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Issa Rae’s New Microdrama Series Nears 75 Million Views

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Hoorae Media’s first microdrama “Screen Time” broke records at PineDrama and TikTok, scoring nearly 75 million views in the first week since launch, TheWrap has exclusively learned.

The Issa Rae production marked the start of a new content deal between her production company and the social media platform. The multi-hyphenate announced the partnership at TheWrap’s Creators x Hollywood Summit last month.

The debut vertical series “Screen Time” became the top performing series on TikTok and PineDrama, ByteDance’s microdrama hub. The horror series also acheieved the platforms’ highest seven-day watch time of any series.

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Only the first 27 episodes — each running about one minute — are currently available to watch online. The second act of “Screen Time” will debut on the platforms May 22. Act 1 premiered on the platforms April 29.

“Screen Time” begins with a double-date movie night that goes sideways when a mysterious figure hijacks the TV, forcing the couples to confess their secrets or risk exposure, sparking a rapid escalation that threatens to unravel their relationships and lives, according to the series logline.

The first episode of the series has amassed more than 22 million views and 700,000 likes on TikTok at the time of publication. The show has also retained much of its audience through the 27th episode — the final installment of Act 1 — which has received 2.4 million views and more than 90,000 likes to date.

The cast includes Brittney Jefferson (“Rap Sh!t”), Eric C. Lynch (“Queen Sugar”), Jasmine Luv (“Tell It Like a Woman”), Xavier Avila (“Shrinking”) and Jenna Nolen (“À La Carte”).

Fans online praised the microdrama for its elevated acting standards and for not relying on AI, which some other platforms have embraced.

“I’m surprised this acting is better than the others,” one user wrote, accumulating 15,000 likes.

“No ads, short, suspenseful, not AI … I am hooked,” another user added, garnering over 50,000 likes.

Rae’s content partnership with TikTok will see Hoorae co-develop a slate of additional micro-series that will air exclusively on the social media platform and its companion microdrama app, PineDrama.

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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 35, Week 3 Recap: Who Goes Home?

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SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Tuesday night’s episode of Dancing with the Stars.

It’s another exciting night in the ballroom as 13 contestants are still eyeing the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during Week 3 of Dancing with the Stars.

Last week, the judges reinforced just how tough they are going to be this season, once again declining to score anyone above a 7. Still, three couples — Jenna and Val, Ezra and Daniella, and Amber and Pasha — walked away tied for the top of the leaderboard with 21 points. We also said goodbye to Alan Bersten and chef Giada De Laurentiis.

Week 3 is Yacht Rock night, so the remaining couples are performing to hits from artists including Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers, and Luther Vandross.

Here is how the night went.

Olympian Amber Glenn with Pasha Pashkov danced a Foxtrot to “Hold the Line” by Toto. SCORE: 24

Actress Julia Stiles with Ezra Sosa danced a salsa to “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” by Daryl Hall & John Oates. SCORE: 19

Late-night sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez with Whitney Carson danced a Foxtrot to “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes. SCORE: 15

Actress Tatyana Ali with Jan Ravnik performed a Quickstep to “Maneater” by Daryl Hall & John Oates. SCORE: 21

Actor Harry Shum Jr. with Jenna Johnson performed a jive to “You Make My Dreams Come True” by Daryl Hall & John Oates. SCORE: 24

Musician Taylor Hanson with Britt Stewart danced a Foxtrot to “What a Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers. SCORE: 18

Reality star Maura Higgins with Mark Ballas danced a Quickstep to “Turn Your Love Around” by George Benson. SCORE: 22

Reality star Ciara Miller with Brandon Armstrong performed a Cha Cha to “Never Too Much” by Luther Vandross. SCORE: 18

Savannah Bananas midfielder Jackson Olson with Emma Slater performed a paso doble to “Easy Lover” by Philip Bailey and Phil Collins. SCORE: 18

Comedian and podcaster Connor Wood with Rylee Arnold danced a Foxtrot to “Everywhere” by Fleetwood Mac. SCORE: 20

Actress Jenna Dewan with Val Chmerkovskiy danced a samba to “Africa” by Toto. SCORE: 21

Reality star Tyler Cameron with Sharna Burgess danced a jive to “Still the One” by Orleans. SCORE: 17

Paralympian Ezra Frech with Daniella Karagach danced a Foxtrot to “Just the Two of Us” by Grover Washington Jr. featuring Bill Withers. SCORE: 21

Who goes home?

The competition is now down to 12 as Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart were sent home. Next week is all about Mariah Carey, so the couples will perform a variety of the pop superstar’s biggest hits.

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