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River of No Return

2026 · 1 season

A tense, scenic race against time through imperial China, blending political intrigue with physical endurance.

Created by
Ma Boyong
Genres
Drama
Overview
In the Ming Dynasty, Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji races 2,200 miles from Nanjing to Beijing in 15 days to save himself and the empire.
How it feels
Tense, earnest and dark. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Survival, power, politics, loyalty
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Ma Boyong
Written by
Yingfei Wang, Zhou Meng
Starring
Cheng Yi, Lin Gengxin, Jiang Peiyao, Wu Xingjian, Wang He
Length
1 seasons, 1 episodes
Network
CCTV-8, iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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