That is a common problem with every Chinese drama series because the broadcasters want as much airtime as possible so that they can have as many sponsors and advertisers as possible And Wong Kar Wai is not a filmmaker who's big on plot or story His forte is mood The result is entire episodes that[...]
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Blossoms Shanghai, the first television series from Wong Kar-Wai, premieres on December 27th with 30 episodes of 50 minutes each.
They encounter tomb raiders, gangsters, mysterious life-size shadow puppets with a life of their own, living sandstorms, deadly sand zombies, changelings, and, eventually, a portal to a parallel lost world where exiled clans and sorcerers from the Tang Dynasty have created their own society.
"Parallel World" poster art: WeTV
Parallel World is unabashed pulp storytelling that drags[...]
Faithful brings #MeToo to prestige period costume dramas on Chinese TV, a milestone next to contemporary legal drama Imperfect Victim.
The Legend of Anle is one of the most anticipated Chinese drama series of 2023, starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Simon Gong Jun, two of the biggest stars in China, playing an avenging princess-turned-pirate queen and a prince who team up and fall in love as they usually do Chinese Streamer Youku premiered the first three[...]
The Emperor's Sword is an interesting curiosity: a seemingly typical wuxia movie about warriors who return to fight against the forces of a tyrant. It's a
The Burning River is a buzzed-about 2020 cop drama from China heavily influenced by grim & gritty British cop shows and Scandi-noir dramas.
Adapted from a novel by Chen Xue, the series A Murderous Affair at Horizon Towers might just be China’s answer to Broadchurch.