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Wong Kar-wai’s ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ Sets Criterion Channel Launch Following Mubi Acquisition


Wong Kar Wai’s 30-part television epic 'Blossoms Shanghai' will stream on the Criterion Channel later this year.

Wong Kar Wai’s 30-part television epic “ Blossoms Shanghai ” will stream on the Criterion Channel later this year, marking the U.S. debut of the auteur’s first-ever series. The series, adapted from Jin Yucheng’s award-winning 2013 novel, follows the rise of Ah Bao – described as the “Jay Gatsby of Shanghai” – as he navigates the city’s roaring 1990s economic boom. Internationally, Mubi has acquired rights to the series in several key territories including France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Brazil and India.

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