Political Satire Drama “Winnie’s Endgame” Officially Begins Filming

Production still from the political satire drama “Winnie’s Endgame.” (NTD Television)

[People News] On October 8, 2025, “Winnie’s Endgame,” a brand-new production written and directed by Yan Zhen and produced by Canada’s New Tang Dynasty Television (NTD), officially began filming. The film employs black humor and political satire as its main artistic approach, making bold innovations and explorations in both subject matter and visual style.

With its theme closely reflecting reality, “Winnie’s Endgame” has sparked heated discussions even before its release, with many movie fans praising it as “a possible prophetic drama.” Through absurd yet cold and detached storytelling, the work reveals the rise and decline of a totalitarian regime—a process interwoven with power struggles, human nature, ambition, and absurdity—sharp and profound.

The film continues the consistent and well-coordinated collaboration of Director Yan Zhen’s production team, with all key members in production, cinematography, and art direction returning. The team aims to build a strikingly realistic yet surreal world of political allegory, using mature and incisive audiovisual language. Meanwhile, “Winnie’s Endgame” will collaborate with several well-known online creators and mainstream video platforms to expand its reach and public discussion through social media.

Production stills from the political satire drama “Winnie’s Endgame.” (NTD Television)

Production stills from the political satire drama “Winnie’s Endgame.” (NTD Television)

Production stills from the political satire drama “Winnie’s Endgame.” (NTD Television)

According to reports, the series is scheduled to wrap up filming around the time of the Chinese Communist Party’s Fourth Plenary Session, after which it will quickly enter post-production. The first teaser and official trailer are set to be released in mid-to-late November. The entire drama will be launched in episodic short-drama format, with the first six episodes available to the public for free, leading viewers into a mysterious vortex of power. The ultimate finale episode will be exclusive to members, revealing the absurd final outcome.

As one of the key original projects produced by Canada’s New Tang Dynasty Television, “Winnie’s Endgame” is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated Chinese-language political satires of the second half of the year. Stay tuned for further reports. △