The article summarizes key takeaways from Series Mania 2026, including reported increases in scripted development activity and indications from Prime Video and Disney+ executives that European originals investment and greenlights will rise, while noting Netflix’s limited presence at the event. It also highlights Europe-focused co-production policy efforts via a Council of Europe convention aimed at clearer rules on contributions, ownership, and rights, and points to microdrama/vertical video as an emerging format area attracting attention from producers such as Banijay.
The “post-Peak TV” reset is hardening into a new playbook: fewer blank checks, more targeted development, and more Europe-first strategy. If Prime Video/Disney+ follow through, Europe becomes a higher-stakes battleground for originals—especially as Netflix’s absence creates whitespace for rivals and local partners. The co-production convention is the under-discussed lever: clearer rules on money, creative control, and rights could reduce friction and accelerate cross-border financing. And vertical microdrama is the format wildcard—cheap, fast, and talent-rich—potentially the new farm system feeding premium series.
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