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Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

1996–1998 · 1 season

A sweeping, brooding gangland saga that pulls you into a treacherous world of loyalty and ambition, rewarding patient attention.

Overview
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai, also known as New Bund, is a Hong Kong television series and a remake of the 1980 television series The Bund. It was first aired on TVB in Hong Kong in 1996. The series starred Sunny Chan, Gordon Lam and Nadia Chan as the original characters Hui Man-keung, Ting Lik and Fung Ching-ching respectively. It introduced some new changes to the original story, featuring new characters played by Adam Cheng, Carol Cheng and others.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Power, betrayal, loyalty, ambition
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Starring
Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Sunny Chan Kam-Hung, Sun Li
Length
1 seasons, 39 episodes, 60 min each
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
English

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