Ode to Joy (TV series)

Ode to Joy
Season 2 promotional image
GenreDrama
Slice-of-life
Romance
Created byShanghai Media Group
Written byYuan Zidan
Directed byKong Sheng (Season 1)
Jian Chuanhe (Season 1-2)
Zhang Kaizhou (Season 2)
StarringLiu Tao
Jiang Xin
Wang Ziwen
Yang Zi
Qiao Xin
Opening themeVarious renditions of Beethoven's Ode to Joy
Ending themeThere Will Be Happiness Waiting for You (Season 1)
Us (Season 2)
Country of originChina
Original languageChinese
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes42 (Season 1)
55 (Season 2)
33 (Season 3)
37 (Season 4)
Production
ProducerHou Hongliang
Running time45 minutes (approx.)
Production companiesShandong Film & TV Production Co., Ltd. (Season 1)
Daylight Entertainment Television Ltd (Season 1-2)
Original release
NetworkDragon Television
Zhejiang Television
Release18 April 2016 (2016-04-18) –
10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)
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Ode to Joy (simplified Chinese: 欢乐颂; traditional Chinese: 歡樂頌) is a 2016 Chinese television series jointly produced by Shandong Television Media Group and Daylight Entertainment Television Ltd. It is based on the same title novel by A Nai. The first season of the drama aired from 18 April to 10 May 2016.

The second season of the drama aired from 11 May to 10 June 2017.[1] The 3rd[2] and 4th[3] season were released in 2022 and 2023 respectively. The main characters and their actors have been changed from Season 3.

  1. ^ "Ode to Joy 2 returns on May 11". Shanghai Daily. May 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "《欢乐颂3》今晚开播!全新的"五美"又在22楼集合了". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese). 2022-08-11.
  3. ^ "江疏影、杨采钰主演《欢乐颂4》今晚开播,发布追剧日历". The Beijing News (in Chinese). 2023-04-07.