The Long Season (2023)

Original title

漫长的季节

Directed by

Xin Shuang

Cast

Fan Wei, Qin Hao, Chen Ming Hao, Li Geng Xi, Liu Yi Tie, Jiang Qi Ming, Liu Lin, Shi Peng Yuan

Genre

drama film, crime film, slice of life

Country

People's Republic of China

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

14+

Rating

8.9 of 10 from 116 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows multiple characters over 20 years as they become entangled in a dismemberment case in a factory town in Northeast China. It shows how the crime affects their lives across different time periods.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakunsettlingatmosphericcontemplativegrittynostalgic

What happens

The Long Season (Chinese: 漫长的季节; pinyin: Màncháng de jìjié) is a Chinese television drama produced by Tencent Penguin Pictures. Directed by Xin Shuang, the 12-episode mystery suspense series starred Fan Wei, Qin Hao, and Chen Minghao, Li Gengxi, Liu Yitie, and Jiang Qiming. It tells a story spanning nearly 20 years about multiple characters involved in a dismemberment case at Hualin, a fictional factory town in Northeast China modeled on Anshan. It premiered on Tencent Video on 22 April 2023, and on Jiangsu TV on 11 February 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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