Love the work, hate the slaps: Creators and fans wrestle with the dark side of the micro drama boom

"Divorced at the Wedding Day" on DramaBox and "Bound by Honor" on ReelShort.

DramaBox, ReelShort

• Micro dramas are booming, but some producers and fans are fed up with the violence and misogyny.
• The made-for-mobile films depend on extreme plot twists and cliffhangers to hook viewers.
• New platforms are trying a different approach that relies less on shock value.

"Bound by Honor," billed as a "top series" on ReelShort, opens with a young woman being drugged and coerced into marriage.