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The Long Season

Created by Xin Shuang · 2023 ·

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Is The Long Season worth watching?

The Long Season (2023) earns an 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Xin Shuang; stream on Prime Video, WeTV. See how the score is built.

88%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-input score + separate audience snapshot

91/100Editorial Rating
90%Audience · excluded
81Metascore
8.6IMDb /10
92%Fan Score
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Seasons
1 · 12 episodes
Age rating
14+ (Canada)
Platform
Netflix
Original network
Tencent Video
Streaming
Prime Video, WeTV
Cast
Fan Wei, Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Li Gengxi
Country
China
Language
Mandarin

Also known as 漫长的季节 Musim Tanpa Akhir 만장적계절 漫長的季節 Bốn Mùa Đằng Đẵng

The Long Season season guide

The Long Season has 1 season and 12 episodes , and it has ended (2023). Season and episode data from TMDB.

Seasons of The Long Season with episode counts and premiere dates
SeasonEpisodesPremiered
Season 1 12

Where to watch The Long Season

The Long Season is available on Prime Video, WeTV — regional notes: Prime Video, WeTV in the United States; Prime Video in the United Kingdom; WeTV in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.

Where to watch The Long Season by country

Country Streaming on
India WeTV
Indonesia WeTV
Japan WeTV
Malaysia WeTV
Philippines WeTV
South Korea Wavve, TVING, WeTV
Thailand WeTV
United Arab Emirates WeTV
United Kingdom Prime Video
United States Prime Video, WeTV

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Is The Long Season worth watching?

Yes — The Long Season earns an 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Xin Shuang and streaming on Prime Video, WeTV.

Celluloid Verdict

Fan Wei and Qin Hao anchor one of the most acclaimed Chinese crime dramas of the streaming era — patient, melancholic, and structurally daring in ways that earned Magnolia recognition alongside flashier hits.

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What is The Long Season about?

A former train driver in a declining northern industrial town is drawn back into the unsolved 1998 case of a dismembered body that has haunted him for more than twenty years — a nonlinear crime puzzle that weaves three timelines across decades of economic collapse, betrayal, and the quiet violence of forgotten men.

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Critic Reviews

Short review 4 min read English The Long Season

The Long Season (2023) Review: A Rust-Belt Requiem

The Long Season is Xin Shuang's melancholic Chinese crime drama, a 12-episode puzzle across three timelines in a declining industrial city, led by a superb Fan Wei.

Yes. A patient, structurally daring and deeply moving crime drama for viewers who value character and atmosphere over fast-paced thrills.

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The Long Season: frequently asked questions

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Yes — The Long Season scores 88% on Celluloid. Fan Wei and Qin Hao anchor one of the most acclaimed Chinese crime dramas of the streaming era — patient, melancholic, and structurally daring in ways that earned Magnolia recognition alongside flashier hits. Stream on Prime Video.