TV series

Shanghai Bund

2007–2008 · 1 season

A sweeping, emotionally charged period drama where loyalty and ambition collide against a backdrop of dangerous glamour.

Overview: In 1930s Shanghai, Xu Wenqiang forms a bond with Ding Li after rescuing Feng Chengcheng, the daughter of influential businessman Feng Jingyao. As they rise through the city's powerful business world, love, ambition, and rivalry threaten to tear them apart.
How it feels: Tense, romantic, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, love, betrayal, power
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
love
betrayal
power
loyalty
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild