The mainland spy drama market in 2024 can really be described as a "good start". First, there was CCTV’s financial-themed spy drama that exploded in ratings, gaining both popularity and word-of-mouth.
Then there was Hunan Satellite TV’s spy drama “When the Stars Shine,” which used a suspenseful plot and a movie-like texture. Let the audience see the hope of mainland spy drama again.
No, it’s not over yet. On April 21, another blockbuster spy drama will be broadcast on Dragon TV, Beijing Satellite TV, and Jiangsu Satellite TV. This drama is a 40-episode large-scale spy drama "Harbin 1944" directed by top domestic director Zhang Li and starring Qin Hao, Yang Mi, Zhang Zixian, Luan Yuanhui, Wang Herun, Lin Jiachuan, Jiang Qiming, Li Dongheng and many other powerful actors.
To be honest, this drama has been attracting widespread attention from the beginning until now. As soon as the news of the show was released, it almost broke the internet.
So why did "Harbin 1944" become popular before it was broadcast? It has such high popularity and what are its highlights. We might as well take a look in advance.
1. Story: A calm and wise underground worker and a cold-blooded and suspicious female spy chief. What kind of story will unfold between the two?
"Harbin 1944" is set in the Puppet Manchukuo on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. It tells the story of our underground worker Song Zhuowen, who sneaked into the Special Agents Section of the Harbin Police Department and was mistaken by Guan Xue, the chief of the Special Agents Section, as his savior. . Guan Xue is cold-blooded and suspicious, while Song Zhuowen is wise and calm. What kind of espionage-impossible plot will unfold between the two?
Looking at it as a whole, this drama has at least two major highlights.
The first one is a tense and thrilling plot.
As we all know, the biggest attraction of spy war dramas is the tense and thrilling spy war plot. To be honest, although there have been many spy dramas in the mainland in recent years, there are still relatively few that can really do this well.
But judging from the trailer of "Harbin 1944", the plot of this drama is very tight, tense and exciting.
In the drama, Song Zhuowen and Song Zhuowu, played by Qin Hao, are twin brothers. One is in the light, and the other is competing with the enemy in the dark.
Yang Mi plays the villain in the play, Guan Xue, the enemy spy section chief. At the beginning of the
episode, in a car, the enemy spy section chief Guan Xue and his younger brother Zhuo Wen were sitting in the front row. It was Zhuo Wen's twin brother who pointed a gun at them in the back seat.
What on earth is going on?
Who dies and who lives among the three in the end?
Did anyone of my elder brother and younger brother die? Or can you escape unscathed in the end?
Such a scene is full of suspense from the beginning, and people can't help but want to find out.
can be said to have gone to great lengths to find the identity of the two brothers and their true enemies.
But at the end, I discovered that the only one who could really tell the two brothers apart was Guan Xue.
The second one is the texture and picture of the movie version.
Judging from the trailer, the quality of this drama is quite high-end, giving it a sense of déjà vu as a blockbuster movie.
For example, the stills of Yang Mi in the play,
elegant,
enchanting,
capable,
pear blossoms with rain,
almost every one is beautiful, and even several of them have oil painting-like tones,
Another example , black and white or cold colors close to black and white,
has a terrible sense of high-end.
Looking at it as a whole, in addition to the plot, this drama is also very pleasing to the eye, giving you the feeling of watching a blockbuster.
2. Cast: Qin Hao + Yang Mi + a group of powerful actors, the cast is strong.
In "Harbin 1944", brings together many powerful actors such as Yang Mi, Qin Hao, Zhang Guoqiang, Zhang Zixian, Lin Jiachuan, Jiang Qiming, Wang Herun, etc. The lineup is very strong.
In "Harbin 1944", Qin Hao played two roles, one as twin brothers Zhuo Wen and Zhuo Wu,
as the second, Yang Mi.
Yang Mi is considered a very powerful one among the 85 flowers. In 2009, she made her debut with the role in "Sword and Sword 3". Since then, she has gradually become one of the top actresses in mainland China with her roles in "Gong Lock Heart Jade", " Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms " and the movie " Little Times ".
In "Harbin 1944", Yang Mi plays the role of Guan Xue, the secret service chief and the biggest villain in the play.
ranked third, Zhang Guoqiang.
From Gao Cheng in " Soldier Assault ", to Zhang Milong in "My Commander, My Regiment", to Ni Weiqiang in "Mature Years", 53-year-old Zhang Guoqiang finally broke out of the industry.
In "River Rises", Zhang Guoqiang plays Qijiang Municipal Party Committee Secretary Liao Yuzheng, who is very impressive.
In "Harbin 1944", Zhang Guoqiang plays the fourth
, Zhang Zixian.
is Lin Yuming in "Ordinary Glory", Wang Shian in "Rebel",
In "Harbin 1944", Zhang Zixian plays Pan Yue.
fifth place, Luan Yuanhui.
is Bai Lengchen in " Razor Edge ", Bai Guang in " My First Half of Life ",
In "Harbin 1944", Luan Yuanhui plays Hu Bin.
ranked sixth, Wang Herun.
is Lu Tiantian in " Whose Youth Is Not Confused ", Sheng Hualan in "Do You Know",
In "Harbin 1944", Wang Herun plays Xie Yue.
seventh place, Lin Jiachuan.
is Jia Chuan in " Anti-Crime Operation ", Tang Xiaolong in "Hurry Up",
In "Harbin 1944", Lin Jiachuan plays He Shan.
is eighth, Jiang Qiming .
is He Ziqiao in "Apocalypse", Fu Weijun in " The Long Season ",
In "Harbin 1944", Jiang Qiming plays Tian Xiaojiang.
ninth place, Li Dongheng.
is "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" Lien Song,
In "Harbin 1944", Li Dongheng played Ning Li.
No. 10, Feng Bing.
is the killer Lao Mo in "Hurry Up",
In "Harbin 1944", Feng Bing played Ma Bole.
No. 11, Sha Baoliang.
In addition, the well-known singer Sha Baoliang also participated in the play.
3, creative team: domestic top director + gold medal screenwriter, the quality of the series is stable.
Many people have high hopes for this drama, and another reason is the director Zhang Li. Director Zhang Li currently has two of the top TV series in the Mainland with Douban ratings, one is "Ming Dynasty 1566" with a score of 9.8, and the other is "Toward a Republic" with a score of 9.6. These two dramas can be regarded as classics in the history of mainland TV dramas.
This time, when I heard that director Zhang Li would make another spy war drama, many people couldn't help but rejoice: "It seems that the spy war drama theme is about to produce another classic."
The screenwriter Wang Xiaoqiang is also a domestic gold medal screenwriter. TV dramas such as " County Party Committee ", "Destined Enemy", "Yellow Bird", " Opponent ", are all his screenwriters.
With a top domestic director and a gold medal screenwriter, a collection of powerful actors from the Mesozoic era, and a simulcast on the three major local channels of Dragon TV, Beijing TV, and Jiangsu TV, this "Harbin 1944" has a chance of becoming a hit spy drama. Still very big. We will wait and see what the quality of
's drama series is on the evening of April 21st.
