New US Trailer for Wong Kar Wai’s ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ Criterion Debut
by Alex Billington
November 3, 2025
Source: Criterion
“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.
Here’s the official Criterion Channel trailer for Wong Kar-Wai’s series Blossoms Shanghai, from them:
“I am thrilled to continue my long-standing relationship with Criterion with the North American debut of my first series on the Criterion Channel. The series captures the vitality of Shanghai’s roaring ’90s, revealing universal human truths about desire and destiny. We hope the series provides insight into the pivotal moment of China’s reinvention.” –Director Wong Kar-Wai
You can rewatch the first trailer for Wong Kar-Wai’s Blossoms Shanghai here to view even more footage.
Blossoms Shanghai tells the story of an enigmatic, self-made millionaire, known as Mr. Bao (Hu Ge), and his journey of reinvention from a young opportunist with a troubled past to the heights of the gilded city of Shanghai. Set against the backdrop of massive economic growth in 1990’s Shanghai, the series unveils the glamour that follows his dazzling wealth and his entanglement with four fabulous women that represent the pursuits of his life: adventure, honor, love and innocence. Blossoms Shanghai, otherwise known as just Blossoms, includes both a web series and a feature film directed by beloved Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai, director of many great films including As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Chungking Express, Ashes of Time, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love, 2046, My Blueberry Nights, and also The Grandmaster previously, as well as a few shorts and other projects. The screenplay is also written by Wong Kar-Wai, adapted from the novel of the same name written by Jin Yucheng. It’s also produced by Wong Kar-Wai, with Peter Pau as the Visual Supervisor. This first debuted in China back in 2023. Criterion Channel begins streaming WKW’s Blossoms Shanghai starting November 24th, 2025. More info on their website.
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