AI Micro-Drama Series Maker
A vertical short-drama series as a motion comic: your own cast, illustrated panels, every line in its character's voice, a cliffhanger every episode.
What you walk away with
A 1080×1920 MP4 episode of 60–90 seconds, its post caption, and the series carried forward for the next episode.
- Output
- 1 episode · 60–90s · 9:16 · 1080p
- Time
- ~8 min / episode
- Preset
- 7 steps
What is the Micro-Drama Series workflow?
The micro-drama — a hook in the first second, a reversal every few panels, a cliffhanger that makes the viewer follow for part two — as a workflow. Give the premise; a cast of up to three is designed and drawn once as reference sheets (each with a voice of their own), the episode is written panel by panel, every line recorded in its speaker's voice, every panel illustrated from the sheets of the people in it, and the episode drawn frame by frame: the camera pushing in, panning, shaking on the shock, speech bubbles, a sting and 'to be continued'. The next episode picks up exactly where this one ended. Each step explains what needs to happen, why it matters for reach, and how to do it in the dashboard.
What a run does, step by step
- 1Premise · Full briefCents
- 2Cast · A cartoon castCents
- 3EpisodeCents
- 4Voices · A take per lineCents
- 5PanelsCents
- 6Render · Motion graphicsFree
- 7Caption · Post captionCents
- Time
- ~8 min per episode, hands-off
- Cost per run
- About $0.75 an episode on your Gemini key, measured on 3 reference sheets, 11 panels and 13 voiced lines. Reusing the cast saves the sheets.
- You get
- 1 episode · 60–90s · Illustrated panels, voiced · Cliffhanger + part 2
What this preset made
Before you start
- A premise in a line or two: who, where, what's at stake.
- A ppl.studio account with your own Gemini key — the cast's sheets (once), about a dozen panels and the voices come to about $0.75 an episode (measured).
The Micro-Drama Series guide
- Step 01~~1 min
Get the cast drawn
Up to three characters — the lead, the person the story turns on, the one who complicates it — each drawn once as a reference sheet (full figure and face) and given a voice of their own.
Why this matters: A series lives on recognisable people. Every panel is drawn from these sheets, so the faces, hair and outfits hold from panel to panel and episode to episode.
OutcomeThree reference sheets and three voices.How to do it with ppl.studio
One picture per character on your Gemini key; reuse the cast for every episode.
- 1.1
Keep the cast
Pick it again for the next episode so nothing is redrawn.
- Step 02~~1 min
Get the episode written and voiced
8–14 panels: a hook mid-scene in the first, a reversal every few panels, a cliffhanger in the last — 130–200 spoken words, each line in its speaker's voice.
Why this matters: Short dramas are binged for the turn and followed for the cliffhanger. The series so far is carried with the episode, so part two starts exactly where part one stopped.
OutcomeThe episode and a voice take per line.How to do it with ppl.studio
Written on your Gemini key through the brand rules and copy checks, then voiced line by line.
- 2.1
Read the last panel
It should leave a question this episode doesn't answer.
Output: 8–14 panels, 130–200 words, a cliffhanger.
- Step 03~~5 min
Get the panels illustrated and the episode drawn
Each panel is illustrated from the sheets of the people in it, then the episode is drawn: the camera moving over each panel, the words in speech bubbles, a sting on the cliffhanger and 'to be continued'.
Why this matters: A motion comic costs a fraction of a video model and keeps every face consistent; the camera move and the voices are what make it play like a show.
OutcomeA 1080×1920 MP4 and a post caption.How to do it with ppl.studio
Panels on your Gemini key; the episode drawn on our side with no video model.
- 3.1
Post it as Part 1
Then start the next episode from this one: it picks up at the cliffhanger.
Output: One 9:16 MP4, 30 fps, −16 LUFS.
How it compares
Micro-Drama Series workflow FAQ
Do the characters stay the same?
Yes — every panel is drawn from the cast's reference sheets, and each character keeps one voice across every episode.
What does it cost?
About $0.75 an episode on your Gemini key (measured: 3 reference sheets, 11 panels and 13 voiced lines). Reusing the cast saves the sheets.
Related workflows
Ready to run the Micro-Drama Series?
1 episode · 60–90s: ~8 min per episode, hands-off. No credit card to start.