From the ashes of Quibi’s decline in late 2020 rise vertical miniseries, short-form episodical content framed for social platforms that, due to success in Asia and LATAM, has seen global content production shift-to-short in a bid to capitalize on the scrolling age. The latest in the “microdrama” boom sees Atresplayer, the streaming arm of broadcaster Atresmedia, commission its first vertical series on its youth content brand Flooxer, launching Spain into the global miniseries market that has already taken US eyeballs by storm. With vertical microdrama revenues estimated at $11 billion globally this year—almost double that of FAST channels, per Omdia—and are forecast to reach $26 billion by 2030, the market opportunity is vast, despite broadcasters remaining too slow to adapt…