TV series

Like a Flowing River

2018–2024 · 3 seasons

A patient, richly detailed chronicle of ambition and friendship unfolding across decades of sweeping social change.

Overview: The story of Song Yunhui, Lei Dongbao, and Yang Xun as they take part in China’s economic reform from the 1980s to the 1990s.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, friendship, class, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: ambition
friendship
class
family
identity
Places: countryside
big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Created by: A Nai, Kong Sheng
Written by: Yuan Keping
Starring: Wang Kai, Yang Shuo, Dong Zijian, Tong Yao, Zhou Fang, Zhao Da, Yang Caiyu, Zhao Yang
Length: 3 seasons, 119 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Beijing Television, Dragon Television, iQiyi, CCTV-1, Youku, Tencent Video
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin