Soccer icon Neymar Jr. has signed on for a 16-title AI-powered live-action microdrama franchise with COL Group‘s FlareFlow platform, with the first six titles to debut globally beginning June 19.
The partnership was unveiled ahead of FlareFlow chief marketing officer and COL Group general manager Timothy Oh appearance on the APOS conference’s microdrama industry panel. The rollout is timed to coincide with heightened global attention during soccer World Cup season, with the opening wave of six titles launching through June 22.
Produced using AI-powered live-action production workflows, the franchise spans genres ranging from sports redemption drama to science fiction. The six debut titles are “The Way Back to Glory,” “The Playboy System: Scoring the Goddesses,” “Soccer Star Kidnapped Into the Galaxy Cup: Score or Die!,” “Fake Neymar, Real God,” “Project to Legend: NEY 10,” and “The Limping Janitor Is the True World Football King.”
“This partnership represents a defining moment for the global entertainment ecosystem,” said James Wang, CEO of FlareFlow. “Neymar is one of the most commercially magnetic athletes on the planet. Bringing his global star power together with our advanced AI creative workflows allows us to push the boundaries of storytelling at an unprecedented scale.”
