iQIYI Exclusive Drama A Love for Dilemma Becomes Massive Hit, Content Popularity Index Reaching 9000
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BEIJING, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) ( iQIYI or the Company ), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, is pleased to announce that following the success of iQIYI-exclusive dramas
My Best Friend s Story and
My Heroic Husband, its exclusive drama
A Love for Dilemma has become a massive hit, achieving a content popularity index of over 9000 since its premiere. iQIYI uses a proprietary index system that draws on a range of user behavioral data such as user interaction and shares on social media to evaluate content popularity.
Legacy
Period drama Legacy tells the story of three sisters vying to inherit their father s business empire in 1920s China, while Trinity of Shadows is a contemporary noir set in Taiwan.
WarnerMedia unveiled a pair of Chinese-language original series for HBO Tuesday during the first day of APOS, Asia s leading media and entertainment industry summit. The shows include period drama
Legacy, created by the same team behind the blockbuster Chinese series
Story of Yanxi Palace, and contemporary noir drama
Trinity of Shadows, which is a co-production with Taiwanese streaming service CatchPlay.
Set in 1920s China,
Legacy chronicles the lives of the wealthy Yi family and its three sisters who vie to inherit their father’s business empire. In a time of upheaval and uncertainty, the three sisters set aside their differences to keep the business afloat and save their family. The period drama is created by Yu Zheng, the showrunner behind
Legacy has been created by Yu Zheng
APOS: WarnerMedia-owned HBO Asia has unveiled two original scripted series, a Chinese period drama and a copro with Hong Kong TV Entertainment (HKTVE)/ViuTV and Taiwan’s Catchplay.
The Chinese period drama is Legacy, a Mandarin-language show set in the 1920s and focusing on three sisters who compete to inherit their father’s shopping mall business.
Created by Yu Zheng, known for fellow Chinese period piece Story of Yanxi Palace, the show will premiere on HBO Asia and streaming service HBO Go later this year.
Magdalene Ew, WarnerMedia’s head of content for South-East Asia, said: “We’ve been ramping up our Mandarin series recently and Legacy promises to be a binge-worthy addition to our growing originals slate. It’s one of those shows that has truly something for everyone. It promises intrigue, suspense and romance, all with the backdrop of a fascinating time in China’s history.”
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