TV series

Legacy

2022 · 1 season

A stately, emotionally charged family saga where elegant period settings mask simmering rivalries and quiet heartbreak.

Overview: Set in the late 1920s, it follows the three daughters of Shanghai department store giant Xinghua as they go head to head against each other to determine the true heir who will ensure the family’s continued prosperity.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, power, betrayal, ambition
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
power
betrayal
ambition
grief
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Starring: Qin Lan, Han Geng, Wu Jinyan, Nie Yuan, Liu Jun, Miao Pu, Zhang Nan, Zhang Yijie
Length: 1 seasons, 45 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Youku
Country: China, United States of America
Languages: Mandarin, Spanish