Microseries · GammaTime
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.
Read the article →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
Movies & Microseries
Five microseries. Four #1.
Microseries · GammaTime
The Summer I Turned My Sexiest
Microseries · GammaTime
The Prince and the Royal Wedding Planner
Microseries · DramaWave
When Love Finally Found Me
Microseries · VIGLOO
The Blind Bride of the Scarred Mafia Boss
Holiday movies
Five movies. 18 months.
Movie · Super Channel Heart & Home
Secret Santa
Movie · UPtv
Christmas Beneath the Stars
Movie · Super Channel Heart & Home
Christmas on the Rocks
Movie · Super Channel Heart & Home
The Holiday Swap
Movie · Super Channel Heart & Home
An Eclectic Christmas
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.
Request material →#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
- Microdramas feature, with The Summer I Turned My Sexiest called a breakthrough →The New York Times Magazine · Oct 2026
- Greenlight Yourself: How Isabel Dréan Got 5 Scripts Produced in 18 Months →Gatecrashers podcast · Mar 2026
- Panel, Vertical Minidramas →Austin Film Festival · Oct 2026
- World Woman panel →Cannes · May 2026
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.
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