We are Black Swan Verticals.
Premium vertical micro dramas. Created entirely in Wales. Built on award-winning experience and a long-term creative vision.
Welsh roots. Original drama.
Black Swan Verticals is a dedicated Welsh studio creating original vertical micro dramas. Wales is where we develop our stories, bring our teams together and make our productions.
We draw on Wales’ extraordinary locations and creative talent. Our passionate young team brings a fresh perspective, working alongside experienced industry figures who help us push the format further.
We develop for the vertical screen from the outset: distinctive characters, tightly paced episodes and twists that keep viewers coming back. Our ambition is to take Welsh-made stories to international audiences, while helping build a lasting creative future here at home.
Building the next generation
We're building a lasting production and story ecosystem in Wales. Our core team is young, ambitious and bringing fresh ideas to a new format, working alongside experienced industry figures who have made vertical drama for the world's biggest platforms. Every production is a chance to train new talent, grow skills and keep creative careers here at home.
Part of the Black Swan Film Group
Verticals, backed by experience.
Black Swan Verticals is part of the Black Swan Film Group, building on the filmmaking experience and team of Black Swan Productions and Black Swan Films. That foundation supports our dedicated focus on the next chapter: premium vertical drama.
Black Swan Productions’ work has been recognised with the Creative Impact Award at the Wales Business Awards 2026.
Black Swan Films’ short films have won awards at BAFTA-qualifying film festivals including FOCUS Wales, Wales International Film Festival and Film Fest International.
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Win British and European audiences
UK, German and French viewers already pay for vertical drama, but most of what they watch is imported, dubbed or translated. Local audiences increasingly choose stories made for them, with familiar voices, places and humour. We give platforms, broadcasters and streamers a way to meet that demand: original British and European micro drama, made to a premium standard and built to travel.
- United Kingdom
- 3.3%
- Germany
- 2.7%
- France
- 2.2%
Share of overseas short drama in-app spend, H1 2026. Source: DataEye.