Original drama.
Made for vertical.
We’re Black Swan Verticals: proudly Welsh, creating original, genre-led drama for the way audiences watch now.
About us
Black Swan
Verticals
Creators of Wales’ first vertical micro drama
We’re a Welsh production company with a love of a good twist, memorable characters and stories that keep you watching.
Wales is our home, and we’re proud of it. We’re creating original, genre-led drama for the vertical screen, with the ambition to take Welsh-made stories to audiences everywhere. Every episode is a chance to make you want the next.
More About Black Swan VerticalsIn vertical
Murder at Macintosh Manor
Micro drama in numbers
- Global revenue
- ≈ US$14B
- Full year 2026 forecast. Approximate global micro drama industry revenue forecast for 2026, not company revenue. Source: Omdia, 2026 forecast.
- China
- ≈ US$11B
- Full year 2026 forecast. Approximate China micro drama industry revenue forecast for 2026, not company revenue. Source: Omdia, 2026 forecast.
- Outside China
- ≈ US$3B
- Full year 2026 forecast, excluding China. Approximate micro drama industry revenue forecast outside China for 2026, not company revenue. Source: Omdia, 2026 forecast.
- United States
- ≈ US$1.5B
- Full year 2026 forecast. Approximate US micro drama industry revenue forecast for 2026, not company revenue. Source: Omdia, 2026 forecast.
- App downloads
- 850M+
- Q1 2026, over 850 million. Estimated global short drama app downloads in Q1 2026. This counts downloads, not distinct viewers or subscribers. App Store and Google Play estimates exclude preinstalls, re-downloads and third-party Android stores. Source: Sensor Tower, Q1 2026.
Revenue: 2026 forecasts in US$ (Omdia). Global app downloads: Q1 2026 (Sensor Tower).
Our Work
In post-production
Murder at Macintosh Manor
Our second micro drama
Project in pre-production
Murder at Macintosh Manor takes you on a deliciously wicked ride packed with scandalous secrets, sharp humour, and plenty of glamour.
Our originals
What we do
With our original projects, we create, film, produce and edit our own vertical micro drama series, taking each project from the first idea to the finished episodes. Then we take them to the international market for audiences around the world.
Create the story
We develop our own ideas into series, building the characters, writing the scripts and shaping the episode arcs.
Film & produce
We take those stories into production, with filming, lighting and direction conceived for the vertical screen.
Edit & finish
We shape our footage in the edit, then bring colour and sound together to complete each episode.
Develop the brief
We work with you to shape the concept, scripts and episode arcs around your audience and platform.
Produce the slate
We handle casting, crew and filming, scaling from a single series to multiple titles without losing quality.
Deliver & partner
We finish every episode to your specs, and we're open to co-finance and co-IP partnerships.
Our commissions
What we offer
With our commissions, we produce vertical micro drama series for apps, broadcasters and streamers, taking each project from the brief to the delivered episodes. From one series to a full slate, we take care of everything in the UK.
Frequently asked questions
Vertical micro dramas are scripted serial dramas shot in portrait, typically 9:16, for viewing on a phone. Episodes are short and the story carries on from one to the next.
Black Swan Verticals is a Welsh production company creating original vertical micro drama and producing commissioned series and slates for apps, broadcasters, streamers and studios. The team handles development, casting, filming, post-production and delivery from its UK production base.
Portrait filming means composing shots for a tall frame, often bringing viewers closer to the characters. Short episodes also change how the story is paced and where each chapter ends.
Black Swan Verticals creates, films, produces and edits original vertical micro drama series. Murder at Macintosh Manor is its first Welsh vertical micro drama and is now in its final stages. A second micro drama is in pre-production.
Black Swan Verticals produces single commissioned series and multi-title slates in the UK, taking projects from a platform’s brief through development, casting, filming, post-production and delivery. Co-production, co-finance and co-IP partnerships can also be discussed.
A trailer and a 10-episode screener of Murder at Macintosh Manor are available on request. Email contact@blackswanverticals.co.uk to discuss viewing access, licensing or distribution.
Email contact@blackswanverticals.co.uk about our productions, commissions, press enquiries or potential creative partnerships. Our production base is at Great Point Studios in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
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