Great Expectations: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A small town man brings along his mother and his best friend to the big city to find work. Their temporarily lodge with an old buddy of his, who is at the time the center of conflicts between union workers fighting for their rights and unscrupulous bosses trying to crush their protests. The man learns to navigate the political landmines and climbs up the society ladder. Yet, he is privately dissatisfied with the man he has become. He later finds a purpose in life and a cause greater than money and power.

Series details

• Title: Great Expectations
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, History
• Premiere date: 2018-04-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-04-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36578
• TVDB ID: 345610

Cast and credited roles

• Chen Si Cheng — Hong San Yuan
• Tong Li Ya — Lin Yi Yi
• Yuan Hong — Qi Lin
• Amber Kuo — Yu Meng Zhu
• Zhao Li Xin — Lu Hao
• Liu Yi Jun — Zhang Mo Lin
• Ni Da Hong — Huo Tian Hong

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-04-01; final listed air date 2018-04-28; episode order: 48.

Source and licence

Adapted from Great Expectations 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.