Channel 4 has unveiled its first microdrama, a female friendship series starring an actor from Netflix’s You.
The Guest List is being made in partnership with beauty brand Sol de Janeiro and stars Jadesola Odunjo, who played Victoria in You, alongside Deba Hekmat, Mia Ito Smith and Felicity Ali.
Produced by Curly Media, The Guest List follows Amaka, Aisha, Bella and Mika, hard-working women navigating life as young people in London. Across the five vertical shorts, viewers will “see a story of career dilemmas and new crushes,” the logline reads.
The show will drop on Channel 4’s YouTube, TikTok and Facebook channels later this month. Channel 4 had previously said it was exploring the booming microdrama space and older Channel 4 shows have already been repurposed for vertical on nascent platforms like RoseBerry Media’s Epis.
Channel 4’s digital commissioning exec Ameenah Taher said: “We’re always looking to anticipate where audiences and storytelling are heading next. I’m proud to have commissioned Channel 4’s first branded micro drama foray into this space and worked closely with curly media to develop the project – a bold, character-led series exploring the friendship, ambition and lives of a diverse group of intelligent young women. We are excited to have collaborated with Sol de Janeiro to bring this series to life.”