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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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