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Maximilian Seed & Rion Ezra

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Maximilian Seed and Rion Ezra are the producing force behind Seraphim Studios, one of Los Angeles’ most talked-about vertical production operations — a lean, hit-driven machine that has quietly become a consistent engine of viral content in the micro-drama space.

Seed arrived in Los Angeles at 18 with an actor’s instinct and a storyteller’s ambition. Within two years he pivoted to producing, where his capacity to shape narrative at scale became undeniable. His short films have screened at international festivals to critical recognition, and his editorial credits span Notion Magazine and Harper’s Bazaar, alongside commercial and music-driven work including a collaboration with Live Nation.

Ezra brought a director’s eye and a filmmaker’s rigor to the partnership — rooted in film studies at the University of Texas, sharpened through years directing commercials and music videos in Texas before completing his debut feature, Into the Rabbit Den, after relocating to Los Angeles.

In 2025, both partners went all-in on vertical — and the results have been industry-defining. Their debut title, 30 Years Frozen: 3 Brothers Regret, crossed 127 million views in 72 hours on NetShort, sustaining roughly 4 million daily views and signaling to the market that a new creative force had arrived. Since then, the duo has built an unbroken streak of chart-topping, platform-dominating releases — across NetShort, DramaWave, and Goodshort — earning a reputation as one of the most reliable viral bets in the vertical space.

Their Christmas slate told the whole story: From Countryside to Mafia Bride debuted #1 on DramaWave; The Husband Swap Game hit #1 on NetShort and surpassed 50 million views in its first week, holding the daily charts for over a month. With a deep slate in production and pre-production — and Her Last Lie already trending on release — Seed and Ezra are not riding a moment. They are building a body of work.