A Lonely Hero's Journey: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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. Under immense pressure, Gu Yizhong confronts the station chief Zhou Zhifei and the Japanese advisor Kondo Tatsuo in a battle of wits. He seizes the opportunity to uncover the true traitor within the party, known as "Black Eight," and eliminates the threat. Continuously collecting secret intelligence for the Communist Party and saving fellow comrades in peril, Gu Yizhong provides significant support and assistance to the anti-Japanese cause of the Suzhou underground organization. With unwavering faith and courage, he grows constantly in the midst of struggle.

Series details

• Title: A Lonely Hero's Journey
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
• Premiere date: 2024-08-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-08-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72803
• IMDb ID: tt28132104
• TVDB ID: 442198

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-08-06; final listed air date 2024-08-23; episode order: 36.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Lonely Hero's Journey on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.