Ode to Joy | |
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Genre | Drama Slice-of-life Romance |
Created by | Shanghai Media Group |
Written by | Yuan Zidan |
Directed by | Kong Sheng (Season 1) Jian Chuanhe (Season 1-2) Zhang Kaizhou (Season 2) |
Starring | Liu Tao Jiang Xin Wang Ziwen Yang Zi Qiao Xin |
Opening theme | Various renditions of Beethoven's Ode to Joy |
Ending theme | There Will Be Happiness Waiting for You (Season 1) Us (Season 2) |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Chinese |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 42 (Season 1) 55 (Season 2) 33 (Season 3) 37 (Season 4) |
Production | |
Producer | Hou Hongliang |
Running time | 45 minutes (approx.) |
Production companies | Shandong Film & TV Production Co., Ltd. (Season 1) Daylight Entertainment Television Ltd (Season 1-2) |
Original release | |
Network | Dragon Television Zhejiang Television |
Release | 18 April 2016 10 June 2017 | –
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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.