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Modern Dynasty

2022 · 1 season

A slow-burning family saga of wealth and rivalry, watched for its scheming and shifting loyalties rather than action.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Julian Cheung Chi-lam, Tavia Yeung, Rain Lee Choi-Wah
Overview
About sisters who married into the century-old chaebol Ma family on the same day as the "century wedding" as a clue, telling the ups and downs of the Ma family's three generations of ups and downs.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Julian Cheung Chi-lam, Tavia Yeung, Rain Lee Choi-Wah
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • power
    • betrayal
    • class
    • ambition
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Starring
    Julian Cheung Chi-lam, Tavia Yeung, Rain Lee Choi-Wah, Lynn Hung Doi-Lam, Lo Chung-him, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Derek Kwok Jing-hung, Toby Leung Ching-Kei
    Length
    1 seasons, 30 episodes, 42 min each
    Network
    Astro, Youku, myTV SUPER
    Country
    China, Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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