CCTV The Knockout
Created by Xu Jizhou · 2023 ·
The Knockout (2023) earns a 82% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Xu Jizhou; streaming on iQIYI.
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Is The Knockout worth watching?
Yes — The Knockout earns a 82% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Xu Jizhou and streaming on iQIYI.
Critics Consensus
A gripping, epic-scale crime saga powered by a mesmerising villain turn from Zhang Songwen — the most talked-about Chinese drama of its year.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is The Knockout about?
Over two decades, a dogged police officer and a fishmonger who claws his way to the top of an organised-crime empire become mirror images locked in a generational struggle — a gritty, sweeping anti-corruption saga that was the runaway television event of its year in China.
Critic Reviews
The Knockout Review: A Crime Epic Built on an Unforgettable Villain
★★★★☆
China's The Knockout traces two decades of a dogged cop and the fishmonger who rises to rule an organised-crime empire — a gritty, sweeping anti-corruption saga that became the runaway television event of its year, powered by a mesmerising villain.
A gripping, epic-scale crime drama with a career-making antagonist turn from Zhang Songwen. The most talked-about Chinese series of its year.
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