# Fox and Endemol Shine develop vertical horror series based on Fear Factor

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fear-factor-goes-vertical-with-scripted-microdrama/
- Published: 2026-10-27T19:07:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T19:14:01+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fear-factor-scripted-microdrama-fox-endemol-shine-1236740933/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- *Fear Factor* is becoming a scripted vertical horror series.
- The microdrama will have 30 three-minute episodes.
- Its story centres on a haunted fortune-telling machine.

## Summary

Fox and Endemol Shine North America are developing a scripted vertical microdrama based on *Fear Factor: House of Fear*, taking the reality franchise into original horror storytelling. The project is described by Fox as the first scripted extension of an unscripted television franchise.

The untitled series will stream on Holywater Tech’s My Drama platform and comprise 30 episodes of three minutes each. Set during preparation week on a remote horror set, it follows a practical-effects artist and crew who unleash a haunted fortune-telling machine that traps them in personalised death trials; the series will be physically produced.

## Coverage

- [The Hollywood Reporter: Fox and Endemol Shine develop vertical horror series based on Fear Factor](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fear-factor-scripted-microdrama-fox-endemol-shine-1236740933/)
- [Variety: Fox and Endemol Shine Team to Adapt ‘Fear Factor’ as a Scripted Microdrama Series for My Drama App](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/fear-factor-microdrama-fox-my-drama-holywater-endemol-1236932245/)

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