A chapter opening
The frame that opens the episode and sets the chapter in motion. Generated against the saved location reference so a recurring setting looks the same each time the series returns to it.
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Adapt a web novel into a vertical drama with AI
As of October 2026, a publisher can turn one web-novel chapter into a single 90-second vertical episode as a repeatable pass rather than a bespoke production. The chapter text becomes a beat sheet, the recurring characters are cast once as saved references, and the scenes are generated against them and assembled on the timeline. The adaptation choices, the casting approval and the review gates stay manual, because what makes a chapter land on screen is editorial judgement, not throughput.
From chapter to episode, step by step
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From chapter text to beat sheet
The chapter is broken down into its beats, the scenes, the turns and the moment the episode should end on. This is where the adaptation is shaped: what a 90-second episode keeps, what it compresses and where it cuts, which is an editorial call the breakdown makes visible before anything is generated.
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Cast the characters from the text
The recurring characters are cast once as saved references, a face and a look per character, and a saved voice to pair with it. A saved reference beats a worded description and nothing is trained, so once a character is approved, every scene and every later episode is passed the same reference and the cast stays recognisable across the series.
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Generate the scenes and assemble
The scenes are generated against the saved cast and assembled on the timeline in one workspace, drafted cheaply at preview resolution and rendered at full only once a scene is the keeper. A review gate sits before release, where the editorial team checks the adaptation against the chapter before the episode ships.
The frames a chapter becomes
A chapter adapts into a handful of recurring frame types, a chapter opening, a character reveal, a dramatic turn, a cliffhanger, each generated against the cast saved from the text so the characters stay the same person from the first episode to the last.
A character reveal
The moment a key character is introduced on screen. The saved reference casts them once from the text, so the reveal matches the reader’s mental image and stays consistent across every later episode.
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A dramatic turn
The beat where the chapter pivots. Drafted cheaply at preview resolution first, then rendered at full once the turn is the keeper, so the budget follows the scenes that make the episode.
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A cliffhanger
The last frame before the cut, the hook the chapter ends on. The saved cast lands the reaction so the cliffhanger reads as the same character the reader has been following.
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What AI handles, and what the editorial team still owns
AI covers the breakdown, the casting and the generation. Adaptation choices, casting approval, the review gates and the rights to the source novel stay with a person, so here is where each one sits.
What Morphic handles well
- Breaking a chapter into a beat sheet a 90-second episode can be built from
- Casting the recurring characters once as saved references, held across every episode
- Generating the scenes against the cast and assembling on the timeline in one workspace
- A reusable per-episode workflow, so chapter after chapter runs the same repeatable pass
Where you still want a person
- The adaptation choices, what a short episode keeps, compresses or cuts from the chapter
- Casting approval, so the on-screen character matches the one on the page
- The review gate before release, checking the episode against the source chapter
- The rights to the source novel; Morphic produces the episode, it does not clear rights
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FAQs
Can AI adapt my web novel into video?
It can carry the mechanical work of the adaptation: breaking a chapter into a beat sheet, casting the recurring characters as saved references, generating the scenes against them and assembling on the timeline in one workspace. The adaptation choices and the sign-off stay with your editorial team, so the tool turns a chapter into an episode as a repeatable pass while a person keeps the judgement.
How many episodes per chapter?
It depends on how much happens in the chapter and how long you want each episode. A dense chapter can carry two or three 90-second episodes, while a lighter one maps to a single episode. The beat sheet is where that is decided: it makes the scenes and turns visible, so the team can set the episode breaks before anything is generated.
Who owns the adapted output?
The publisher who holds the rights to the source owns the adaptation it produces, the same as any other commissioned content. Morphic produces the episodes; it does not grant or clear the underlying rights. The editorial team keeps the final sign-off on the adaptation before an episode ships.
What stays human in the adaptation?
The editorial calls. What a short episode keeps, compresses or cuts; whether the on-screen cast matches the characters on the page; and the review gate that checks each episode against the source chapter before release. The generation runs at volume, but the adaptation choices and the sign-off are a person’s to make.
Can it keep the same cast across episodes?
Yes, through saved references. Each recurring character is cast once as a saved reference, paired with one saved voice, and every scene and every later episode is passed the same reference. Nothing is trained; the reference is carried into each generation, which is what keeps the cast recognisable across a chapter and across the series. Character drift is still worth a quick QC check at the review gate.
Do I need the rights to adapt a novel?
Yes. Adapting any source into a vertical drama requires the rights to that source, and that is the publisher’s to hold or license. Morphic produces the episodes from material you have the right to use; it does not clear rights, verify ownership or grant a licence to the underlying novel. Confirm the rights before starting the adaptation.