The Making of an Ordinary Woman
Created by Yen Yi-wen
On CTS
A warm, character-driven family comedy-drama set in a Taiwanese herbal medicine store, exploring the intergenerational collisions of love, marriage, and domestic life across a woman's lifetime.
A story of a woman born in 60s grew up in a Chinese herbal medicine store in southern Taiwan. Love, marriage, and seniority in human relationships around her collide together, leading to a different aspect of life.
Questions people ask
Is The Making of an Ordinary Woman violent? Barely. Less violent than 88% of series.
Is The Making of an Ordinary Woman easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 79% of series.
Is The Making of an Ordinary Woman scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is The Making of an Ordinary Woman sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Making of an Ordinary Woman leave you hopeful? 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Making of an Ordinary Woman
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Making of an Ordinary Woman
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Making of an Ordinary Woman, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Making of an Ordinary Woman, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Making of an Ordinary Woman, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
