TV series

The Glorious Era

2019 · 1 season

A tense, brooding cat-and-mouse drama where family loyalty and ideology collide under the shadow of a new nation.

Overview: Set around the founding of the PRC, the story follows CCP undercover agent Zheng Chaoyang as he battles KMT operatives. After his cover is blown at the Peiping police station, he escapes with a critical list of KMT spies. Returning to Peiping post-liberation, Chaoyang faces a new challenge—elite KMT spies led by "Phoenix," who is revealed to be his estranged brother, Zheng Chaoshan.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, loyalty, identity, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
loyalty
identity
family
politics
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Genres: drama, mystery
Created by: Ren Wei, 张卫华
Starring: Zhang Yi, Huang Zhizhong, Pan Zhilin, Xue Jianing, Zhang Junyi, Wang Xiao, Huang Pinyuan, Li Tiannuo
Length: 1 seasons, 46 episodes
Network: Beijing Television, Jiangsu Television, iQiyi, Tencent Video
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin