Screenwriter, director and creative entrepreneur crafting mass-appeal microdramas across romance, thriller and comedy with lightning fast turnarounds and zero hand-holding required. Hire me for the script, or for the whole finished series.
Original series, adaptations and script doctoring, written for AI video or live-action production. A full series in as little as one week.
From the first idea to finished, platform-ready episodes. I write it, direct it, and deliver a complete AI-produced vertical series. Fast turnaround.
Hysum Ismail is a screenwriter, director, and creative entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in advertising, building an instinct for what captivates audiences before the first scene even begins.
A Master's in Screenwriting from London sharpened that instinct into craft. His work has since gained international traction, earning awards and greenlit attention across markets. He writes commercially driven, audience-first stories that hook fast and hold hard.
His specialty is the microdrama format: genre-driven, emotionally charged, engineered for platforms where every episode must earn the next tap, whether it is shot live action or produced with AI. From slow-burn romance to psychological thrillers, his stories are designed to travel.
Commercially driven microdrama and short drama scripts, written for the way your series will be made. Whether you are shooting live action with a cast and crew or generating it with AI video, every script is built around hooks, cliffhangers and binge-friendly pacing.
Written for AI production: clear visual action, controlled locations and casts, and scenes that generate well.
Written for real shoots: practical locations, actor-ready dialogue and schedules that respect your budget.
A completely original microdrama: concept, characters and full scripts. Your IP.
Adapting an existing story or format for a new market, culture or platform.
Already have episodes in motion? Structure, dialogue and pacing fixed with experienced eyes.
An ongoing content pipeline: a slate of microdramas across genres for your platform.
You share the platform, target audience, genre direction and whether it shoots live action or AI. A paragraph is enough.
I develop the world, core characters, and episode arc, built for hook-first, binge-friendly structure.
Every episode formatted, polished and production-ready. A 30-episode series can be delivered within a week.
Targeted revisions as needed. Most clients sign off with minimal changes. That is the goal from day one.
A complete AI microdrama solution, from the first idea to the final episode. I write it, direct it, and deliver a finished, platform-ready vertical series produced with AI, at whatever episode count your platform needs. One brief, one contract, one point of contact. Fast turnaround, without the cost of a live-action shoot.
Indicative price based on a 30-episode series. Shorter or longer series are quoted on episode count, length and scope.
Logline, world, characters and a full episode arc built around hooks that keep viewers tapping.
Written by an award-winning microdrama screenwriter, with a cliffhanger engineered into every episode.
The writer directs the series, so performance, pacing and tone stay true to the script.
A consistent AI cast designed for your story, recognisable from the first episode to the last.
Every scene planned shot by shot before generation for a cinematic, coherent look.
Every scene generated, selected and refined into high-quality AI footage.
Character voice performances with matched lip sync across every line of dialogue.
Score, sound effects and a final mix built to land every reveal and every cliffhanger.
Tight, retention-driven editing and a consistent grade across the whole series.
Burned-in or separate subtitle files, ready for sound-off mobile viewing.
Every finished episode, exported to platform spec and ready to upload.
A promo trailer, poster and episode thumbnails to drive installs and paid views.
Built-in revisions at script and cut stage, so the finished series is the one you signed off.
On full payment, the scripts and finished series are yours to stream, license and sell.
Original AI short drama series for microdrama apps, VOD platforms and new streaming services building a slate fast.
A complete vertical drama production partner: script, direction and finished episodes under one contract.
Branded microdramas and serialised AI video content that audiences follow episode after episode.
Most AI video production companies start with the technology. This service starts with the story. Every AI microdrama production is written and directed by a London-trained, award-winning microdrama screenwriter, then produced with AI into a finished vertical drama series with a consistent cast, voices, music, edit and subtitles.
Based in Dubai, UAE, and working with platforms, producers and brands across the UK, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and beyond. If you want to produce a microdrama without the cost and logistics of a live-action shoot, this is the fastest route from idea to a series ready to release.
Complete AI microdrama production starts at $20,000 USD. That is an indicative price based on a 30-episode vertical series; series of any length are available, and every project is quoted on episode count, episode length and scope.
AI microdrama production is the making of a short, vertical, episodic drama series using AI video tools in place of a live-action shoot. The story is written and directed as normal, while the cast, scenes and footage are generated with AI, then edited, scored and subtitled into finished episodes.
Yes. Branded microdramas and serialised AI video campaigns can be written and produced end to end, built around your brand, product or audience.
Yes. Based in Dubai, UAE, and working with clients worldwide, including the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Every AI short drama is delivered in 9:16 vertical format for mobile-first platforms such as ReelShort, DramaBox, FlexTV, GoodShort, your own streaming app, TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels.
You do. On full payment, the scripts and the finished series are your IP.
Yes. Script-only commissions for AI video or live-action production, adaptation and localization, script consultation and multi-series slates are all available separately.
Click "Read More" to explore each story. These are originals, all available for licensing or adaptation.
A desperate young cook earns her place in an elite kitchen and must survive a ruthless head chef, a dangerous romance, and one final cook-off to prove herself.
A fast-talking real estate agent secretly moves into the luxury property she is selling and accidentally falls into a high-stakes double life.
After rejecting a student's advances, a yoga teacher returns to her studio alone and realizes she is locked inside with him.
After a public clash, a self-obsessed influencer and a struggling waitress wake up in each other's bodies and find the grass is not greener.
A popular uni student in a toxic relationship forms a deep anonymous bond online with the one person she cannot stand in real life.
Whether you are a production company, platform, or independent producer, I write microdramas that travel, and now produce them as finished AI series too. My scripts are built for engagement from the first frame to the last episode.
I work with minimal guidance and deliver maximum output. No hand-holding, no delays. Just story.
Original series, adaptation, consultation or a full slate, written for AI video or live-action production. Read more →
Script to finished, platform-ready AI series, any episode count. Starting at $20,000 (indicative, based on 30 episodes). See everything included →
Tell me what you need and I will be in touch within 24 hours.
Or email directly: hysum.ismail@gmail.com