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A Lonely Hero's Journey

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: August 6, 2024
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 36
  • Networks: Beijing Television, Jiangsu Television, Dragon Television, iQiyi, Youku
  • Genres: Mystery
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A Lonely Hero's Journey(2024)

TMDB Rating: 5.0 (2 votes)

Overview

Gu Yizhong, a scion of the Gu family in Suzhou, returns to China after completing his studies in the Architecture Department at the University of Pennsylvania. When the war breaks out, a failed rescue mission to assist his underground party girlfriend exposes all the contacts of the Suzhou underground organization. Falsely framed and accused by the Japanese collaborators, Gu Yizhong is mistaken for a traitor within the party. Unable to prove his innocence, he takes the initiative to infiltrate the Japanese collaborators and eventually becomes an undercover agent in the Suzhou special operations station of the Communist Party.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

36 episodes • 2024

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Aug 6, 20240.0
2Episode 2Aug 6, 20240.0
3Episode 3Aug 6, 20240.0
4Episode 4Aug 6, 20240.0
5Episode 5Aug 7, 20240.0
6Episode 6Aug 7, 20240.0
7Episode 7Aug 8, 20240.0
8Episode 8Aug 8, 20240.0
9Episode 9Aug 9, 20240.0
10Episode 10Aug 10, 20240.0
11Episode 11Aug 11, 20240.0
12Episode 12Aug 11, 20240.0
13Episode 13Aug 12, 20240.0
14Episode 14Aug 12, 20240.0
15Episode 15Aug 13, 20240.0
16Episode 16Aug 13, 20240.0
17Episode 17Aug 14, 20240.0
18Episode 18Aug 14, 20240.0
19Episode 19Aug 15, 20240.0
20Episode 20Aug 15, 20240.0
21Episode 21Aug 16, 20240.0
22Episode 22Aug 17, 20240.0
23Episode 23Aug 18, 20240.0
24Episode 24Aug 18, 20240.0
25Episode 25Aug 19, 20240.0
26Episode 26Aug 19, 20240.0
27Episode 27Aug 20, 20240.0
28Episode 28Aug 20, 20240.0
29Episode 29Aug 21, 20240.0
30Episode 30Aug 21, 20240.0
31Episode 31Aug 22, 20240.0
32Episode 32Aug 22, 20240.0
33Episode 33Aug 23, 20240.0
34Episode 34Aug 23, 20240.0
35Episode 35Aug 23, 20240.0
36Episode 36Aug 23, 20240.0

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