Begin Again: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Begin Again tells the story of a domineering female CEO and a warm doctor who turn a fake relationship into reality due to practical reasons. Having exchanged their 'I do's', they start on a new chapter of their lives as they learn to fall in love. Lu Fangning is the general manager of Luning Group, a large corporation in the business of home furniture. Lu Fangning is a woman who has it all - talented, beautiful and rich. Nearing her thirties, Lu Fangning succumbs to family pressures and decides that she urgently needs a husband with whom she will have a child. Coincidentally, surgeon Ling Rui appears in front of her. Ling Rui is not only blessed with good looks but also has an angelic heart, which makes him the perfect candidate in the eyes of Lu Fangning. She schemes her way to his life and they finally become husband and wife. Lu Fangning eventually realizes the error in her ways and strives to be better. However, keeping a marriage is not as easy as it seems.

Series details

• Title: Begin Again
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2020-10-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-12-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Mango TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51560
• IMDb ID: tt12256822
• TVDB ID: 387942

Cast and credited roles

• Zhou Yu Tong — Lu Fang Ning
• Gong Jun — Ling Rui
• Zhang Jia Wei — Fang Yi Yao
• Wu Man Si — Cai Si Yu

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-10-29; final listed air date 2020-12-11; episode order: 35.

Source and licence

Adapted from Begin Again 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.