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Ace Troops

2021–2022 · 1 season

A sweeping, earnest military saga that blends grueling training, battlefield tension, and slow-burning romance into an emotionally charged portrait of brotherhood and personal growth.

Created by
Tian Yi, 刘岩
Genres
Action & adventure, War & politics, Drama
Starring
Johnny Huang, Xiao Zhan, Zhong Chuxi
Overview
In a time span of nearly 40 years, the series tells the story of a group of young soldiers going through hardship and forging ahead to become the aces of the troop.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Created by
Tian Yi, 刘岩
Genres
Action & adventure, War & politics, Drama
Starring
Johnny Huang, Xiao Zhan, Zhong Chuxi
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • race
  • love
  • war
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, war & politics, drama
Created by
Tian Yi, 刘岩
Written by
刘岩
Starring
Johnny Huang, Xiao Zhan, Zhong Chuxi, Li Youbin, Nikita Mao Linlin, Fu Chengpeng, Xu Honghao, Sun Xun
Length
1 seasons, 40 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Jiangsu Television, iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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