(China Daily) Hope Mission, a TV series loosely based on true stories about the Huangpu Military Academy, will air across the country from Oct 24.
Set in the 1930s, the 43-episode tale chronicles the lives of five students at the academy, which produced many commanders who fought in the Civil War and the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
In the series, the five students, disappointed by Kuomintang corruption, trek to Yan'an, then a revolutionary hub founded by the Communist Party of China, in search of values and righteousness.
Liu Guotong, the director who has done other war-themed productions, likens Hope Mission to a television version of "road film", a genre popular in the West, which refers to the main characters on a road trip.
The five students traverse an unforgiving route to arrive at Yan'an.
The conflicts and twists which occur on the journey will attract young audiences, Liu said at a recent event to promote the series.
The crew of the series used up to 16 high-quality cameras, six aerial photography vehicles, and two replicas of tanks to shoot a fierce battle in one of the episodes.
A highlight of the series is its young cast members — Mao Zijun, Lin Yuan and Chen Weidong — all in their 20s.
The series will run on Beijing Satellite TV. Four episodes will be broadcast every night.
Source: China Daily
