TV series

Cicada Cycle

2024 · 1 season

A gentle, nostalgic drama that moves between past and present, quietly tugging at your heart as unfinished dreams resurface.

Overview: At 17, Tomato was forced to enroll in Ying Ching Secondary School after her parents divorced, where she met Siu-ching and they join a theater group. However, the SARS outbreak prevented them from performing their play. Seventeen years later, Tomato returns to Hong Kong due to her father's illness. She reconnects with Siu-ching, and they get a chance to revive their 2003 play, allowing them to finally realize their long-held dream.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Memory, friendship, coming-of-age, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
friendship
coming-of-age
family
healing
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild