# Fox Entertainment and Hartbeat media partnership > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/fox-entertainment-and-hartbeat-media-partnership > Updated: 2026-10-15T21:02:20.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2. Fox Entertainment and Kevin Hart’s media company, Hartbeat, have entered a partnership to develop intellectual property through microdramas. Under the agreement, Fox Entertainment Studios holds a first-look deal to adapt microseries released under Hartbeat’s Codeblack, Essence, and Revolt labels into long-form television series and feature films for international linear and streaming platforms. The initiative begins with the launch of 25 live-action microseries on My Drama, a vertical video app owned by Holywater Tech in which Fox holds an equity stake. These series will be hosted within a dedicated Codeblack-branded hub on the app. This strategy is intended to use vertical video as a testing ground to gauge audience interest in specific stories, characters, and worlds before committing to larger-scale productions. Following their initial runs, Fox Entertainment Global will manage the worldwide distribution of the microdramas. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-15: Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat expands through Fox deal and Paramount+ series move Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat company has secured a deal with Fox Entertainment to adapt short dramas into films and TV, while Paramount+ has picked up the second season of the animated series ‘Lil Kev’. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/kevin-harts-hartbeat-expands-through-fox-deal-and-paramount-series-move ### 2026-10-13: Fox Entertainment and Hartbeat partner to adapt microdramas into TV Fox Entertainment and Hartbeat are partnering to adapt microdramas from Codeblack, Essence, and Revolt brands into long-form film and TV series, using vertical video as a testing ground for new IP. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/fox-entertainment-and-hartbeat-partner-to-adapt-microdramas-into-tv --- Cite as: Fox Entertainment and Hartbeat media partnership. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/fox-entertainment-and-hartbeat-media-partnership