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Citizens of Wan Qu

2020 · 1 season

A warm, earnest ensemble portrait of city life that moves at a steady, patient pace and asks you to care about ordinary strivers.

Created by
Shi Wei Qiang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sun Jialu, Yu Xiao, Wang Yuanke
Overview
Set in the major cities of Guangdong and Hong Kong area, the drama tells the inspirational story of a group of young people rooting developing together with the city and realizing self-growth.

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Created by
Shi Wei Qiang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sun Jialu, Yu Xiao, Wang Yuanke
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 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
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • identity
  • found family
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Shi Wei Qiang
Starring
Sun Jialu, Yu Xiao, Wang Yuanke, Sun Jian, Chen Yuxi, Hsu Hsiao-ming, Xiong Ruiling, Zaimire Aheiti
Length
1 seasons, 34 episodes
Network
iQiyi, CCTV-1
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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