New US Trailer for Wong Kar Wai’s ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ Criterion Debut

“No one can stop him!” Criterion Channel has unveiled a brand new US trailer for the long-awaited release of the latest Wong Kar-Wai project – a streaming series called Blossoms Shanghai. Some may remember we posted trailers for this back in 2021 and 2022 before it debuted in China in 2023. It has taken the last two years for them to figure out how to get this streaming in the US as well, now it’ll finally be available to watch in November this fall. The series features a grand total of 30 episodes! Also known as only Blossoms (繁花) for China. This is an adaptation of a 2012 novel of the same name from Jin Yucheng, telling the story of a young entrepreneur named Mr. Bao as he seeks wealth, status and romance set against a backdrop of China’s 1990s economic boom. The story of a “self-made millionaire” in Shanghai during the 1990s, a young opportunist with a troubled past. Wong has said it is a “deeply personal venture as a return to his hometown of Shanghai,” and he has been working on its script and development for five years.” Starring Hu Ge as Mr. Bao, with Kris Wu, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, & Xin Zhilei. WKW also adds: “The series captures the vitality of Shanghai’s roaring ’90s, revealing universal human truths about desire and destiny.” Take a new look below. // Continue Reading ›