as in plays
a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage
wrote a police drama that really captured the speech of cops and criminals
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Plus, dramas are worth more, returning titles are more valuable than new greenlights, etc.
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Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
No one foresaw the runaway success of Squid Game, which was meant to be, like other South Korean dramas, a one-off.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
While technically a chapter of Steve McQueen's straight-to-streaming Small Axe, few recent-era courtroom dramas feel as cinematic, getting its name from the titular Notting Hill restaurant in London—a hub for activists in the late 60s.
—Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
This series may not be as thematically complex as some of the other K-dramas on this list, but, in this revenge drama’s case, that straightforward quality is its greatest strength.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
While some of the best K-dramas of 2024 did have outsized budgets and talent, 2024 in K-drama land was the year of the underdog, in which the best series were not often the flashiest shows.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Three other shows — ABC’s Abbott Elementary and CBS dramas Matlock and Tracker — each bring in about 3 million streaming viewers weekly.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The service has series and movies from its owners, including all theatrical releases from Paramount and Universal, and dramas including Yellowstone.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Starting with translations, the platform supports expansion into audio dramas, visual novels, and more through an agentic workflow that simplifies adaptation processes.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
No one foresaw the runaway success of Squid Game, which was meant to be, like other South Korean dramas, a one-off.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
While technically a chapter of Steve McQueen's straight-to-streaming Small Axe, few recent-era courtroom dramas feel as cinematic, getting its name from the titular Notting Hill restaurant in London—a hub for activists in the late 60s.
—Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
This series may not be as thematically complex as some of the other K-dramas on this list, but, in this revenge drama’s case, that straightforward quality is its greatest strength.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
While some of the best K-dramas of 2024 did have outsized budgets and talent, 2024 in K-drama land was the year of the underdog, in which the best series were not often the flashiest shows.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Three other shows — ABC’s Abbott Elementary and CBS dramas Matlock and Tracker — each bring in about 3 million streaming viewers weekly.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
The service has series and movies from its owners, including all theatrical releases from Paramount and Universal, and dramas including Yellowstone.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Starting with translations, the platform supports expansion into audio dramas, visual novels, and more through an agentic workflow that simplifies adaptation processes.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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