{"id":559914,"date":"2026-08-05T16:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/559914\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:28:09","slug":"cora-reillys-bound-by-duty-set-as-reelshort-mafia-microdrama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/559914\/","title":{"rendered":"Cora Reilly&#8217;s &#8216;Bound by Duty&#8217; Set As ReelShort Mafia Microdrama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/reelshort\/\" id=\"auto-tag_reelshort\" data-tag=\"reelshort\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ReelShort<\/a> is adapting another title from author <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/cora-reilly\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cora-reilly\" data-tag=\"cora-reilly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cora Reilly<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Born In Blood Mafia Chronicles\u2019 as a <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/microdrama\/\" id=\"auto-tag_microdrama\" data-tag=\"microdrama\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">microdrama<\/a>. The latest vertical drama installment in the franchise is Bound by Duty and drops on the streaming app on August 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u2018Born In Blood Mafia Chronicles\u2019 adaptations are among the most successful book-to-vertical franchises on Crazy Maple Studio\u2019s ReelShort platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will hope the new series builds on the success of the related Bound by Honor show, which it said has topped 423M views, and Bound by Love, which it said topped 70M views since launch in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bound by Duty follows Dante, the calculating heir to the Chicago mafia, and Valentina, a young widow who refuses to settle for another loveless marriage. As the two struggle to move beyond their pasts, their marriage of convenience evolves into an unexpected love story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well-known vertical drama actors Casey Schryer and Chase Mattson star in the series, which fits into the \u2018dark romance\u2019 genre at ReelShort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reilly specializes in mafia romance stories. Thus far, her \u2018Born In Blood Mafia Chronicles\u2019 comprises eight novels and an anthology. Bound by Duty will be the third microdrama adaptation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat has always drawn readers to Dante and Valentina is that their story isn\u2019t about instant love,\u201d the author said. \u201cIt\u2019s about two people carrying the weight of grief, obligation and past heartbreak who slowly learn to trust each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added: \u201cBound by Duty explores a quieter, more emotional side of the \u2018Born In Blood Mafia Chronicles\u2019 and I\u2019m excited to see that journey brought to life in a new way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Launched by Crazy Maple Studio in 2022, ReelShort streams English-language <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/vertical-dramas\/\" id=\"auto-tag_vertical-dramas\" data-tag=\"vertical-dramas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">vertical dramas<\/a> designed for mobile. Seasons have 70-80 eps running to one-to-two minutes. Usually, some episodes are offered for free, with viewers needing a subscription or to access eps via pay-per-view, to see the remaining installments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: ReelShort is adapting another title from author Cora Reilly\u2019s \u2018Born In Blood Mafia Chronicles\u2019 as a microdrama.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[275556,143165,111,139,69,143830,145,275557],"class_list":["post-559914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-cora-reilly","tag-microdrama","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-reelshort","tag-technology","tag-vertical-dramas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}