TV series

Sunrise on the River

2024 · 1 season

A grounded, slow-burning bureaucratic drama that turns environmental crisis into quiet, procedural tension.

Overview: The outbreak of blue-green algae in Qijiang City, H province. Wang Wu, the vice mayor in charge of environmental protection, had to suspend his work due to overwork. Lin Han Jiang, a university professor who has made great achievements in the field of environmental protection, was appointed director of the Environmental Protection Bureau of Qijiang City.
How it feels: Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, environment, power, corruption
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: politics
environment
power
corruption
work
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Starring: Huang Zhizhong, Mei Ting, Jiang Wu, Zhang Guoqiang, Su Ke, Li Qiang, Zhao Liang, Guo Xiaoting
Length: 1 seasons, 24 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Mango TV
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin