Blood River

A brooding martial-arts power struggle full of scheming elders, swordplay and shifting loyalties, rewarding patient viewers with slow-burning intrigue.

Created by

Munan Zhou

Genres

Drama, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

Gong Jun, Peng Xiaoran, Chang Huasen

Overview

Blood River is the realm's most feared assassin guild, jointly run by the Su, Mu, and Xie clans. They can strike royals in court and crush great sects in the wild. When the patriarch is poisoned on a mission, the three clans vie for the top seat. Su Muyu leads the Spider-Shadow unit and shields the dying leader on the road to a cure. He clashes with elder Su Zhe and old friend Su Changhe, and meets master healer Bai Hehuai. After brutal power struggles, Su Changhe becomes new patriarch and Su Muyu heads the Su clan. They launch the "Other Shore Plan" to drag Blood River out of the shadow and forge a new destiny, free from being anyone's blade.

How it feels

Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, loyalty, betrayal, identity

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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