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The Little Nyonya

2020 · 1 season

A sweeping, emotionally charged family saga that immerses you in a bygone world of tradition, rivalry, and quiet resilience.

Created by
Guo Jingyu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Xiao Yan, Ryan Kou, Dai Xiangyu
Overview
Set in the 1930s, the drama spans across several generations of a wealthy Straits-born Chinese family in Malacca, and revolves around the feuds surrounding it. Yue Niang, a strong-willed Nyonya refuses to be consigned to her lowborn status in life and sets out to change her destiny, eventually succeeding as a businesswoman.

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Created by
Guo Jingyu
Genres
Drama
Starring
Xiao Yan, Ryan Kou, Dai Xiangyu
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Guo Jingyu
Starring
Xiao Yan, Ryan Kou, Dai Xiangyu, Darren Chiu, Zhang Xiwen, Sun Zijun, En Mei, Pan Taiming
Length
1 seasons, 45 episodes, 45 min each
Network
CCTV-8, iQiyi, 东方影视频道
Country
China, Malaysia
Languages
Mandarin

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