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The Early Spring

2026 · 1 season

A slow-burning urban romance that feels intimate and earnest, balancing career ambition with emotional push-and-pull.

Created by
Chicheng Chian
Genres
Drama
Overview
New to Beijing, Shang Zhitao crosses paths with Luan Nian, a true creative genius. Bold and open-hearted, she grows stronger step by step and gradually breaks through the defenses around Luan's guarded heart. Drawn to each other, they find themselves caught in an intense, on-again, off-again relationship in the urban jungle. To love is to summon all your courage and leave no regrets, to heal each other, and to grow together. But when love and her career pull her in different directions, she puts her career first. When she has come into her own and he has learned to soften his sharp edges, they finally stand as equals, ready to write a new ending together...
How it feels
Romantic, earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, ambition, identity, work
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Created by
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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Chicheng Chian
Written by
Gao Xiaoxian
Starring
Jing Boran, Sun Qian, Li Chuan, Peng Yang, Dai Xiangyu, Guo Xiaoting, Yu San, Pang Hanchen
Length
1 seasons, 24 episodes
Network
Youku
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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