Standing at the tail end of 2023, the author can't help but ponder: It seems that nothing has been done yet, so why is another year passing? As a "senior" drama critic and "observer" of the TV drama industry, every year due to work reasons I need to watch a lot of domestic dramas, which is both the source of my pain and the source of my happiness.
2024 is approaching. Based on the annual film lists of several major drama broadcast platforms, the author will take stock of what domestic dramas will be coming to us next year, as a reference for everyone to follow the dramas.
"Year of the Dragon Drama Channel"
On December 15, CCTV released the 2024 TV series list, with 38 major dramas appearing collectively. Among them, the contemporary urban drama "Flowers", in which Wong Kar-wai serves as chief director and producer, starring Hu Ge and starring Ma Yili, Tang Yan and Xin Zhilei, was launched on December 27. And "Celebrating More Than Years 2" starring Zhang Ruoyun, Li Qin, Chen Daoming, and Wu Gang, "The Time Cantabile" produced by Noon Sun, and "South to North" written by Gao Mantang and Li Zhou, starring Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin Blockbuster dramas such as "Walking with the Phoenix" are also likely to be launched in 2024.
In this list, what caught the author's attention is that there are many adaptations of literary works. For example, "The Rose Story" was adapted from Yi Shu's original work and starred Liu Yifei, and the TV series "Protagonist", "Going North" and "The Dust Settled" were adapted from the novel of the same name by writers Chen Yan, Xu Zechen, Alai and other writers who won the Mao Dun Literature Award. . "City Within a City" directed by Teng Huatao is also adapted from Teng Xiaolan's novel of the same name. It combines the career choices and ups and downs of two generations of financial professionals with the development process of Shanghai's construction of an international financial center, and creates a story of adhering to professional ethics and maintaining financial order. Image of youth group.
"City Within a City" poster
In addition, the many costume works in the film list also make the author feel that historical costumes are expected to usher in a boom in the market again. Among them, "Fu of the Han Dynasty (Part 1)" and "Fu of the Tang Dynasty: Breaking the Formation" are adapted from the people's perspective to reflect the historical changes and comprehensively display the national destiny and the style of the great country in the heyday of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty; some are adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name. The growth history of a small person gives a glimpse into the big history of the TV series "Chang'an's Lychee"; there is "The Code of Along the River During the Qingming Festival" which shows the prosperous times of the Northern Song Dynasty from the perspective of ordinary people; there is also an adaptation of the English book of the same name by the Dutch novelist Golope, which shows the Tang Dynasty of China The TV series "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" tells the legendary experience of Prime Minister Di Renjie.
Poster of "Fu of the Han Dynasty (Part 1)"
CCTV has become increasingly younger in its drama selection in the past two years, but it still insists on the main theme of the drama. The military epic drama "Blood and Glory" shows the revolutionary armed forces led by the Communist Party of China from a thorny road to glory; "Dark Night and Dawn" shows the battle of wits and courage between the first generation of public security officers in New China and enemy agents; and the struggle of little people to survive in the war years. "Eight Thousand Miles of Road to Clouds and Moon", a portrayal of civilian life during the Anti-Japanese War; "Shangganling", an ode to the heroic epic of the Chinese People's Volunteers; "Small Station Police" adapted from the first prize of the Ministry of Public Security's "Golden Shield" literary award; written and narrated by Wang Xiaoqiang Serious dramas such as "Confrontation", a contemporary national security-themed TV series about national security guards safeguarding national security, are also on the film list.
Zhang Yimou "comes down to earth" to film a TV series
Tencent's 2024 film list was announced a few months ago, and many of its works are simulcast with CCTV, so there is a high degree of duplication. For example, dramas such as "Qing Yu Nian 2", "Walking with the Phoenix", "Rose Story" and "Flowers" are all broadcast in conjunction with CCTV. There are three works that the author is more concerned about: "Sauvignon Blanc 2", "League of Legends" and "Open".
In the summer of 2023, "Sauvignon Blanc" has become a hit costume drama. Although it is suspected of starting high and going low, there are still countless fans eagerly waiting for the second season. Therefore, it can be expected that Tencent will most likely be able to rely on "Sauvignon Blanc 2" next year. 》Give a good shot at KPIs.
"League of Legends" poster
What is more interesting about the e-sports drama "League of Legends" is that the director of the drama is Zhang Yimou. Zhang Yimou's "going down to earth" to make a TV series is not new or exciting. I don't know if Lao Mouzi was inspired by Wong Kar-wai's "Flowers" and wanted to challenge his own boundaries in the ever-changing TV series market.
It is reported that the story tells the story of Ma Da, an LPL first-line star who is almost retired, and Bai Yang, a senior high school student with outstanding gaming talent. Due to an unexpected soul exchange, one gets a longer career cycle and starts anew to make up for the regrets of the past. One experienced the flowers and applause of a star player, and both got their dream lives, but at the same time they had to face the difficulties in each other's lives together.
You must know that "League of Legends", a major game IP, has previously had high-quality animated series such as "Battle of Two Cities", which will presumably raise gamers' expectations for this live-action series. People are looking forward to what kind of works Uncle Mouzi will come up with.
"The Beginning" poster
In 2022, the premium short drama "The Beginning" won word-of-mouth and clicks, which also proved that Noon Sunshine also has the ability to produce high-concept dramas for young people. The new work "The Beginning" is still written by Qi Jun, the original author of "The Beginning", and Hou Hongliang is the producer. I wonder if it can replicate the success of the previous work.
"Dafeng Watcher" should also be a trump card of Tencent. The original online novel of the same name tells the story of police academy students traveling through an imaginary dynasty, investigating crimes, practicing martial arts, cultivating immortals, political battles, and falling in love. This book has been online since June 2020 and will be completed in August 2021. It has created three records: the fastest 100,000 average subscriptions on Qidian Chinese website, the first 100,000 average subscriptions for Qidian Xianxia, and the creator of Qidian’s high order record. It is considered a recent record. One of the most outstanding new IPs in recent years. The winner of this "big cake" was once the focus of attention of fans of various celebrities. Later, the lineup was announced: male protagonist Wang Hedi and female protagonist Tian Xiwei. Both of them are young actors who have risen to extraordinary heights in the past two years. , the director and screenwriter are both from the team of the hit drama "The Son-in-law". With such a lineup assembled, we are really looking forward to how the drama will perform in 2024.
Sun Li once again creates a "beautiful policewoman"
Not only "Teng" is mentioned, "love" and "excellence" must also be treated equally. As for iQiyi, there are many costume dramas in the 2024 film list that I am looking forward to.
"Fox Demon Matchmaker: Moon Red Chapter" poster
"Fox Demon Matchmaker: Moon Red Chapter", starring Yang Mi, Gong Jun, Guo Xiaoting and others, tells the story of Tu Shan Honghong (played by Yang Mi), the head of the Tushan Fox clan with a righteous heart. , the story of how to maintain peace between the two clans and learn to love each other after meeting Dongfang Yue Yue (played by Gong Jun), a descendant of the Dongfang family.
comes from the same comic IP as "The Little Matchmaker of the Fox Demon: Bamboo Industry Chapter", starring Liu Shishi and Zhang Yunlong, telling the story of the heads of the Dongfang Family and Wang Quan Family - Dongfang Huaizhu (played by Liu Shishi) and Wang Quan Hongye (played by Zhang Yunlong) ), a story about how people and monsters stand up and work together to stabilize the situation at a time when humans and monsters are at odds with each other.
Including Zhao Liying's "Walking with the Phoenix" and Liu Yifei's "Rose Story", 2024 is actually the year when 85 flowers compete on the same stage? It is really a grand scene that has not been seen for a long time.
Stills of "Sifang Pavilion"
In 2023, Tan Jianci, who finally became famous because of "Sauve Acacia", will also return with the costume light comedy "Sifang Pavilion", which is adapted from Chen Jian's novel "Kings of the Western Regions" ”, tells the story of four patriots in the "Sifang Pavilion" of the diplomatic institution: Yuan Mo (played by Tan Jianci), A Shu (played by Zhou Yiran), Wang Kunwu (played by Du Chun) and Yu Chihua (played by Kan Qingzi), who bravely went to work for the country s story. The topic selection is novel and the lineup is novel.
"Tang Dynasty Strange Stories" can be regarded as a dark horse to break out of the crowd of costume dramas in 2022. The drama will also usher in a new sequel in 2024. Continuing the story of the first part, it will tell the story of Lu Lingfeng (played by Yang Xuwen) and Su Wuming (played by Yang Zhigang), who are fearless and encounter unpredictable situations on their way to the west. In addition to the mystery and suspense, it also has the flavor of a road movie.
Stills of "Above Dark Clouds"
Among contemporary urban works, the author is most concerned about "Above Dark Clouds". This is the second team-up between Sun Li and Luo Jin after "An Jia". The two will play a criminal investigation story that is layered with fog. Reunited in "Above Dark Clouds", "Above Dark Clouds" tells the story of criminal investigation team police officer Han Qing (played by Sun Li), because her tacit partner Zhong Wei (played by Luo Jin) disappeared after tracking the suspect. How she managed to solve this case in an investigation full of obstacles. The story of a confusing case.
First of all, our sister Sun Li’s vision in selecting scripts is obvious to all; secondly, since "Jade Guanyin" back then, it seems that Sun Li has not chosen a criminal investigation script for many years. I think this script must have something extraordinary. I look forward to seeing Sun Li again. Create a "beautiful policewoman".
Hong Kong-style shit has to be tvb
In the 2024 film list released by Youku, the first thing that the author is most looking forward to are its two works on the urban emotional track: "Half-Mature Man and Woman" and "Dark Fire".
"Half-Mature Man and Woman" is produced by Ningmeng Film and Television and co-produced by Youku. Qi Shuai serves as the chief producer. It stars Tian Xiwei, Xin Yunlai, Zhang Zhehua, Zeng Mengxue, and Yuan Wenkang. It is adapted from Douban Reading Liu Cuihu's novel "There Are No Good Men and Faithful Women Here" . This year, "The Pretender Apocalypse", also adapted from Liu Cuihu's work, has gained a very good reputation. The author's description of the living conditions and emotional pull of urban men and women is quite unique.
"Dark Fire" poster
"Dark Fire" is adapted from Jiu Yuexi's original work "Xiao Nan Feng", which tells the story of the forbidden emotions between a young man and his wife. "On Millennium Eve, a shocking incident occurred. The murder case triggered the secret love in a small town. When everyone was immersed in the joy of witnessing the turn of the century, Nanya, the most beautiful woman in Qingshui Town, killed her husband with an axe. She dropped out of a prestigious university and returned home to become a Zhou Luo, who everyone was talking about after dinner, unexpectedly became the only witness to the case."
The drama stars Zhang Xincheng and Tong Yao. When the lineup was first announced, some netizens were already talking about CP, which shows that the casting was quite successful, but I didn't know that the series was What will happen to the quality after avoiding some of the pitfalls in the original work?
Stills of "A Mortal's Cultivation of Immortality"
In addition, compared with several other competing platforms, Youku has made more efforts in adult video works in the past two years. Therefore, "A Mortal's Cultivation of Immortality" and "My Name is Zhao Jiadi 2" It also caught the author's attention. "The Legend of Mortals Cultivation of Immortality" is already a big IP among men's online movies. This time Yang Yang ("Jiang Ye" and "Meng Hua Lu") serves as the chief director, which is really worth looking forward to.
In addition, the split-account online drama "My Name is Zhao Jiadi" won Youku's split-account box office of 70.75 million yuan in 2022, breaking Youku's box office record for modern-themed split-account dramas. It was a "dark horse" among male-channel dramas last year. Now the show is continuing When success comes, it is very possible to achieve great results again in the future.
"The Successor of Family Glory" poster
The long-term binding cooperation between Youku and TVB is also a relatively unique track for Youku. Although it has been planned for many years, it was not until this year that "News Queen" became popular, but it also proved the foresight of this cooperative layout.
2024 In the film list, the Hong Kong drama "Heir to the Family Glory" is impressively listed. It tells the story of the wealthy Qiu family, which has always been known for favoring sons over daughters. The Qiu family estate will be inherited by the only male grandson of the third generation, Qiu Zhibin (played by Luo Ziyi). Mr. Qiu was in a coma due to a stroke. A letter of authorization signed by him shocked everyone: he actually entrusted his eldest granddaughter Qiu Haoer (Charmaine Sheh) to act as chairman of the group on his behalf. But this letter of authorization did not send Qiu Haoer to the peak of power, but pushed him into the center of the storm.
After reading the introduction, the familiar smell of dog blood hits my face. This year's "News Queen" has proved that Hong Kong-style drama has to be TVB to have a pure flavor, and there is still a broad market. Therefore, Hong Kong drama fans can't help but look forward to this "Heir to Family Glory".
In addition, the film list released by Youku this time includes "The Naming of the Night", "We Live in Nanjing", "Titan No Voice", and Liu Cixin's "Sea of Dreams", showing Youku's determination to lay out the science fiction track. .
Mango’s sci-fi ambitions
"Orphans of Mars" poster
Mango is also heavily repositioning its sci-fi track. Among the 2024 Mango film lists, "Orphans of Mars" tells the story of the arrival of alien civilization and the world is facing collapse. , the story of a group of passionate high school students who resist and save the last hope of mankind.
The story of "Tales from a Small Town" focuses on Hanwang Town, Mianzhu, Sichuan in the 1990s, recalling the glorious history of the town and composing a vast cosmic fantasy.
"The 19th Floor" is a suspenseful adventure unlimited streaming web drama. The drama is adapted from Cai Jun's novel "The 19th Floor of Hell". It tells the story of college student Chun Yu and others who are involved in an inescapable game called "The 19th Floor". story.
There are many science fiction IPs on the list, which shows Mango's science fiction ambitions. You must know that the "stingy" Mango has always been very effective in controlling the cost of drama series. Now that it is embarking on a high-cost science fiction track, it must be a big decision.
At the beginning of 2023, the Mango drama "Go Where the Wind Is" became popular, blowing a fresh wind into the market and arousing widespread social discussion. Therefore, in the 2024 film list, the new drama "National Beauty", which combines female themes with the quintessence of Chinese culture, is particularly eye-catching.
The play is written by Zhang Yuan, directed by Ding Ziguang, and stars Yang Zi and Li Xian. It tells the story of He Weifang, a merchant's daughter who bravely walked out of her marriage in the context of the Tang Dynasty. She started her own business by cultivating peonies and went through a series of tests with the male protagonist Jiang Changyang. Afterwards, the inspirational legendary story of helping the world was finally realized. Guo Jingming, who recently produced the popular costume drama "Yun Zhi Yu", has brought two costume fantasy dramas "Painted Skin" and "Long Night in Chang'an". The former is adapted from a chapter in the classic novel "Liao Zhai" and the original script "Long Night" "Chang'an" and "Painted Skin" share the same world view.
That’s it for the author’s inventory of new dramas in 2024. Do you have any other dramas to add?
