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ISABEL DRÉAN

Romantic Comedy Screenwriter · Director · Producer

Romantic comedy, written for the screen.

Five movies produced in 18 months.
Five microseries produced in 12.
Four #1.

As featured in

The New York Times Magazine

“In a microdrama context, this was a representationalbreakthroughon the order of ‘Brokeback Mountain’ or ‘Roots.’”

On The Summer I Turned My Sexiest, the GammaTime microseries everyone in Los Angeles was talking about: a woman cast aside by her husband finds a partner who loves her just as she is. Created by Isabel Dréan. October 2026.

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Isabel Dréan is a Canadian screenwriter, director and producer based in Los Angeles. She writes romantic comedies, for features and for vertical, and is one of the leading voices in microdrama. Her series The Summer I Turned My Sexiest was called a breakthrough by The New York Times Magazine.

Worked with
NetflixWarner Bros.USCVIGLOOGammaTimeBreakthrough EntertainmentOttawawoodVast EntertainmentDramaWaveUPtvTubiScripted WorldNetflixWarner Bros.USCVIGLOOGammaTimeBreakthrough EntertainmentOttawawoodVast EntertainmentDramaWaveUPtvTubiScripted World

Movies & Microseries

Five microseries. Four #1.

Build a Boyfriend poster#1 US

Microseries · GammaTime

Build a Boyfriend

The Summer I Turned My Sexiest poster#1

Microseries · GammaTime

The Summer I Turned My Sexiest

The Prince and the Royal Wedding Planner poster#1

Microseries · GammaTime

The Prince and the Royal Wedding Planner

When Love Finally Found Me posterTrending

Microseries · DramaWave

When Love Finally Found Me

The Blind Bride of the Scarred Mafia Boss poster#1

Microseries · VIGLOO

The Blind Bride of the Scarred Mafia Boss

Holiday movies

Five movies. 18 months.

Secret Santa poster

Movie · Super Channel Heart & Home

Secret Santa

Christmas Beneath the Stars poster

Movie · UPtv

Christmas Beneath the Stars

Christmas on the Rocks poster

Movie · Super Channel Heart & Home

Christmas on the Rocks

The Holiday Swap poster

Movie · Super Channel Heart & Home

The Holiday Swap

An Eclectic Christmas poster

Movie · Super Channel Heart & Home

An Eclectic Christmas

Directing

Also written and directed

The Dark Side →
Let Go poster
Let Go
Manigances poster
Manigances
Manigances: Notice Rouge poster
Manigances: Notice Rouge

Romance destinations

Two romantic comedies, in development

Two romantic comedy features Isabel is set to direct.

Available

Market-ready scripts and open assignments

Romantic comedy, holiday and destination specs, ready for producers.

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How to Write a Vertical Series in 10 Days by Isabel Dréan

#1 Amazon bestseller

How to Write a Vertical Series in 10 Days

Write fast. Hook hard. Get watched.

The step-by-step system for commercial micro-dramas, from a writer with four #1 series. Craft, business and workflow, so you can deliver a finished vertical package in ten days.

Ebook, paperback and hardcover.

Press

On the move

All press and speaking →

For writers

As a mentor to writers, Isabel's mission is to help them get produced.

The Vertical Series Incubator, masterclasses, one on one consultations, and THE HUB, a curated collective of writers, producers, directors and financiers.

On Substack

Read Isabel every Friday.

Industry news and articles on the business of writing for the screen.

Get in touch

Contact

Heroes & Villains Entertainment

Representation

Heroes & Villains Entertainment

Chris Coggins
Devon Byers
Krista Sipp

chris@hvemgmt.com
1.424.319.1400

Direct, speaking and press

Write to Isabel

Speaking, panels, podcasts, press and everything else.

me@isabeldrean.com

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Romantic Comedy Screenwriter · Director · Producer

Romantic comedy, written for the screen.

Five movies produced in 18 months. Four #1 vertical series.

Isabel Dréan is a Canadian screenwriter, director and producer based in Los Angeles. She writes romantic comedies, for features and for vertical, and is one of the leading voices in microdrama. Her series The Summer I Turned My Sexiest was called a breakthrough by The New York Times Magazine.

Represented by Heroes & Villains Entertainment Founding member of Women in Vertical Media

The business of the swoon

Every charming beat, backed by a hard number.

4
#1 vertical series
5movies
Produced in 18 months
#1
Amazon bestselling book

As featured in

A breakthrough.

The New York Times Magazine on The Summer I Turned My Sexiest — October 2026 microdramas feature.

Platforms & collaborators

NetflixWarner Bros.USCVIGLOOGammaTimeBreakthroughUPtvTubiScripted World

Film & TV credits

The work.

Vertical series

#1
VIGLOO

The Blind Bride of the Scarred Mafia Boss

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#1
GammaTime

The Summer I Turned My Sexiest

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#1
The Prince and the Royal Wedding Planner
GammaTime

The Prince and the Royal Wedding Planner

Watch →
#1 US
Build a Boyfriend
GammaTime

Build a Boyfriend

Watch →
When Love Finally Found Me
Vertical

When Love Finally Found Me

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Movies — five produced in 18 months

Feature film

Christmas Beneath the Stars

Watch →
Love on the Vineyard
Feature

Love on the Vineyard

A Wedding by the Sea
Feature

A Wedding by the Sea

Snowed In for the Holidays
Feature

Snowed In for the Holidays

The Last First Date
Feature

The Last First Date

In development

Two romantic comedy features Isabel is set to direct.

Alongside the slate: market-ready scripts and open assignments — romantic comedy, holiday and destination specs — polished, produced-minded, and ready to move.

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The book

How to Write a Vertical Series in 10 Days

Write fast. Hook hard. Get watched.

#1 Amazon Bestseller

On the move.

Press & speaking

Oct 2026
The New York Times MagazineMicrodramas feature & profile
Press
2026
VarietyIndustry coverage
Press
Oct 2026
Austin Film FestivalPanel — "Vertical Minidramas"
Panel
2026
Cannes World WomanPanel appearance
Panel

Newsletter & Substack

The business of writing for the screen.

Industry news and articles on the business of writing for the screen. New posts every Friday on Substack.

For writers

My mission is to help writers get produced.

The Vertical Series Incubator

An intensive program that takes a raw concept to a produced-ready vertical series.

Masterclasses

Live and on-demand craft sessions on structure, hooks and the business of the swoon.

One-on-one consultations

Direct notes on your script, slate or vertical pilot — built around getting you made.

THE HUB

A community of 1,000+ creatives writing, pitching and getting produced together.

Contact

Let's make something that swoons.

Representation

Heroes & Villains Entertainment

Christine Coggins · Devon Byers · Krista Sipp

Direct, speaking & press

me@isabeldrean.com