The Doom-Scroll Drama: France.tv Swipes Up on Its First Vertical Series

Desperate to capture Gen Z's fleeting attention, the French public broadcaster is ditching widescreen for a 9/16 micro-series broadcast directly to TikTok and Snapchat.

Produced by La Méridienne and directed by Félix Guimard, the 20-part micro-series (with each episode clocking in at just three minutes) was shot entirely in a 9/16 aspect ratio. Rather than forcing v…