TV series

New Beginnings

2010 · 1 season

A gentle, heartfelt drama about love bridging two families with opposite views on life and death, blending warmth and sorrow.

Overview: Li family, who are in the wedding business, and the Cai family, who run a mortuary. The Chinese traditionally believe that the "red" (represents fortune and happiness) and "white" (associated with death) are not to be associated. As fate would have it, the younger generation cross paths and love blossoms.
How it feels: Warm, romantic, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, family, death, trauma
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
death
trauma
healing
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Starring: Joshua Ang, Jeanette Aw, Bryan Chan, Chen Tian Wen, Hong Huifang, Meijiao Lin, Jesseca Liu, Richard Low
Length: 1 seasons, 20 episodes, 45 min each
Network: MediaCorp Channel 8
Country: Singapore
Languages: Mandarin