{"id":887897,"date":"2026-01-26T16:12:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/fox-entertainment-inks-40-title-deal-with-dhar-mann-expanding-vertical-microdramas-slate\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T22:12:33","slug":"fox-entertainment-inks-40-title-deal-with-dhar-mann-expanding-vertical-microdramas-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/fox-entertainment-inks-40-title-deal-with-dhar-mann-expanding-vertical-microdramas-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox Entertainment Inks 40-Title Deal With Dhar Mann, Expanding Vertical Microdramas Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fox Entertainment has partnered with YouTube star Dhar Mann to create an initial 40-title slate of microdramas for the company\u2019s growing vertical-first audience. <\/p>\n

The original narrative-driven series will debut on Holywater\u2019s MyDrama platform and be distributed worldwide through Fox Entertainment Global. Fox initially acquired an equity stake in Holywater<\/a> last October and committed to producing more than 200 verticals for the platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cDhar Mann\u2019s inspiring, undeniable storytelling excellence and passionate audience has made him one of the most powerful and consequential voices in entertainment today,\u201d Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade said. \u201cEntering the global vertical video arena in partnership with FOX and Holywater is an exciting next step in the studio\u2019s remarkable trajectory.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mann has an audience of over 163 million followers across all platforms. The content creator produces, hosts and writes his content targeted at family-friendly audiences, often with a moral takeaway.<\/p>\n

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Through his partnership with Fox, Mann will retain ownership and creative independence over his original content. Fox Entertainment Global will distribute the programming worldwide following an exclusive debut window on the MyDrama app.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we introduce Dhar\u2019s creative vision to this new format and era of entertainment, it became clear that Fox Entertainment and Holywater are partners that truly understand what this scope of ambition requires,\u201d Dhar Mann CEOs Sean Atkins and Erin McFarlane, the studio\u2019s newly appointed heads of vertical content, said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cRob and his team are both embracing innovation and investing in it, affording us an unprecedented level of creative autonomy and resources needed to build something that has never been done before at this scale,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cThat combination allows us to reach new and existing audiences in powerful ways while staying true to Dhar\u2019s positive and resonant storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This vertical series deal marks the first partnership with Dhar Mann Studios in the microdramas space. Former development executive for SaltyTV McFarlane will lead DMS\u2019 vertical content slate.<\/p>\n

\u201cCollaborating with Fox and Holywater in the vertical space adds a new dimension to Dhar Mann Studios\u2019 outstanding universe of creative content and delivers our long-standing distribution partners the highly engaging, narrative-driven entertainment their audiences crave,\u201d Prentiss Fraser, president of Fox Entertainment Global, said. \u201cAt the same time, this deal further solidifies Holywater\u2019s mobile-first dominance through an entirely new lane of verticals that move, inspire, and redefine modern storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Holywater co-founders and co-CEOs Bogdan Nesvit and Anatolii Kasianov said this partnership is the first step in the company\u2019s broader strategy to attract global creators and top-tier talent to vertical storytelling at scale.<\/p>\n

This collaboration furthers Fox Entertainment\u2019s growing interest in its digital storytelling business. The company has made investments across mediums in verticals with Holywater, experiential storytelling with Chain, podcasting with Meet Cute and creator-led formats through the newly formed Fox Creator Studios<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fox launched its creator studios with foodie internet talent like Rosanna Pansino, Jolly, Sorted Food, Food Theorists, and Little Remy Food. Longtime Fox host and producer Gordon Ramsay will lead the creator roster with his production studio Ramsay Global. <\/p>\n

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Fox Entertainment has partnered with YouTube star Dhar Mann to create an initial 40-title slate of microdramas for the company\u2019s growing vertical-first audience. The original narrative-driven series will debut on Holywater\u2019s MyDrama platform and be distributed worldwide through Fox Entertainment Global. Fox initially acquired an equity stake in Holywater last October and committed to producing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":887898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1798,4976],"tags":[14293,6996],"class_list":{"0":"post-887897","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-title","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-title"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}