Hollywood needs proven IP. Madden thinks his new company Wattpad Webtoon has a goldmine: webcomics and online novels already vetted by millions of readers. He’s seen a lot. At Berlanti Prods ...

Webtoon, Wattpad’s sister platform that specializes in digital comics, rolled out a similar pay-to-read-ahead or wait-to-read-for-free model in the U.S. in 2019.

This article was originally published on December 27, 2024. It has been updated to include the latest Prime Video adaptation of a Wattpad story, My Fault: London. Quick: What was Amazon Prime ...