Ode to Joy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The five girls' days with each other were continuing, and more difficulties came one after another, but fortunately they knew each other well enough, and their feelings were increasingly deep, and they could support each other through these difficulties. While Ye Zhenzhen was infatuated with scientific research, she was also frequently affected by Dai Wei's family. How to live a simple life had become a problem, but fortunately her firm position was clear enough, and her family cared her very much, then finally she solved these difficulties. Fang Zhiheng accidentally had a sister, which made her change a lot, and gradually returned to the right track of life. Zhu Zhe accumulated through years of struggle, completely relying on her own in Shanghai, and finally broke through the bottleneck of the cause. After a detour, He Minhong left the 22nd floor and finally came back. She began to learn how to think, how to give, and how to get along with others. Yu Chuhui forced herself to work hard by external power, gradually moving towards consciousness, rising steadily, and getting rid of the shackles of her birth. The trials and gifts of life would continue, but with the support and companionship of the 22nd floor sisters, they could go forward and run all the way to happiness.

Series details

• Title: Ode to Joy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2016-04-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-8
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 41 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16301
• TVDB ID: 310898

Cast and credited roles

• Maggie Jiang — Ye Zhenzhen
• Yang Cai Yu — Fang Zhiheng
• Karlina Zhang — Zhu Zhe
• Zhang Hui Wen — He Minhong
• Li Hao Fei — Yu Chuhui
• Dou Xiao — Huang Daiwei
• Wang An Yu — Li Qihang
• Jing Chao — Qi Mu
• Qu Zhe Ming — Guo Shengyang
• Liu Tao — An Di
• Jiang Xin — Fan Sheng Mei
• Olivia Wang — Qiu Xiao Xiao

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-04-18; final listed air date 2016-05-10; episode order: 42.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-05-11; final listed air date 2017-06-10; episode order: 55.
• Season 3: premiered 2022-08-11; final listed air date 2022-08-30; episode order: 33.
• Season 4: premiered 2023-04-07; final listed air date 2023-04-24; episode order: 37.
• Season 5: premiered 2024-03-16; final listed air date 2024-04-01; episode order: 34.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ode to Joy 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.