The app that sought to be the 'HBO' of micro dramas is shutting down
Source: Business Insider ·
Prolific film producer Tommy Harper is shutting down his micro drama app, VeYou, after about six months.
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Film producer Tommy Harper has sought to bring a Hollywood sensibility to verticals.Kayla Oaddams/Getty Images for Warner Brothers PicturesFilm producer Tommy Harper is shutting down his micro drama app VeYou after about six months.Harper, who sought to build the "HBO" of the genre, said he would still produce for other platforms.The micro drama space has shifted as tech giants push in.The app that wanted to be the "HBO" of micro dramas is shutting down.Prolific film producer Tommy Harper is shutting down his app, VeYou, after about six months. A message on VeYou said the service would end November 6.Harper told Business Insider he would continue producing series, distributing them via TikTok's micro-drama app PineDrama, YouTube, and other partners.Harper, whose credits include "Star Wars" and "Top Gun: Maverick," is one of several Hollywood vets trying to bring their prestige sensibility to micro dramas, the soapy, low-budget series that got their start in China and have exploded in…