Vertical drama series with a recurring cast

AI Short Drama Generator

Cast your characters once, write what happens in a line or two, and ClipNova makes the whole episode: every scene, the dialogue spoken by the characters or a narrator, music and captions, in 9:16. The same faces come back in every episode, and each one ends on a hook.

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How it works

From one idea to a whole season.

Below, one show goes from an idea to its first episodes: The Last Shift, where Lena, a diner waitress, finds out the new owner is Daniel, the man she left at the altar. Steps 1, 2 and 3 are ClipNova's own screens; the episode frames are illustrations of the kind of video you can make.

  1. Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, the Series wizard with The Last Shift described and the Drama series template selected, next to the first frame of episode 1 in a diner at 2 a.m.
    — 01 —
    Your show

    Start a series from the Drama template

    Open Series, name the show, say in one line what it is about and pick Drama series: characters, conflict and a cliffhanger every episode. The template sets a realistic look, the vertical 9:16 format and one-minute episodes for you.

  2. Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, the series settings with the Realism look, a one minute episode length, the 9:16 format, Base quality and Minimal captions, next to a captioned scene of Daniel walking into the diner
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    Look and sound

    Set the look, length and captions once

    Keep the Realism look or pick another style, choose 30 seconds to 5 minutes per episode, the language the voices speak and the quality. Captions are burned in, in a clean lowercase style that suits drama. Every episode uses these settings, so the whole series stays consistent.

  3. Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, the cast step of the Series wizard with Lena and Daniel added, each with a name and a picture, next to their two portraits
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    Your cast

    Cast your characters with a name and a face

    Add each character with a name and a picture: upload a photo, pick one of your saved characters or create a new one. Lena and Daniel keep that face in every scene of every episode. A series can have up to 8 characters, so there is room for the rival, the mother and the best friend.

  4. Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, four vertical scenes of the same waitress and man in a diner at night, ending with a ring box slid across the counter
    — 04 —
    Episode 1

    Write the idea, get the whole episode

    Type what happens in a line or two, using @Lena and @Daniel. ClipNova writes the scenes, keeps the conflict between the characters and ends on a hook, here a ring he never gave back. Use AI Video for full motion, or Moving AI Images for a cheaper episode.

  5. Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, a talking characters card with Lena and Daniel and their voices, next to two scenes where each one speaks a captioned line
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    Talking characters

    Let the characters say their lines

    Drama lives on dialogue. Switch an episode from narrator to Talking characters, and Lena and Daniel speak their own lines on screen with lip sync, each with their own voice. Talking characters run on Base (768p) and Pro (1080p).

  6. Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, the finished episode 1 in 9:16 ending on the ring, next to episodes 2, 3 and 4 with the same characters
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    The next episode

    Every episode remembers the last one

    The episode comes back as one MP4 with no watermark and full commercial rights. ClipNova keeps a short summary of each episode, so episode 2 knows Daniel bought the diner and kept the ring. Make the next one with a single idea, with the same cast and the same look.

Built for

Every kind of drama, one episode at a time

The frames are illustrations of the kind of videos you can make.

Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, a romance frame of a young woman with braids and her stern boss in a glass elevator at night, with the caption the contract ends at midnight
Romance

Contract and boss romances

The slow burn viewers follow for 40 episodes: an assistant, a cold boss and a deal that ends at midnight, with the same two faces every time.

Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, a revenge frame of a woman in a red gown on a ballroom staircase while a couple stares up at her, with the caption they didn't recognize me
Revenge

Comebacks and revenge plots

The woman everyone underestimated walks back in, and the people who wronged her do not recognize her. Each episode turns the screw a little more.

Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, a family drama frame of a grandmother showing her granddaughter an old photo at the kitchen table, with the caption she was never your mother
Family secrets

Secrets that come out one by one

A grandmother, an old photo and a truth that changes everything. Story memory keeps every reveal straight from one episode to the next.

Picture of AI Short Drama Generator, a thriller frame of a hotel porter picking up a black envelope in a dark corridor, with the caption room 214, midnight
Thrillers

Mysteries with a hook every time

A night porter, an envelope under a door, a time and a room number. Short, tense episodes that end exactly where viewers need the next one.

AI short drama generator questions.

What is an AI short drama generator?+

A tool that turns a story idea into vertical drama episodes, the one to three minute format of short drama apps. In ClipNova the scenes, the dialogue or narration, the music and the captions are made in one job, with characters that keep the same face from episode to episode.

Can the characters talk to each other?+

Yes. Switch an episode to Talking characters and each character says their lines on screen with lip sync, in their own voice. Talking characters run on Base (768p) and Pro (1080p) with AI Video. You can also keep a narrator who tells the story over the scenes.

Will my characters look the same in every episode?+

Yes. You give each character a name and a picture once, in the series cast, and every episode uses those faces. A series can have up to 8 characters, and you can add or change them later.

How long is each episode?+

You choose 30 seconds, 1, 2, 3 or 5 minutes per episode. The Drama series template starts at one minute, the usual length of a short drama episode, in 9:16. You can also switch the series to 16:9 or 1:1.

Does the next episode know what happened before?+

Yes. ClipNova keeps a short summary of every episode and gives it to the next ones, so names, relationships and twists carry over. You only write what happens next.

How much does it cost?+

Plans start at $19/mo. The cost of each episode depends on its length, the quality and whether you use AI Video or Moving AI Images, and the app shows the price in credits before you generate. Every export has no watermark and full commercial rights.

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