'Youth on Record' takes aim at stories about China's poverty alleviation
Hunan TV's new variety show Youth on Record has caught the public's attention through its use of celebrity power to promote stories about people who have dedicated themselves to combating rampant poverty in rural areas of China.
The latest season of Hong Kong TV series hailed by Chinese mainland netizens
The first eight episodes of the third season of Hong Kong TVB's TV series Line Walker were released on streaming platforms in the Chinese mainland on Monday, quickly earning a lot of reviews by viewers and soon becoming a hot topic on social media platforms.
Chinese star's accident during motorcycle race sparks controversy
Chinese singer and actor Wang Yibo attended a motorcycle race held in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday, but lost his chance of getting the trophy after an accident.
Indian superhero toddler becomes global star
It was a quest worthy of a superhero. Animator Rajiv Chilaka spent years flogging his pitch about a superhuman Indian child to Western executives, to no avail.
Production underway on Chinese drama to commemorate 100th anniversary of founding of CPC
Shooting on Chinese TV drama Glory and Dream is currently underway, with plans to have the series hit small screens in China in July 2021 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The show's director Liu Jiang noted at a press conference on Monday that he wants to display real humanity to audiences.
Over 100 works commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC to be released in 2021
More than 100 key works celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) are scheduled to be released in 2021 to coincide with the anniversary, China's National Radio and Television Administration announced on Tuesday.
Anti-epidemic-themed Chinese drama mired by gender equality controversy
A TV drama about stories of Chinese people joining the unprecedented fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, may have sought to honor those who made contributions during the darkest hours in the city but instead sparked a fierce debate about gender equability, cinematography, as well as Western media's keenness to jump on any negative story to smear China's fight against the COVID-19.
Race superhero series 'Watchmen' wins big at Emmys with stars at home
Watchmen, a dark superhero series that tackles US racism, triumphed at the Emmys on Sunday as winners beamed in live to an empty Los Angeles theater for Hollywood's first major COVID-19-era awards show.
Chinese anti-epidemic TV drama to debut at end of month
Chinese anti-epidemic TV drama Zaiyiqi (Lit: Together) is set to debut during prime time on six TV stations and three streaming platforms in China on September 29.
Hollywood celebrities don pajamas for pandemic-era 'virtual' Emmys
TV stars picked out their favorite pajamas ahead of Sunday's reinvented, pandemic-hit Emmys, which will see nominees accept prizes live from their homes, with dark superhero satire Watchmen tipped to dominate the night.
China's first documentary about its overseas peacekeeping forces to debut on Friday
The first-ever Chinese documentary film about China's first peacekeeping infantry battalion, Travel Blue Defensive Line, will release in theaters on Friday.
HBO/Sky mini-series 'The Third Day' experiments with live event
The Third Day, a new mini-series starring Jude Law, is pushing the boundaries with a daring set-up: a different lead actor for each half, and a live 12-hour episode in the middle.
New news anchor of Mongolian ethnic minority debuts on CCTV's Xinwen Lianbo
As China's top news program, any change on Xinwen Lianbo (literally News Simulcast), which is aired simultaneously by all TV stations on Chinese mainland at 7:00 pm every day, attracts a lot of attention. The new news anchor from Mongolian ethnic minority, who debuted on Saturday, has a hot topic on Chinese social media.
'Walking Dead' to conclude record-breaking run
Once the highest-rated series in US cable television history, The Walking Dead is officially on its last legs.
'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' to end in 2021
Fans will have to find another way to keep up with the Kardashians, as the mega-celebrity family announced Tuesday that their reality show will end in 2021.
Fear and loathing in Hollywood as streaming platforms gain ground during pandemic
Hollywood stars and top directors are getting increasingly anxious about the hold streaming giants Netflix and Amazon are exerting over cinema.
'The Crown' star Kirby in heartbreaking home birth role
The Crown star Vanessa Kirby said Saturday that her latest role as a woman who loses her child after a home birth goes wrong was her scariest yet.
Hit Chinese reality show 'Sisters Who Make Waves' fails to live up to feminist goals
Although it ended on Friday, discussion is still raging about Chinese hit summer reality show Sisters Who Make Waves on social media platforms in China. Unfortunately, much of the conversation seems to be negative as netizens are complaining that the show did not live up to the audience expectations when it comes to tackling women's issues.