For Chinese-language content fans, here’s some good news coming your way from Netflix. The leading video streaming service is upping its Chinese-language repertoire with six new licensed titles coming in the second half of 2019. Partnering with leading production companies including Sanlih TV, Changhe Films, Pili International Multimedia, B’in Music, MirrorFiction Inc., and China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd., the latest Chinese-language line-up brings stories and genres from Taiwan and Hong Kong.
These titles lead up to the debut of Netflix’s very own Chinese-language original series launching later in the year. These new original series are Nowhere Man, Triad Princess, and The Ghost Bride.
Over the past year, Netflix has expanded its Chinese-language content library with films and TV series like Dear Ex, Green Door, Us and Them, The Wandering Earth, Meteor Garden (2018), The Defected, On Children, The Rise of Phoenixes, and many more.
Here’s an overview of the six upcoming Chinese-language titles launching on Netflix:
A THOUSAND GOODNIGHTS (licensed from Sanlih TV): A story of a daughter, Dai Tian-qing, carrying out her father’s wish, discovering her roots and finding love and redemption as she embarks on a journey around Taiwan. The first ten episodes of the series are already available on the service, and episodes 11-20 will launch on August 10, 2019.
CITIES OF LAST THINGS (licensed from Changhe Films): A dystopian tale that unfolds in reverse chronology, where a man with a complicated past takes revenge on the individuals who wronged him decades ago. Available on Netflix on July 11, 2019.
PILI FANTASY: WAR OF DRAGONS SEASON 1 (licensed from Pili International Multimedia): Pili is a popular glove puppetry show from Taiwan that has run since 1988. Pili Fantasy: War of Dragons Season 1 depicts a story where turmoil looms in the Martial World, and the Eight Wonders of the Evil Dragon unleashes dark forces. The question is, who will emerge as the new warrior legend? Available on Netflix on July 12, 2019.
SEXY CENTRAL (licensed from China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd): In the bustling center of Hong Kong, five young women reckon with betrayal, unrequited love and other matters of the heart. Available on Netflix in July 2019.
MAYDAY LIFE (licensed from B’in Music): Mayday Life follows megaband Mayday on their “Life Tour” concert, recorded live in 55 cities and 122 shows, and shot over two years across four continents. Linked together by four stories, the movie chronicles the beginnings of one of
Asia’s biggest and most popular bands, and brings viewers along for the ride as they embark on their world tour, reflecting upon life and friendships along the way. Available on Netflix in August 2019.
TIL DEATH DO US PART (licensed from MirrorFiction Inc.): A spine-chilling and suspenseful anthology series spanning seven stories that explore one’s fears and desires when everything we have is at stake. Available on Netflix on August 15, 2019.
