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UPDATED 23 October 2026 216 REPORTS · 172 COMPANIES

App · Other origin

N1BW

Key facts

Operator / parent
Independent
Origin
United States
Headquarters
United States
Launched
Live from around 24 August 2026; reported 27 August 2026.
Category
App · Other origin

N1BW is a web platform for vertical series founded by Roy Price, who ran Amazon Studios until his departure in 2017. It launched around 24 August 2026 and was reported by The Hollywood Reporter on 27 August. Unlike the established microdrama services it competes with, it is not an app: the service runs in the browser. Its model combines user uploads with a crew-matchmaking directory and production workflow tools. Viewers unlock series or episodes with tokens, and the site states that creators earn 70% of revenue while retaining film and television rights, with third parties able to purchase project rights. The titles carried at launch, among them Bad Gods, Ashes, Horrorwood and Beneath The Old Moon, appear to be AI-generated. No funding round, investor or valuation has been disclosed. Engagement indicators published on the site are low: interest counts across the fourteen trailers listed ranged from zero to three.

N1BW revenue and key figures

Reported revenue: 70% to the creator (company, n1bw.com, 8 September 2026)

MetricFigureBasisSource
FundingNone disclosed. No round, investor or valuation has been stated.reportedThe Hollywood Reporter, 27 August 2026
Creator revenue share70% to the creatorcompanyn1bw.com, 8 September 2026
Interest counts on launch trailersZero to three across fourteen titlescompanyn1bw.com, 8 September 2026

Profile

Markets
English-language web, no territory restriction stated. Web only; no iOS or Android application.
Content
User-uploaded vertical series, plus trailers, shorts and written material. The titles listed at launch appear to be AI-generated.
Genres
Horror, thriller and drama, on the evidence of the launch slate.
Monetisation
Token unlock per series or per episode. The site states creators earn 70% of revenue and retain film and television rights, with third parties able to buy project rights.
Profitability
Not disclosed.
Backers
None disclosed.

People

  • Founded by Roy Price, head of Amazon Studios until 2017.

Sources

Correction

: The profile labelled a row stating that N1BW has no app as an official figure, but its source was not an official record. The row has been removed; the profile states that N1BW runs in the browser rather than as an app.