German microdrama news: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Vertical drama in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: platforms, broadcasters, producers and regulation.
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- EiLiN says its subscription will cost under €15; RTLZWEI plans 60 vertical episodes
At Medientage München, the German vertical platform gave a price ceiling and launch catalogue size but no launch date. RTLZWEI described its vertical series as a test balloon.
- Ahoj-Brause releases seven-part vertical Halloween microdrama
The confectionery brand and the Berlin agency Ozmoze are running a horror-parody series on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube from 17 to 30 October 2026.
- Bavaria Fiction and Engizek Films shoot film and vertical series together
The romantic dramedy The Munich Billionaire is being made as a 90-minute 16:9 feature and a 50-episode 9:16 series from one script; no budget or release date has been given.
- ARD and ZDF youth network funk releases comedy season as a vertical microdrama
funk is releasing the second season of its comedy series FLEISCHWOLF as FLEISCHWOLF 2go, about 93 vertical clips of 30 to 90 seconds, on its own site and four social platforms from 15 October.
- Baden-Württemberg film fund backs vertical drama Black Forest Royale with about €127,000
MFG Baden-Württemberg included a vertical drama from Black Forest Studios in a €3.64m funding round for 26 film and series projects, listing it among new audiovisual formats.
- UFA names vertical content among new business fields under Christian Rohde
UFA managing director Christian Rohde has taken the additional title of chief transformation and AI officer and is building a central unit for new business that includes vertical content, DWDL reported.
- StoryReel ranks 12th among top-grossing entertainment apps in Germany's App Store
Apple's German entertainment charts for 23 September place StoryReel, first released in April 2026, 12th by revenue and fourth among free downloads, behind DramaBox and NetShort in the grossing list.
- Black Forest Studios sets 1 November launch for German microdrama app Snaxx
The Kirchzarten studio named its consumer platform, gave a simultaneous iOS and Android launch date of 1 November 2026, and published subscription tiers at EUR 4.99 and EUR 9.99 a month. The app is not yet listed in either store.
- RTLZWEI has produced a vertical spin-off of Berlin - Tag & Nacht
RTLZWEI said it has produced Berlin - Tag & Nacht: Next Generation, a vertical drama in 9:16 format. No platform, episode count or launch date was given, and the broadcaster called monetisation an open question.
- German producer Victus Films shoots 60-episode vertical drama for EiLiN
Trade outlet DWDL reported on 9 September 2026 that Munich-based Victus Films has shot Yes!, a 60-episode vertical series, for the German app EiLiN. No broadcaster is involved.
- German agency says it is bringing Procter & Gamble's microdrama format to Germany
Brandplace chief executive Sandra Freisinger-Heinl told Meedia that P&G already produces microdramas in the United States, and put a branded series at a low six-figure budget.
- UFA says it is developing vertical microdrama around its German daily dramas
Guido Reinhardt, producer of RTL's Alles was zaehlt, told Blickpunkt:Film the producer intends first concrete steps this year and sees vertical spin-offs of established daily brands. No format, partner or date was named.
- German trade report finds brand budgets are the main funding route for microdrama
MikroDrama.de surveyed the German cases on 3 September and found brand-funded productions dominant, with no domestic platform of scale and no established coin or paywall model in the market.
- OMR finds no German microdrama platform in market and announced series unreleased
A two-part OMR investigation published on 27 August finds no German microdrama platform in market. EiLiN's launch has moved to late summer or autumn 2026, and series announced by Constantin and Banijay in the first half of the year have not appeared.
- Bundesnetzagentur release confirms media carve-out for state authorities
A 29 July release states that established sector regulators keep supervision in fully harmonised areas, naming the state media authorities for the media sector, and bounds the agency's own Article 50 remit.
- Germany names the Bundesnetzagentur as its AI Act enforcement authority
The KI-MIG entered into force on 29 July 2026, making the Bundesnetzagentur national coordinator, market surveillance authority, contact point and complaints body, with separate competences for BaFin.
- German trade podcast questions the microdrama growth story
mikrodrama.de's write-up of DWDL's Industry live recording at the Creators Conference in Munich reports doubts about the young-audience assumption and producer economics.
- RTLZWEI plans a vertical spin-off of Berlin – Tag & Nacht
A press release of 2 July describes a mobile and social-first vertical version of the soap for TikTok and the group's own platforms, including RTL+. No start date is given.
- ARD's vertical series Between The Beats goes live on TikTok
The public broadcaster's vertical drama launched on TikTok on 25 June 2026, reported by Quotenmeter.