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The Long Season

Created by Xin Shuang · 2023 ·

Answer Summary: Is The Long Season worth watching?

The Long Season (2023) earns a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Xin Shuang; stream on Prime Video.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for The Long Season?

Calculated from four inputs (Celluloid editorial, Metascore, IMDb and TMDB fan rating). Audience sentiment is shown separately. See how we calculate scores.

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
Network
Netflix
Streaming
Prime Video
Cast
Fan Wei, Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Li Gengxi
Country
China
Language
Mandarin

Where to watch The Long Season

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

Where to watch The Long Season by country

Country Streaming on
South Korea Wavve, TVING
United Kingdom Prime Video
United States Prime Video

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Is The Long Season worth watching?

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

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.

Celluloid editorial verdict

What is The Long Season about?

A retired train driver in a declining industrial city becomes obsessed with a cold case after a dismembered body appears near the tracks — 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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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.