# AI short drama generator

> Short dramas live on cliffhangers and recurring faces. Arc plans the episodes, keeps the cast consistent, and lets you direct every shot before it becomes video.

URL: https://arc.katechon.technology/use-cases/ai-short-drama-generator
Updated: 2026-10-17

## What a short drama needs

A short drama is a serialized story cut into short episodes, each ending on a hook that makes the viewer swipe to the next. It needs three things a one-off clip generator does not give you: a plan across episodes, characters who look the same in episode twenty as in episode one, and control over the moments that carry the story.

## How Arc builds one

1. Bring a premise, a screenplay or a novel. The agent proposes an episode plan.
2. Review the script plan for each episode, then confirm it to generate the full script.
3. Create character and location references once; every episode reuses them.
4. Storyboard each shot and adjust framing, action and pacing.
5. Generate video and voice per shot, regenerating only the shots that miss.
6. Assemble each episode and download it, or export a Jianying draft.

## Directing, not just prompting

Scripts, references and storyboards remain editable throughout. Change a line of dialogue, rework one shot, or swap a location without regenerating the whole episode. The studio tracks credits and usage, so you can see what an episode costs as it takes shape.

## Formats and looks

Episodes can be vertical 9:16 for mobile feeds or 16:9 for a widescreen film. Choose a built-in style template or bring your own references. The [Arc home page](https://arc.katechon.technology/) shows frames in five different looks from released Katechon films.

## Related

- [AI short drama generator](https://arc.katechon.technology/use-cases/ai-short-drama-generator): Multi-episode dramas with a recurring cast.
- [Novel to short drama](https://arc.katechon.technology/use-cases/novel-to-short-drama): Adapt long-form fiction into episodes.
- [Script to storyboard](https://arc.katechon.technology/use-cases/script-to-storyboard): Shot-by-shot boards before video.
- [AI video ad generator](https://arc.katechon.technology/use-cases/ai-video-ad-generator): Product ads from a brief and photos.
- [Vertical 9:16 drama](https://arc.katechon.technology/use-cases/vertical-drama): Portrait episodes for mobile feeds.

Plans start at $12.90/month for 1,800 credits. See [pricing](https://arc.katechon.technology/pricing) and [model credit costs](https://arc.katechon.technology/models).