Live edition Vol. I · No. 40 Friday, 02 October 2026
Tracking 4,143 titles · Across 51 platforms · Streaming Radar  ·  the newsletter · Vertical Invasion  ·  the report

Vertical Drama Apps · ShortMax

ShortMax

The AI drama pioneer

A robotic hand of thin gold lines painting a frame onto a phone screen
AI-first · Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines
Leading the charge on AI-generated live-action dramas, and the first platform to send an AI production to the top of its own chart (Too Late! The Daughter of Olympus, April 2026). Its centre of gravity is Southeast Asia — Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines are its top markets — where revenue hit $7.2M in May 2025, up 279% in a single month (InsighTrackr).
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What is ShortMax?

Leading the charge on AI-generated live-action dramas, and the first platform to send an AI production to the top of its own chart (Too Late! The Daughter of Olympus, April 2026). Its centre of gravity is Southeast Asia — Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines are its top markets — where revenue hit $7.2M in May 2025, up 279% in a single month (InsighTrackr).

How many ShortMax dramas are tracked here?

36 ShortMax vertical dramas are indexed on verticaldrama.tv, with cast, episodes and ratings.

ShortMax is one data point in the report. Platform economics, P&L models, market forecasts — Vertical Invasion 2026.
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