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This research aims to analyze narrative practices in web series by women targeting female audiences through an intersectional feminist lens.

Web series written by women and targeting female audiences: An exploratory analysis of narrative practices in a cross-cultural context

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Exploratory analysis of narratives in female-authored web series reveals insights into audience engagement and representation.

This research aims to analyze narrative practices in web series by women targeting female audiences through an intersectional feminist lens.
Examined ten popular web series produced in the U.S. and China
Employed quantitative linguistic analysis and natural language processing techniques
Conducted a sociological survey with 386 female respondents to assess audience reception.
High lexical variation observed in narratives, contributing to emotional engagement.
Web series with marginalized identities scored higher audience ratings (4.3–4.8 on a five-point scale).
Culturally situated storytelling highlighted the significance of complex narrative perspectives.

Danyang Li (2026) studied this question.

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