TV series

Aftershock

2013 · 1 season

A long, tender, sorrowful family saga that asks you to sit with loss and slowly watch people try to mend.

Overview: During the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, Li Yuanni is forced to separate her twin children. As they grow up, the siblings face life's challenges while dealing with the lasting trauma and family bonds from the disaster.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, trauma, grief, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
trauma
grief
identity
healing
Places: small town
big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild