Among the 19 opening dramas in June, there are really many explosive seeds...
June's opening drama and finishing drama have their own surprises.
19 start-up dramas, rich in themes and dazzling stars. All four major platforms have action, iQiyi has opened 5 new dramas in a row, Tencent Video and Youku each have 3 new dramas started filming, and Mango TV has two new dramas put into production.
7 finale dramas, science fiction, war, love and so on. Major film and television bases and popular locations have now resumed their pre-pandemic busy scenes.
Ancient puppet drama: iQiyi opened four plays in a row
iQiyi opened 4 ancient puppet dramas in a row in June, making a big chess game in this field.
Ancient puppet dramas focus on female audiences and young audiences. The four dramas "Fox Demon Little Red Lady Bamboo Industry Chapter", "Four Seas Chongming", "Yun Xiu Xing" and "One Umbrella Smoke and Rain" are either derived from well-known IPs or led by popular idols, and with these two points, they have already gained enough attention when they started. The main creators incorporate new genre elements on the basis of ancient dolls, and strive to create a new look of works.
Liu Shishi and Zhang Yunlong starring in "Fox Demon Little Red Lady Bamboo Industry Chapter" is adapted from the national comic of the same name, and the original work has a very high popularity in the animation circle. The original book tells the story of a fox demon who draws red lines for his past life lover, which leads to a series of unexpected stories. What kind of adaptation of the live-action drama set is exciting.
The previous work of this drama "Fox Demon Little Red Lady Moon Red Chapter" has been filmed, led by Yang Mi and Gong Jun. "Moon Red Chapter" has no exact broadcast information, and Douban marks the year of the show as 2024.
"Four Seas Chongming" starring Jing Tian and Zhang Linghe is adapted from the novel "I Have Three Dragons and Proud Bamboo Horses", which tells the story of the girl Nan Yan (played by Jing Tian) who stepped into the fairy road in order to save her mother, and did not want to meet a wonderful marriage.
"Four Seas Revision" is based on fantasy and incorporates elements such as love and suspense. The protagonist Nan Yan is not only independent in personality, but also refined and poisonous, which is a typical "big heroine" drama.
The advantage of ancient puppet dramas is that they have a basic rating plate, and teenagers are loyal fans of this type of drama. The disadvantage is that the idol baggage is too heavy, and the core of the series is always inseparable from the love of men and women, and it is difficult to reach a wider audience group.
Suspense drama: genre fusion for breakthrough
"The Long Season" has boosted the popularity of suspense dramas, and 4 suspense dramas have been launched one after another, which shows the platform's love for this genre.
"The Guardians" starring Zhang Yishan and Han Dongjun is a period spy war drama. The story takes place during the Anti-Japanese War, two Chinese intelligence officers infiltrated the Japanese army through the test and began an undercover career on the front line of life and death.
"Super Sense Labyrinth" starring Duan Yihong and Dou Xiao, produced by Tencent Video, did not announce the synopsis of the story, but only emphasized that the story revolves around the opposition between good and evil, full of mystery. The drama takes the city as the stage, integrates crime and suspense elements, and is expected to stage a battle of wits between police and bandits.
The suspense fantasy drama "Time Agent" produced by bilibili starring Jiang Long, Bi Wenjun and Bu Guanjin. The producers are obviously hoping that the series will innovate in genre creation. The protagonist has superpowers and can enter photos to help people decipher the truth.
"Time Agent" is adapted from the national comic of the same name. Bilibili's dramas have always insisted on making articles on the word "new", and the workplace drama "Sanyue Has a New Job" and the animated drama "Chinese Qitan", either in terms of career or character shaping, bold innovation in terms of career, and keeping up with the pulse of the times, thus winning the favor of the audience.
"The Redemption of the Crush" starring Wang Luodan and Yuan Hong is a crime suspense drama, which is speculated from the title and starring role of the play, and should be the main female perspective.
To varying degrees, each family is trying new combinations of suspense and other genres. The specific effect remains to be tested by the market.
Emotional drama: Focus on women's diverse lives
As many as 7 female emotional dramas will start in June. Most of these episodes are narrated from a female perspective, but the story is not limited to love. Women's emotional changes in school, workplace, and family are the focus of current emotional dramas.
Tencent Video's "Her Way to Survive" tells the story of a female boxer who transforms into a star chef after retiring. This is the heroine Dou Jingtong's first drama work, which has attracted much attention just after it starts.
Women's growth, gastronomic healing, adapted to the life of young people. "Her Way to Survive" must be able to bring some enlightenment to the audience who are in the confused stage of career planning.
"Chenghuan Ji" starring Yang Zi and Xu Kai is also produced by Tencent Video. The series is adapted from Yi Shu's novel of the same name, telling the story of the reshaping of the mother-daughter relationship and the independent struggle of ordinary girls. Stories of how women break through the difficulties they encounter at home and in the workplace will arouse attention and discussion at any time and place.
"Another Blue" performed by Song Qian and Zhou Yumin is produced by Mango TV, and the series is set against the background of intangible cultural heritage, telling the story of the hostess announcing to leave the big city and returning to her hometown to start a porcelain business. It can be seen that "Another Blue" is an entrepreneurial drama from a female perspective.
The emotional dramas "The Corner of the World is Dinner", "Us", "Perfect Her" and "Blazing Love Game", which started in June, are all focusing on showing the strong and diverse lives of women.
Finishing drama: science fiction drama, war drama eye-catching
Of the 7 finale dramas, two of them stand out due to their type and production scale.
First, "Sea of Dreams". The series is adapted from Liu Cixin's original science fiction novel, starring Huang Jingyu and Wang Zixuan. The TV series "Three-Body Problem" adapted from Liu Cixin's work caused heated discussions at the beginning of the year, and the completion of "Sea of Dreams" is expected to continue Liu Cixin's screen science fiction fever.
Sea of Dreams constructs a majestic worldview. The series tells the story of aliens descending on Earth, who freeze surface water into a ring of ice around Earth. In order to save the world, the earthling Jiang Xingbei (played by Huang Jingyu) joined hands with his companions to launch an "ice-breaking" operation.
How does the series present the gorgeous world in the original book? This is a big challenge for the main creator. A waterless earth, humans look up at the sky, but see a starry sky covered by ice. It's a desperate romance. From visual design to story content, the series is involved in areas that domestic dramas have not reached.
Second, "Shangganling". The producer of the series is Bona Film, the company that once filmed the "Changjin Lake" series. The "Battle of Shangganling" was one of the most difficult battles in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and many viewers had experienced the magnificence of this battle in the 1956 black-and-white movie of the same name.
Bona Film invested in a film-level production scale and invited Liu Weiqiang to direct and present the "Battle of Shangganling" in a panoramic style of 24 episodes. Producer Yu Dong revealed that the series is filmed in a sports way, and not only the battle scenes in the play are fierce, but even the characters in the literary drama scenes are walking and running, which brings out the realism of the battlefield.
There are different types of dramas in June, including the martial arts drama "Heroes", the suspense drama "Sandstorm", and the romantic drama "You Are More Beautiful Than Starlight" and so on. These episodes, which have already entered post-production, are not too far away from the day when they meet the audience.
【Text/Cui Ting】