The Walt Disney Company is working with Dhar Mann Studios, ordering a 20-episode series geared to kids, tweens, and family audiences.

Dhar Mann and Sean Atkins shared with Realscreen Summit and NATPE Global delegates their strategy behind Dhar Mann Studios' expansion off YouTube into FAST, vertical video, and more, and offered some tips on how to best engage with audiences on YouTube.

Dhar Mann Studios will produce an initial slate of 40 vertical video series for Holywater, with FOX Entertainment Global then handling the microdrama series across worldwide distribution windows. Dhar Mann Studios has more than 163 million followers. Via this partnership with FOX and Holywater, Mann will retain ownership and creative…