Vertical dramas: Filipinos’ new favorite pastime

Inquirer.net - Nov 7, 2026

(Editor’s Note: This article serves as the first of a two-part series about why vertical dramas have become so popular with Filipinos they could be reshaping the filmmaking landscape.) A genius heiress named Linda Walker. A billionaire husband playing a double-life. Mafia boss marrying a mousy-looking nobody. A powerful Alpha werewolf and his unlikely Luna.

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