Midnight Diner (2017)

Original title

深夜食堂

Cast

Huang Lei, Huang Hao Yung, Sun Yang, Li Jia Tong, Xie Cheng Ying, Wu Xin, Yang Yi Tong, Yao An Lian

Genre

drama television series

Country

People's Republic of China

Length

1 season, 40 episodes

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious chef runs a small restaurant that opens only at midnight. Each night, a different customer arrives and shares a personal story over a simple dish.

melancholicslow-pacedearnestbittersweetintimatecharacter-drivenoffbeat

What happens

Midnight Food Store (Chinese: 深夜食堂) is a 2017 Chinese television series adapted from the Japanese manga series Shinya Shokudō. A co-production between Mainland China and Taiwan, the series is directed by Taiwan's Tsai Yueh-Hsun and stars Huang Lei as the Master, and features numerous celebrities in cameo roles as guests. The series aired from 12 June to 30 June 2017 via Beijing TV and Zhejiang TV. Unlike its predecessors, the series was widely panned by the audience and received a rating of 2.3, the lowest-ever rating for a television show on Douban. It was criticized for its rigid adaptation, failure to include Chinese elements, excessive product placement, and unrealistic characters and stories. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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