After the TV series "The World" was widely acclaimed, film and television dramas adapted from award-winning works of serious literature were regarded as "blockbuster reservations" early. The period dramas at the beginning of 2024 have performed well, and the TV series "Flowers" adapted from writer Jin Yucheng's feature** and the drama "The Years of the Great River" adapted from Anai's original work ** "The Years of the Great River Are Like a Song" have become recent hits. This year, the trend of serious literature and film is very clear, and period dramas will continue to be the focus of exploration.
The blessing of famous directors and screenwriters is the standard for serious literary adaptations, and these dramas deeply cultivate the fertile soil of literature, exalt realism, and realize the two-way flow of literature and film and television. For example, "Going North" is adapted from Xu Zechen's name**, the original work** has won the 10th Mao Dun Literature Award, the series tells the gorgeous transformation of the Grand Canal in the new era from the perspective of small people and the taste of fireworks, and follows the spiritual journey of teenagers along the canal all the way north to explore the history of their hometown, showing the identification of contemporary youth with national culture and the inheritance of national spirit.
Based on Teng Xiaolan's namesake **, "City in the City" reproduces the picture of China's contemporary financial reform and development, starring Bai Yufan, Yu Hewei and others.
CCTV will launch the adaptation of the Mao Dun Literature Award-winning work "The Protagonist", focusing on the rise and fall of Qin E in the past half century, and telling the story of traditional cultural inheritance.
The TV series "Dust Settled", adapted from the Alemao Dun Literature Award of the same name**, will be filmed and television again and landed on CCTV.
Mango TV's film list also includes 2 works that reflect the big era with the stories of small people, "My Growing Pains" is adapted from Liang Xiaosheng's work, telling the heartwarming story of a family with many children in Northeast China; "Meishun and Eternal Life" writes the most beautiful emotions of the Chinese people.
Following "The Three-Body Problem", the exploration of sci-fi adaptations by film and television drama producers in 2024 is expected to be more in-depth and extensive. Among them, the highly anticipated is Liu Cixin's other masterpiece "Ball Lightning", which will undoubtedly further enrich the content of domestic science fiction dramas and attract the attention of more audiences. In addition, Youku plans to launch a series of sci-fi works such as "Sea of Dreams" and "Titan No Voice".
In 2024, reality-themed TV dramas will continue to serve as witnesses of the times, recording and reflecting all aspects of society. Among them, the highly anticipated period drama "South to North" is jointly created by director Zheng Xiaolong and famous screenwriter Gao Mantang, bringing the audience back to the 80s of the 20th century, and the plot focuses on the story of the two protagonists - the experienced veteran criminal policeman Ma Kui and the idealistic and enthusiastic young policeman Wang Xin on the front line of railway public security, showing the loyal police soul of two generations of railway public security officers.
In addition to "South to North", there are also a series of well-crafted dramas that show the style of the builders of the new era from different angles. "Haitian Eagle" is based on the launch of China's aircraft carrier and the establishment of the People's Navy's first-class aircraft-carrying aircraft test flight brigade as the background, telling the story of the pilots of the sea-based aircraft test flight brigade overcoming technical difficulties one after another and finally soaring into the sky; "Small Station Police" focuses on the daily life of grassroots police officers; "Rural Teacher" tells the story of a group of teachers who have been rooted in rural education for decades, watering generations of students with love and hard work, helping them chase their dreams and change their fate.