

  • The companies formalized a co-production agreement this week to develop short-form Korean dramas for ReelShort’s global platform.
  • Showbox will first adapt ReelShort’s existing IP into microdramas and later expand the slate with original short-form titles developed by the studio.
  • The initial Korean lineup named by the partners includes Tell Me Not To Love You, My Secret Lover Is His Brother and Queen Never Cry.
  • ReelShort says it reaches more than 70 million monthly active users across 100+ countries and has recent telco distribution in Southeast Asia with AIS, which the partners expect to use for rollout.
  • Showbox is leaning on recent box-office success and its December 2025 short-form experiments to use the deal as a low-cost route to grow international digital viewership and production volume.