九紫源AI (Jiuziyuan AI)
A Hangzhou studio that makes AI live-action microdramas and describes itself as a boutique AI film and TV label.
The company was founded in April 2025 by Wang Li (王莉), a film and TV producer and distributor with more than 30 years in the industry, and chief director Ding Kuan (丁宽), described as one of the first to work in AI live-action microdramas. It says it wants its AI works to be art rather than fast, disposable products.
Its best-known work is the 41-episode Ming-dynasty horror microdrama Lone City: Upheaval (孤城照：惊变), set around the Tumu Crisis and released on Youku, iQIYI, Tencent Video, Douyin, Bilibili and Hongguo, where it reportedly passed 36 million views. Other titles include Mecha Bureau: Zhong Kui (机甲局·钟馗), reported to have won best AI short drama at a Tencent Video AI contest, and Chinese Legends: White Snake (中国传说：白蛇), reported as set to air on Zhejiang TV. Planned projects include AI virtual idols, animated dramas and interactive games.
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Creative direction · script table reads · location research · episode production by each team member · final edit by the director
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