TV series

We Were Then

2021 · 1 season

A warm, earnest drama about friendship and recovery, with moments of tension and heartfelt emotion.

Overview: Ye Ke, an aspiring motorcycle racer, reunites with her high school best friend Ji Zhixia, who flees an abusive fiancé and finds refuge with Ye Ke and her friends, unfolding a heartfelt story of resilience, healing, and friendship.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, healing, trauma, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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
healing
trauma
love
found family
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Starring: Sun Yining, Liu Yase, Li Zefeng, Xu Ke, Zaizai Lin, Li Mao, Zhang Junhan, Pan Yi-chun
Length: 1 seasons, 39 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Hunan Television
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin