Is Blossoms Shanghai sad?

Yes. More sad than 84% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Blossoms Shanghai scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Blossoms Shanghai easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does Blossoms Shanghai leave you hopeful?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Blossoms Shanghai violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Blossoms Shanghai

Name: Blossoms Shanghai
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Xin Zhilei, You Benchang

Created by Wong Kar-Wai

On CCTV-8

2023–20241 season30 episodes46 min8.6 / 10

A lyrical, novelistic drama set in 1990s Shanghai that traces one man's moral and romantic entanglement as he pursues wealth and meaning through four symbolic women.

Set against the backdrop of massive economic growth in the 1990s, the story follows A Bao, a self-made millionaire and his journey from being a young opportunist with a troubled past to accumulating dazzling wealth in the city of Shanghai. It also follows his entanglement with four women who represent the pursuits of his life: adventure, honour, love and innocence.

Clusters

Forbidden Love, Fated Ruin

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Loyalty Ambition Longing Stock Market 1990s Lyrical Shanghai Trade War

Where to watch

StreamThe Criterion Channel
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BuyApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Is Blossoms Shanghai sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.
Is Blossoms Shanghai scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is Blossoms Shanghai easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of series.
Does Blossoms Shanghai leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Blossoms Shanghai violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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