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Google and Range Media Launch 100 Zeros to Produce Vertical Microdramas

The venture leans on integrated financing-to-distribution control with a first-look window on the Google TV mobile app.

Overview

  • 100 Zeros is built to finance, produce, distribute, and monetize vertical short-form series, with plans that include specialized standing sets for efficient production.
  • The initial slate features Mike Fleiss’s Dateable, McG’s Newport Beach, projects from Simon Fuller, and a ’90s-inspired kidnapping microdrama from Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr.’s Artists for Artists.
  • Releases will appear across multiple platforms with a first-look window on the Google TV mobile app for Android, which recently introduced a dedicated microdrama experience in the U.S.
  • Dozens of additional concepts are in development across scripted and non-scripted formats, overseen by Rachel Douglas, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and Mark Herwick, with Casey Durant and Penny Lin leading creative.
  • Industry coverage compares the push to Quibi’s short-form misstep and to China’s ReelShort success, highlighting budget discipline and open distribution as pivotal tests for sustainability.