TV series

Still A Family

2026 · 1 season

A slow, emotionally heavy family drama where old grievances and money tensions simmer under a dying patriarch's roof.

Overview: In 2008, a Jiaodong Peninsula family’s demolition windfall uncovers decades of dysfunction. Patriach Sai Duoxi controls his five children—from the spineless eldest to the adopted youngest—until cancer shakes his authority. As they confront moral bonds, the family realizes love thrives on equality, not patriarchal power.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, power, class, grief
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
power
class
grief
identity
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild