TV series

New Vanity Fair

2023 · 1 season

A gentle, easygoing backstage drama about ego giving way to craft, warm and lightly soapy without much bite.

Overview: Ding Kemang, a veteran theater actor, and Song Yang, a popular celebrity are cast in a play together. Through mentorship and dedication, the young star learns to overcome his impulsiveness, resist fame’s distractions, and grow into a skilled and respected actor.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, identity, work, friendship
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
identity
work
friendship
redemption
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Created by: Liu Jiacheng
Starring: Huang Zitao, Wu Gang, Sun Yi, Liu Bei, Han Tongsheng, Ryan Zheng Kai, He Bing, Yu Xiaoguang
Length: 1 seasons, 40 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Youku
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin