TV series

The First Half of My Life

2017 · 1 season

A slow, emotionally rich drama about starting over, carried by sharp dialogue and the quiet ache of reinvention.

Overview: A group of city dwellers who have to make choices about love and career. Based on Hong Kong novelist Yi Shu's novel of the same name.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, love, betrayal, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
betrayal
friendship
ambition
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: soap
Created by: Shen Yan, Yi Shu
Written by: Qin Wen
Starring: Ma Yili, Jin Dong, Yuan Quan, Lei Jiayin, Wu Yue, Zhang Lingxin, Chen Daoming, Luan Yuanhui
Length: 1 seasons, 42 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Dragon Television
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin