TV series

Smile After Tears

2026 · 1 season

A tender, music-filled journey through loss and healing that asks you to sit with grief and hope.

Overview: After a tragic accident tears them apart, a cheerful student finds healing and unexpected love through the boy who stayed beside him.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, romantic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, love, healing, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
healing
identity
friendship
Places: school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: James Chan
Written by: Xiao Yiwei, 梨馡
Starring: Dennis Chang, Kai, Brian Cheng, Eason Zhang, Chen Po-che, Lin Shu-yun, Ah Ben, Lawrence Liu
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes
Network: GagaOOLala, Hami Video
Country: Taiwan
Languages: Mandarin