Liberation of Shanghai: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adapted from the non-fiction novel "Liberation of Shanghai" (战上海) by Liu Tong (刘统).

The series provides a comprehensive look at Communist Party of China members' attempts to reconstruct the city and resurrect its economy after Shanghai was liberated in May 1949. It depicts how the Party liberates the city and uses its wisdom, faith and unity to tackle a number of political, economic and social issues. They were successful in guiding Shanghai into a new era of peace, stability and development. Based on true historical events, the drama focuses on the challenges faced by the city leaders in the first year after liberation. Party members had to fight bandits and enemy agents to stabilize social and political order and restore the city's production and trade.

Series details

• Title: Liberation of Shanghai
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, War, History
• Premiere date: 2022-12-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-01-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-1
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 66054
• IMDb ID: tt25404480
• TVDB ID: 429024

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-12-23; final listed air date 2023-01-18; episode order: 37.

Source and licence

Adapted from Liberation of Shanghai on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.