iQIYI A Lifelong Journey
Created by Liang Xiaosheng & Li Lu · 2022 ·
A Lifelong Journey (2022) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Liang Xiaosheng & Li Lu; stream on iQIYI.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, IMDb, fan). See how we calculate scores.
Averaged from 5 sources
Where to watch A Lifelong Journey
A Lifelong Journey is catalogued under iQIYI — confirm current regional rights on the platform.
Is A Lifelong Journey worth watching?
Yes — A Lifelong Journey earns a 85% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Liang Xiaosheng & Li Lu and streaming on iQIYI.
Critics Consensus
A Lifelong Journey — a major Hu Lianxin television credit for Celluloid Stars filmography.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is A Lifelong Journey about?
A story that details the the lives of ordinary civilians amidst the magnanimous changes in Chinese society over the years. At the end of the 1970s, the Zhou family lived in a provincial city in the north. The father, Zhu Zhi Gang, has just participated in the Third Front Movement in Xi Nan. The eldest son, Zhou Bing Yi, responds to a national call to become part of the first batch of "educated" youths sent to live and work in rural areas. The eldest daughter, Zhou Rong, follows her poet husband to the countryside of Guizhou. The youngest son, Zhou Bing Kun, is the only one left at home with their mother. In the span of 50 years, the Zhou family is swept by the tides of change in China.
Critic Reviews
A Lifelong Journey Review (2022): Is It Worth Watching?
★★★★☆
Liang Xiaosheng & Li Lu's A Lifelong Journey (2022) runs 1 season, 58 episodes on iQIYI — a drama series from China carrying a 85% Celluloid Score.
Strongly recommended — worth the time commitment.
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Yes — A Lifelong Journey scores 85% on Celluloid. A Lifelong Journey — a major Hu Lianxin television credit for Celluloid Stars filmography. Stream on iQIYI.
A Lifelong Journey has 1 season and 58 episodes (2022). It is currently marked ended on Celluloid.
A Lifelong Journey is catalogued under iQIYI and commonly streams on iQIYI. Availability varies by country — open the platform app or the Celluloid series page for regional notes.
A Lifelong Journey stars Hu Lianxin, Lei Jiayin, Xin Baiqing, Song Jia, and others. Created by Liang Xiaosheng & Li Lu.
Yes — A Lifelong Journey has ended (2022). You can watch the complete 1-season run without waiting on renewals.
A Lifelong Journey is primarily in Mandarin (China). Subtitles/dubs depend on your streaming platform.
About 44 hours at ~45 minutes per episode across 58 episodes — a focused weekend binge for many viewers.
A Lifelong Journey scores 85% because all five independent sources agree: critics 85%, audiences 89%, Metacritic 75/100, IMDb 8.3/10 and fan ratings 91%. A Lifelong Journey — a major Hu Lianxin television credit for Celluloid Stars filmography. See the full breakdown on the A Lifelong Journey series page.
No — A Lifelong Journey is not on Netflix. It streams on iQIYI, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under iQIYI. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
A Lifelong Journey first aired in 2022 (2022). Created by Liang Xiaosheng & Li Lu; it streams on iQIYI today.
A Lifelong Journey stars Hu Lianxin, Lei Jiayin, Xin Baiqing, Song Jia, Yin Tao, and others. Created by Liang Xiaosheng & Li Lu.
A Lifelong Journey has 58 episodes across 1 season (2022).