Almost Lover: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

During their studies, He Xiaozhan, Xiao Shangqi and Chen Fei'er were close friends. He Xiaozhan had loved Xiao Shangqi for eight years, but kept quiet about it because the young man was infatuated with Chen Fei'er. The incident on the eve of graduation destroyed the friendship between the inseparable trio. Faced with the double betrayal of love and friendship, He Xiaozhan moves from Shanghai to another city and becomes the host of a late-night radio show. Three years later, Xiao Shangqi arrives in the same city to become the manager of a four-star hotel that is on the verge of closing. Former friends reunite, and through misunderstandings, misunderstandings and difficulties, they finally get to know each other and come to love.

Series details

• Title: Almost Lover
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2022-10-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-11-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 64847
• IMDb ID: tt23332780
• TVDB ID: 426430

Cast and credited roles

• Victoria Song — He Xiao Ran
• Xu Wei Zhou — Xiao Shang Qi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-10-26; final listed air date 2022-11-24; episode order: 36.

Source and licence

Adapted from Almost Lover 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.