Ode to Joy (TV series)
| Ode to Joy | |
|---|---|
Season 2 promotional image | |
| 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 | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 42 (Season 1) 55 (Season 2) 33 (Season 3) 37 (Season 4) 34 (Season 5) |
| 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 – present |
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. The 3rd and 4th season were released in 2022 and 2023 respectively. The main characters and their actors have been changed from Season 3.