COMEDY VERTICAL DRAMAS
Original short-form series engineered for vertical storytelling
Comedy Vertical Dramas is a curated slate of authored, character-driven series developed specifically for vertical viewing. These are finite, concept-led stories built around social friction, personal contradiction, and escalating consequence — designed to deliver sharp humour quickly while sustaining narrative momentum across short episodes.
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Vertical dramas are short-form narrative series created for smartphone portrait (9:16) viewing. Episodes are tightly paced and structured around strong hooks and cliffhangers, allowing comedic tension, reversal, and payoff to unfold in compact, bingeable instalments. While often referred to internationally as microdramas, the format is treated here as a disciplined storytelling form rather than a content trend.
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The comedy slate focuses on situation-led humour rooted in character — workplace pressure, social embarrassment, moral compromise, and contemporary British identity — with each project developed as a complete dramatic engine. Every series is conceived to function as a standalone vertical production, a proof-of-concept, or a launch point for longer-form adaptation.
All concepts displayed are protected under UK copyright law.
Loglines are presented for promotional purposes only.
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To protect our intellectual property, full synopses, treatments, and development materials are not published publicly. Detailed concept packs, rights information, and development materials are available on request, subject to a straightforward NDA.
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For professional enquiries, please contact: ivor@movieideas.co.uk
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STILL HERE​
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A grumpy widower navigates daily life with his ageing dog while continuing to argue with his late wife, who refuses to fully disappear.
​Format: Vertical streaming
Episodes: 10 x 90/120 seconds
Genre: Drama Comedy
Tone: Restrained, observational, wry, emotionally grounded.
Budget: Independent feature (micro budget)
Primary setting: Contemporary - Domestic and neighbourhood environments
Series status: Designed for multiple series with contained arcs
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Materials available under NDA: Series bible (fully developed)
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FOLLOWING NORMAN​
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A naive 20-year-old’s bid for YouTube stardom backfires spectacularly, transforming every big idea into public embarrassment.
​Format: Vertical streaming
Episodes: 10 x 80/90 seconds
Genre: Comedy
Tone: British cringe, warm, observational, contemporary
Budget: Independent feature (micro budget)
Primary setting: Urban - Public spaces and digital/social-media-adjacent environments
Series status: Designed for multiple series with contained arcs
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Materials available under NDA: Series bible (fully developed)
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IT’S NOT MY TURN
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Four university housemates discover that shared living isn’t about fairness — it’s about whose turn it definitely isn’t.
​Format: Vertical streaming
Episodes: 10 x 80/90 seconds
Genre: Comedy
Tone: Dry, observational. relatable.
Budget: Independent feature (micro budget)
Primary setting: Contemporary - Shared student housing and campus/community
Series status: Designed for multiple series with contained arcs
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Materials available under NDA: Series bible (fully developed)
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