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Microdramas Reach Europe

“On the cusp”: “When a petty corner-shop robbery lands three young men in possession of a mysterious, high-stakes package, they become targets of a ruthless criminal network and the streets of south London become a deadly chessboard.” So reads the synopsis not of the latest BBC 9 p.m. thriller but of a British microdrama , Swipe!, starring Lock Stock and Harry Potter actor Nick Moran (pictured). Microdramas started out gaining traction in Asia, Hollywood then jumped on the bandwagon and this week it was Europe’s turn to get involved. We’ve had a string of stories abo

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