Shanghai, 1937. As the Japanese army closes in, 400 Chinese soldiers are holed up in the Si Huang warehouse, determined, against the odds, to defend their city at all costs. Set within an epic battle that lasted 4 days and 4 nights, The Eight Hundred is a rousing, ambitious historical epic that follows the first battle ever to be broadcast live on international television, and those caught up in its orbit: expatriate British and Americans, Chinese civilians, and the ragtag band of conflict-evading brothers forced suddenly to fight for their lives.