Stand By Me Review (2021): Is It Worth Watching?

Is Stand By Me worth watching?

Yes — Stand By Me is worth watching, holding a 84% Critic Score and 88% Audience Score on Celluloid. Its 84% Celluloid Score averages five independent sources: critic percentage, audience percentage, Metascore (74), IMDb (8.2/10) and aggregated fan rating (90%).

Created by Unknown, Stand By Me ran 1 season, 50 episodes on iQIYI in Mandarin, from China. Stand By Me has ended, so you can watch the complete story without waiting on a renewal.

What is Stand By Me about?

Set in the late Tang Dynasty during Emperor Wenzong’s reign, powerful eunuchs control the court. An attempted coup to overthrow the influential eunuch Qiu Ziliang fails, leading Qiu to order the massacre of Prime Minister Wang Yang’s family. Two granddaughters escape, but they are separated. Seven years later, the new emperor, Qi Yan, establishes the Purple Clothes Bureau to confront his godfather, Qiu Ziliang. Now grown, the sisters return under new identities: Qiu Yanzhi as Qiu Ziliang’s adopted daughter and Chen Ruoyun as Qi Yan’s sword-bearer. Although on opposing sides, both seek to dismantle Qiu Ziliang’s power and restore balance to the Tang Dynasty.

Critics consensus: Stand By Me — a major Cheng Yi television credit for Celluloid Stars filmography. The cast is led by Cheng Yi, Zhang Yuxi, Xuan Lu, Han Dong, He Shengming, among others.

How many seasons of Stand By Me are there, and where do I start?

Stand By Me has 1 season, 50 episodes, and there is no reason to start anywhere but the first episode. At 1 season, 50 episodes, it is a single-season commitment you can finish in a week. The series page breaks the 84% Celluloid Score into its five sources so you can see exactly where critics and audiences disagree before committing.

Where can I watch Stand By Me?

Stand By Me is carried by iQIYI, though rights are licensed by territory and change often. Check the iQIYI hub for everything else on the same service, and the series page for the regions where Celluloid has confirmed availability.

What should I watch after Stand By Me?

If it lands, try Moonlight (96%), The Classic of Mountains and Seas (96%), A Splendid Match (94%) next — same shelf, comparable scores. You can also browse all drama series, everything from China, or the year it premiered.