Spark of the Long March: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in the pivotal period after the Maogong Meeting during the Long March, a time of tangled conflicts, fierce line struggles, and daunting ethnic work, the drama revolves around the dispute between going north and going south. It recreates how the Party Central Committee safeguarded Party-wide and army-wide unity, and depicts the Red Army bringing ethnic minority people together to face strong foes and coexist in harmony amid extreme hardship, showcasing the indestructible power of ethnic unity on the Long March.

Series details

• Title: Spark of the Long March
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2026-09-26
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-8
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 94653

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-09-26; final listed air date 2026-10-09; episode order: 28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Spark of the Long March 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.