TV series

Surgeons

2017 · 1 season

A slow-burning medical mystery that blends hospital intrigue with a somber quest for truth and a tender romance.

Overview: Renhe Hospital nurse Zhang Shumei is forced to resign after being suspected of accidentally killing a patient. Zhang Shumei’s 4 year old daughter is abducted, and she herself dies in a car accident a couple of years later. 30 years later, Zhang Shumei’s son Zhuang Shu returns to the hospital as a surgeon who is intent on unraveling the secret behind his family’s misfortune.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, romantic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, family, corruption, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: mystery
family
corruption
grief
love
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Created by: Li Xue
Written by: Zhu Zhu
Starring: Zhou Le, Jin Ze Hao, Li Jiahang, Jin Dong, Bai Baihe, Liu Yijun, Hu Ge, Ning Wentong
Length: 1 seasons, 44 episodes, 40 min each
Network: Beijing Television, Zhejiang Television
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin