Shorts Orders 'Love in the Hamptons' Microdrama for New FMA Strand

Shorts is taking a love story to East Hampton — and filming it upright for phones.

The vertical streamer, a service that releases series shot to fill a mobile screen held upright, has teamed with Full Moon Artists (FMA) Productions on a microdrama titled Love in the Hamptons, Deadline reported on 15 September 2026.

A microdrama means a scripted story told in very short episodes, often around a minute long, made to be watched while scrolling. The episodes drop in bulk. Viewers tap through one after another.

Love in the Hamptons will launch a new FMAxShorts-branded strand, meaning a shared label for programmes made by the two companies together. Think of it as a shelf with its own name. It is FMA's first show for Shorts.

That matters because FMA already knows the format. The company previously made Dungeons of Ecstasy and Models vs. Werewolves as microdramas for ReelShort, another short-episode service. This time the partner is different.

Cameras are close to rolling. Principal photography, the industry term for the main shoot with cast and crew on set, is scheduled for the end of September in East Hampton, New York. The work is organised on location, not in a studio.

The series comes from FMA's Sarah Moliski and Rebecca Stoughton, who lead the project as producers. Scripts are by Marc Cotter and Bilella of Water Street Films, the writers credited with the story and dialogue. On the platform side, A.J. Letterel serves as development chief at Shorts, the executive who finds and guides new shows.

FMA Productions itself brings together horror producer Charles Band with Moliski, Stoughton, Felix Merback and Eric Guilmette. Band built his name on low-budget horror. The new team is now working in romance cut for phones.

The producers say Love in the Hamptons is the first vertical drama ever filmed on location in the Hamptons. That is their claim. No cast, episode count or release date was disclosed in the report.

What makes this stand out is the location bet. Many short-episode series are shot fast on standing sets to keep costs down. Taking a phone-first crew to East Hampton trades that convenience for real streets, real light and a place viewers will recognise instantly.