In the drama market in the fourth quarter of 2023, realism themes continue to sing triumphant songs, blossoming in the branch of medical dramas; suspense dramas also continue to exert their strength. Although most of them performed mediocre, some such as "Under the City" also emerged A masterpiece of ancient costume suspense with stunning quality; there are many new idol dramas, but both "costume idol dramas" and "modern idol dramas" perform poorly, either having popularity but not reputation, or losing both reputation and popularity.
’s realism-themed drama series launched in the fourth quarter have different styles, among which medical dramas are the most eye-catching. "Ask the Heart" breaks through the routines and dilemmas of traditional medical dramas, breaks through with novel character relationships, and tells the story that takes place in the hospital, the "melting pot" of human nature, in a real and moving way; "Extraordinary Doctor" tells the story of an "extraordinary doctor" who is suffering from a disease. "The perspective has created a group portrait from doctors to patients, and revealed the underlying causes of many practical problems in the medical industry.
"The Boy Who Mings the Dragon" starts from the college entrance examination and focuses on the contradictions and dilemmas that real life projects into education, reminding the audience to pay attention to the mental health of teachers and students; "Hometown, Goodbye", through the life of four girls "migrating" to their hometown The journey of growth redefines "where peace of mind is home"; although the story of "Under the City" takes place during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, it follows a social reasoning line that can connect with reality, and the subtleties of human nature in it remain Able to see the present moment.
As an important branch of the drama market, idol dramas have always been a star-making factory and a traffic gathering place. Among the new idol dramas released in the fourth quarter, modern idol dramas such as "Love as Camp" and "Healing Lovers" have a poor reputation; during the broadcast of period idol dramas such as "Le You Yuan", "Ning'an Like a Dream" and "One Thought Guanshan" The topic and popularity remain high, but the audience's evaluation of them is mixed, and they have not become the hit that win-win popularity and word-of-mouth like "Sauvignon Blanc" in the third quarter.
The Beijing News sorted out the popular dramas that will be broadcast from September 23, 2023 to December 22, 2023. Based on multiple dimensions such as drama quality, audience reputation, and broadcast popularity, the "Beijing News 2023 q4 drama list" was selected, including "influential dramas", "quality dramas", "cutting-edge dramas" and "breakthroughs" Five awards for "Drama" and "Popular Drama".
- Beijing News 2023 q4 drama list -
Influential drama (vacant)
Quality drama "Under the Fancheng"
"Under the Fancheng" starring Bai Yufan, Ning Li, etc., passed the young Detective Qu Sangen's perspective of chasing the murderer gradually solved an unsolved case that had been sealed for twenty years. Looking back at the process of chasing the murderer for 20 years, various people such as government servants, police officers, rural sages and rich gentry, traffickers and pawns took turns to appear, forming a group of small people in the lower society of the Ming Dynasty; absurd events such as the Analects of Confucius killings, monkey monsters causing trouble, cruel officials pulling teeth, etc. They appear one by one, and together they form the "Qi Tan of Jingxian County" during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. "Under the City" presents itself as a suspenseful pursuit of a murderer, but it is actually a costumed socialist mystery drama. It is based on the vivid social ecology of the lower class in counties in the Ming Dynasty. Through the discussion of revenge, justice and conscience, it reveals the depth of human nature. Complexity, the cruelty of fate.
The new drama series "The Boy Who Ming Dragon"
"The Boy Who Ming Dragon" has a "very burning" framework - a group of misguided "poor students" formed the senior class 11 of Minglong Middle School under the leadership of a passionate teacher, and finally achieved the college entrance examination Counterattack. But what is more precious is its innovative realist expression: the play does not adopt the linear narrative of traditional TV series, but uses characters from multiple perspectives to construct a narrative. There is a "prologue" of different lengths at the beginning of each episode, which not only reveals the inner pain of different characters in the past, but also becomes a metaphor of fate. For the students in Class 11, the prologue talks about the pain of their original families, the difficulties they face in trying to figure out the adult world from the perspective of minors, and the source of their psychological problems; for the teacher Lei Ming in Class 11, the prologue is like a puzzle piece, falling apart. It spelled out the ins and outs of his inner dilemma. Although it is suspected of being a "golden finger" in resolving the psychological dilemmas of the characters in the play, the play is still innovative and sharp in presenting real-life problems.
The breakthrough drama "Ask the Heart"
Medical dramas have always been a more difficult category of realistic themes. If they are shot too seriously and professionally, they will lose their appeal to ordinary audiences, and if they are made too entertaining, they will lose this genre. The core value of the film has become a suspended urban "cool drama". Directed by Li Zhi and starring Zhao Youting, Mao Xiaotong, Jin Shijia, etc., "Ask the Heart" breaks through the dilemma of traditional medical dramas. Through the presentation of the real doctor-patient relationship and the ingenious character setting, it finds a balance between professionalism and watchability. A delicate balance point. The two male protagonists, Zhou Xiaofeng and Lin Yi, symbolize the doctor's dilemma between emotion and reason. "Little Sun" Fang Xiaoran became the mediator in the middle, resolving the dramatic conflict between the two into "fun" and "warmth" in work and life. Doctors are both patients and family members of patients. Once the audience accepts this setting, the empathy between doctors and patients in the play will become real, and the luck and helplessness that happen in the hospital will become more touching.
The popular drama series "News Queen"
"News Queen" starring Charmaine Sheh and Ma Guoming sets the story background in Hong Kong's largest media organization snk-news. It tells the story of female anchor Wen Huixin who became famous and established for her reporting on the King of Thieves case many years ago. After gaining the status of "Queen of News", she started a workplace struggle with Liang Jingren's faction in the company. As a workplace drama, "News Queen" has great shortcomings in the professionalism of journalism, but the topic discussion triggered by the drama after it was broadcast is quite hot - since its premiere on November 17, the topics related to the drama have been on Weibo. Bo has been on more than 700 lists in total, has been on the hot search lists of social and online video platforms such as Douyin, Xiaohongshu, and Bilibili many times, and has topped the Maoyan workplace drama list 9 times.
The following is the picture version of the list:
Beijing News reporter Yang Lianjie
editor Tong Na
proofreader Liu Jun
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