Is The Long Season sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Long Season easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 75% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Long Season scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does The Long Season leave you hopeful?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Long Season violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

The Long Season

Name: The Long Season
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2023
Rating: 8.842
Cast: Fan Wei, Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Li Gengxi, Liu Yitie

Look ahead, don't look back.

Created by Xin Shuang

On Tencent Video

20231 season12 episodes67 min8.8 / 10

A slow-burn mystery that excavates 20 years of grief and trauma in a declining industrial town, where solving a murder becomes an act of reckoning with loss and complicity.

The 12-episode series follows Wang Xiang, an ex-train driver who had worked his whole life at the steel plant in a fictional small town in North China, as he attempts to solve the mystery behind a brutal murder during the autumn of 1998. For more than 20 years, the murder has haunted him and other people who worked at the steel plant as they struggled to come to terms with the loss they’ve experienced.

Clusters

History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Bonds Forged Under Historical Fire Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust

Genres

Crime Drama Mystery

Keywords

Protest Family Slight Romance Slow Burn Thriller Abusive Parent

Where to watch

Questions people ask

Is The Long Season sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of series.
Is The Long Season easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is The Long Season scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Does The Long Season leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is The Long Season violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.