TV series

The Conquest

2006–2007 · 1 season

A stately, talky costume epic of scheming courts and battlefield loyalties, rewarding patient viewers with slow-burning intrigue and doomed romance.

Overview: Fan Lai, Au Tsin, Fu Chai, and Sai Sze navigate power struggles, love, and war during ancient China’s Spring and Autumn Period.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, war, betrayal, love
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
war
betrayal
love
ambition
Places: fantasy world
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild