Dongbei's Back: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When Zhou Dongbei returns to his hometown in Northeast China, he unexpectedly digs up a bucket of gold in his own backyard. With his buddies and his longtime crush by his side, he sets out on an ambitious entrepreneurial journey, launching one outrageous business venture after another—from "KenDeQi" and "Hali Baba" to "Penguin QQ." But his longtime rival, Wang Jinsheng, is always close behind, pulling every trick in the book to bring him down. Just as Zhou Dongbei seems poised to finally defeat his rival, a long-buried secret at the hospital suddenly comes to light—revealing that the people he thought were family and enemies may have been mixed up all along.

Series details

• Title: Dongbei's Back
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2026-09-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-10-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 17 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 90848

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-09-28; final listed air date 2026-10-01; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

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