Brandan Dennehy

CEO & Head of Vertical Drama
Stratagem Vertical

Picture of Brandan DennehyA Hollywood veteran who has worked alongside acclaimed filmmakers including Michael Mann, Alan Taylor, Kevin Feige, and David Ellison, and studios such as Universal, Sony TV, MGM, Amazon, and HBO.

After more than a decade working on blockbusters, he pioneered the launch of Vertical Drama in the U.S. Starting in 2022, he built and scaled a full entertainment content studio producing over 10,000 hours of original and localized series, with over 200 million users and billions of views.

Today, in addition to producing vertical series, he works with platforms, brands, and start-ups to hone their content and business strategies, build and operationalize their acquisition, localization, development, production, and marketing, and turn them into high-functioning units on par with industry leaders.  With Stratagem Vertical, he is at the forefront of AI-driven collaboration in vertical content, fusing personalization, story development, and production with creator and audience expansion.

His personal mission is to expand the Micro Drama landscape beyond its current black box ecosystem and break open the massive white space in the market for brands to create entertainment and meet fans where they are.

Streaming Media Connect February 2026