TV series

Cross Fire

2020 · 1 season

A heartfelt, slightly wistful underdog story about gamers chasing a dream, blending team camaraderie with a gentle time-crossing mystery.

Overview: In 2008, struggling team captain Xiao Feng fights to keep his fledgling e-sports squad alive despite ridicule and a dying dream. Eleven years later, wheelchair-bound gaming prodigy Lu Xiaobei vows to fulfill his late brother’s unfinished path to becoming a pro. A mysterious glitch links the two across time—sparking a friendship that alters fate and chase the championship that once felt impossible.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, ambition, grief, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
ambition
grief
identity
found family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none