Tencent Video Blossoms Shanghai
Created by Wong Kar-wai · 2024 ·
Blossoms Shanghai (2024) earns a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Wong Kar-wai; stream on The Criterion Channel.
Calculated from four inputs (Celluloid editorial, Metascore, IMDb and TMDB fan rating). Audience sentiment is shown separately. See how we calculate scores.
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Where to watch Blossoms Shanghai
Blossoms Shanghai is available on The Criterion Channel — regional notes: The Criterion Channel in the United States; MUBI in India. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.
Where to watch Blossoms Shanghai by country
| Country | Streaming on |
|---|---|
| India | MUBI |
| United States | The Criterion Channel |
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Is Blossoms Shanghai worth watching?
Yes — Blossoms Shanghai earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Wong Kar-wai and streaming on The Criterion Channel.
Celluloid Verdict
Wong Kar-wai's first major television work is a sensory triumph — Hu Ge anchors a nostalgic Shanghai tapestry that dominated Magnolia 2024 and proved the auteur's romantic grammar could scale to serial form without losing its ache.
Celluloid editorial verdict
What is Blossoms Shanghai about?
Wong Kar-wai adapts Jin Yucheng's novel into a luminous 1990s Shanghai saga where restaurateur A Bao navigates love, commerce, and memory across a city transforming at breakneck speed — a period mosaic of neon longing and missed connections that swept the Magnolia Awards.
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Critic Reviews
Blossoms Shanghai Review: Wong Kar-wai's Magnolia-Sweeping Shanghai Mosaic
★★★★½
Wong Kar-wai's first major television work is a sensory triumph — Hu Ge anchors a nostalgic Shanghai tapestry that domin…
Essential China television on Best of Asia 2016–2026 — Wong Kar-wai's first major television work is a sensory triumph — Hu Ge anchors
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Most searched questions about Blossoms Shanghai
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Yes — Blossoms Shanghai scores 88% on Celluloid. Wong Kar-wai's first major television work is a sensory triumph — Hu Ge anchors a nostalgic Shanghai tapestry that dominated Magnolia 2024 and proved the auteur's romantic grammar could scale to serial form without losing its ache. Stream on The Criterion Channel.
Blossoms Shanghai has 1 season and 30 episodes (2024). It is currently marked ended on Celluloid.
Blossoms Shanghai is catalogued under Netflix and commonly streams on The Criterion Channel. Availability varies by country — open the platform app or the Celluloid series page for regional notes.
Blossoms Shanghai stars Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Chen Long, and others. Created by Wong Kar-wai.
Yes in many regions — Blossoms Shanghai is a Netflix-catalogued title on Celluloid. Confirm your country’s Netflix library before starting a binge.
Yes — Blossoms Shanghai has ended (2024). You can watch the complete 1-season run without waiting on renewals.
Blossoms Shanghai is primarily in Mandarin (China). Subtitles/dubs depend on your streaming platform.
About 23 hours at ~45 minutes per episode across 30 episodes — a focused weekend binge for many viewers.
Blossoms Shanghai scores 88% from four inputs: Celluloid editorial 92/100, Metacritic 82/100, IMDb 8.5/10 and TMDB fan rating 91%. The separate audience snapshot is 89%. Wong Kar-wai's first major television work is a sensory triumph — Hu Ge anchors a nostalgic Shanghai tapestry that dominated Magnolia 2024 and proved the auteur's romantic grammar could scale to serial form without losing its ache. See the full breakdown on the Blossoms Shanghai series page.
No — Blossoms Shanghai is not on Prime Video. It streams on The Criterion Channel, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Netflix. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
Blossoms Shanghai first aired in 2024 (2024). Created by Wong Kar-wai; it streams on The Criterion Channel today.
Blossoms Shanghai stars Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Chen Long, Xin Zhilei. Created by Wong Kar-wai.