Where to Watch Blossoms Shanghai in the US

Blossoms Shanghai is the kind of character-driven story that stays with you. It's currently available in the US on Criterion Channel, so there's no reason to keep putting it off. A 9/10 rating means the audience agrees.

Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — Blossoms Shanghai earns every emotional beat it goes for. Set against the backdrop of massive economic growth in the 1990s, the story follows A Bao, a self-made millionaire and his journey from being a young opportunist with a troubled past to accumulating dazzling wealth in the city of Shanghai. It also follows his entanglement with four women who represent the pursuits of his life: adventure, honour, love and innocence. Hu Ge and Ma Yili lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 2023–2024.

If you're looking for television that takes its characters seriously and rewards patient viewing, Blossoms Shanghai is exactly that. One of the more rewarding dramas of its era.