TV series

Go Ahead

2020 · 1 season

A gentle, heartfelt slow soak in chosen-family warmth, with quiet pangs of sadness and comfort that linger after each episode.

Created by: Wang Xiongcheng, Shui Qianmo
Genres: Drama, Family, Comedy
Starring: Tan Songyun, Song Weilong, Zhang Xincheng

Overview: Three school students develop a sibling-like bond. But could the pressures of adulthood deepen – or shatter – their relationships?

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Created by: Wang Xiongcheng, Shui Qianmo
Genres: Drama, Family, Comedy
Starring: Tan Songyun, Song Weilong, Zhang Xincheng

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
family
coming-of-age
healing
trauma
Places: big city
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, family, comedy
Created by: Wang Xiongcheng, Shui Qianmo
Written by: Wang Xiongcheng, Shui Qianmo
Starring: Tan Songyun, Song Weilong, Zhang Xincheng, Tu Songyan, Zhang Xilin, Sun Yi, He Ruixian, Xu Weiluo
Length: 1 seasons, 40 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Hunan Television, iQiyi, Mango TV
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin

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