TV series

River Sunset

2026 · 1 season

A slow-building wartime thriller that keeps you tense and watchful, with a grim, earnest weight and occasional bursts of action.

Overview: After an Allied plane carrying a top-secret WWII bombing plan is shot down behind enemy lines, a wounded survivor hides on a Japanese-occupied island while military intelligence races to recover the documents before they doom the entire operation.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, isolation, deception
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
isolation
deception
loyalty
Places: sea
military
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: war & politics
Starring: Zhang Luyi, Ning Chang, Morning Chang, Zhang Songwen, Casper Van Dien, Wang Shuangbao, Shao Tong, Shen Xuewei
Length: 1 seasons, 44 episodes
Network: Beijing Television, Zhejiang Television, iQiyi, Tencent Video
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin