A still from
A still from "Breaking the Ice" on ReelShort.
  • ReelShort leads the short-drama-app trend, driving $52 million in Q1 consumer spending.
  • ReelShort plans to more than quadruple story production this year while expanding to new genres.
  • It's also reaching out to creators to keep its momentum going.

When Hollywood went on strike last year, Autumn Noel, 23, was at a low point and considered leaving the profession. Then she got an offer to star in a ReelShort drama.

In the show, "Fated to my Forbidden Alpha," she played a young woman caught between two rival werewolf clans fighting for domination. Her character was treated terribly, but the pay was good, and the story took off.