{"id":22754,"date":"2025-06-05T11:17:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/goodshort-debuts-one-last-temptation-before-i-say-i-do\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:36:35","slug":"goodshort-debuts-one-last-temptation-before-i-say-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/goodshort-debuts-one-last-temptation-before-i-say-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"GoodShort Debuts One Last Temptation Before I Say I Do"},"content":{"rendered":"
One Last Temptation Before I Say I Do <\/em>has premiered on the GoodShort platform as the company\u2019s first vertical drama produced in Canada.<\/p>\n The drama depicts a high-stakes dating reality show that involves eight contestants at a luxurious villa. The cast includes Matthew Stephen Smith from Netflix\u2019s Too Hot To Handle<\/em>, as well as Nic Westaway from Home and Away<\/em>, Georgia White, Evan Bacic and more.<\/p>\n The series is produced by Sammie Astaneh\u2019s Service Street Pictures (Exile<\/em>, Lonestar Christmas<\/em>). It is directed by Brianne Nord-Stewart (I Was Octomom: The Natalie Suleman Story<\/em>) and produced alongside Geoff Browne (Gboy<\/em>, Call Me Shamsz<\/em>). It is executive produced by Ivy Yu from GoodShort.<\/p>\n \u201cVertical dramas are more than a format shift\u2014they\u2019re a cultural bridge to a generation raised on mobile storytelling,\u201d Astaneh and Browne said in a joint statement. \u201cIt\u2019s a chance to meet younger audiences where they are: in their hands, on their time, with stories that move as fast as they do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWorking with Sammie, Geoff and Brianne was one of those magical moments you rarely get to experience in the industry,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWith One Last Temptation Before I Say I Do<\/em>, I believe GoodShort has officially raised the bar for vertical dramas.\u201d<\/p>\n Cast member Westaway was recently a speaker at Hong Kong\u2019s FILMART 2025, where vertical films took center stage on its opening day.<\/p>\n \u201cParticipating at FILMART 2025 in Hong Kong as a panel guest was very inspiring,\u201d Westaway said. \u201cTo see the immense passion behind so many companies, productions and styles of performance art was incredible, and I felt honored to be invited to share the stage and speak about verticals and how they are emerging as a fast-evolving, wildly successful global genre.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One Last Temptation Before I Say I Do has premiered on the GoodShort platform as the company\u2019s first vertical drama produced in Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":22755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[10764,10765,10766,10767,10768,10769],"class_list":["post-22754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-geoff-browne","tag-goodshort","tag-matthew-stephen-smith","tag-nic-westaway","tag-one-last-temptation-before-i-say-i-do","tag-sammie-astaneh","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n