The Heart: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Xiao Feng is the Deputy Chief Physician of the Cardiology Department at Dongli Hospital. He is introverted and strict. He becomes work partners with the impulsive doctor Lin Yi, yet friction arises due to the differences in their medical beliefs. Meanwhile, Xiao Feng's younger sister also gets a job working as a doctor at the Intensive Care Unit. Xiao Feng is the backbone of the Cardiology Department and the person chief director Ren Bai and the institute leaders have high hopes for. Lin Yi has just joined the hospital. In the past when he used to work at Xili Hospital, he would only focus on his surgeries and failed to communicate and collaborate with colleagues. His teacher and immediate superior, Cao Nuo Ya, believed that this was not conducive to his growth, so he recommended Lin Yi to the newly-established heart center of Dongli Hospital. In order to pursue her ideals and ease the relationship between her brother and her mother, Zhou Xiao Feng's younger sister Fang Xiao Ran applies to Dongli Hospital and becomes a doctor in the Extracardiac Intensive Care Unit. In the process of curing diseases and saving lives, the three people become great colleagues.

Series details

• Title: The Heart
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Medical
• Premiere date: 2023-10-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-07-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-8
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 71199
• TVDB ID: 439312

Cast and credited roles

• Chao Mark — Zhou Xiaofeng
• Mao Xiao Tong — Fang Xiaoran
• Jin Shi Jia — Lin Yi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-10-07; final listed air date 2023-10-24; episode order: 38.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-06-18; final listed air date 2026-07-04; episode order: 40.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Heart 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.