Countryside Life Period C-drama This Thriving Land with Yang Mi and Ou Hao Ends Successful Run with Opening Douban Ratings of 7.2
This week the CCTV8 broadcast and iQiyi streaming modern period C-drama This Thriving Land concluding it’s highly critically acclaimed and strong viewership run. The opening Douban ratings are a very good 7.2 though from all the raves I thought it would be in the higher 7s range. Female lead Yang Mi can breath a huge sigh of relief after a series of flop dramas and feel assured that her foray into serious and somber fare was well received. Ou Hao is an established veteran male lead and delivered here, while second female lead Xing Fei reportedly really impressed viewers after failing to breakout during her career until now. This drama will be awards season fodder for sure.
I’m really enjoying this series which I am watching with my husband. He has recently been reading the history of that period so it fits well!
I wouldn’t normally watch a CCTV show of this sort, but hearing good things about Xing Fei growing as an actor intrigues me. Thanks for the heads up