MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

TV series
Poster for Never Give Up

Never Give Up

2022 · 1 season

A warm, earnest generational saga that moves at a steady pace, celebrating resilience and family bonds through small triumphs and setbacks.

Created by
李小平
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Yu Xiaoguang, Gan Tingting, Alvin Cao
Overview
In 1979 Jinjiang, two lifelong friends take different paths to overcome poverty—one building a garment business from a small fishing boat, the other transforming agriculture through tradition and innovation. As their families grow and face challenges, they pave the way for a new era of “Made in Jinjiang,” driven by resilience, ambition, and unity across generations.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
李小平
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Yu Xiaoguang, Gan Tingting, Alvin Cao
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • friendship
  • class
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

More like this

Titles like Never Give Up

TV series

My Destiny

2026

A steady, heartfelt climb from hardship to hard-won success, carried by friendship and quiet perseverance.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and friendship

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • friendship
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
My DestinyHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Carmen Curlers

2022

A warm, lived-in period drama that makes small-town business and quiet social change feel intimate and quietly rousing.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and family · ensemble

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • family
  • ensemble
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
3
Details
Carmen CurlersHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Land of Hope

2019

A patient, sincere ensemble drama about ordinary people weathering big historical changes with dignity and grit.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and family · ensemble

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • family
  • ensemble
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
The Land of HopeHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Feather Flies to the Sky

2017–2018

A long, patient family-and-fortune saga that rewards steady watching with warmth, setbacks and slow-earned triumph.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and family

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Feather Flies to the SkyHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Created in China

2025

A sincere, slow-burning industrial drama about rebuilding a factory and a family legacy, with quiet tension and period detail.

Earnest · about ambition and family

Via
  • earnest
  • ambition
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Created in ChinaHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Family on the Go

2012

A warm, earnest family saga that follows a clan's hardscrabble rise, mixing gentle humor with the quiet ache of sacrifice and separation.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and family

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Family on the GoHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

To Our Dreamland of Ice

2022

A patient, heartfelt generational saga that glides between winter training and family hardship, rewarding viewers who settle into its steady rhythm.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and family · ensemble

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • family
  • ensemble
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
To Our Dreamland of IceHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

沸腾人生

2022

A sincere, slow-burning workplace drama that immerses you in the struggles and camaraderie of building something meaningful together.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and family

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
沸腾人生Hidden from your suggestions.
TV series

A Lifelong Journey

2022

A slow, earnest immersion in ordinary lives across decades, quietly moving and rich in historical texture.

Earnest, warm · about family and class · ensemble

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • family
  • class
  • ensemble
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
A Lifelong JourneyHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Our Times

2022

A gentle, earnest portrait of ordinary lives improving over a decade, watched with calm patience rather than suspense.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and family

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Our TimesHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Sea of the Woman

2017

A gentle, earnest daily drama that follows a determined young woman through hardship, offering steady comfort and quiet hope.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and family

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
easy-watch
Seasons
1
Details
Sea of the WomanHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Spring in Happiness

2020–2021

A sweeping, earnest portrait of friendship and resilience across decades, blending hardship with warmth and quiet hope.

Earnest, warm · about ambition and family

Via
  • earnest
  • warm
  • ambition
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Spring in HappinessHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
drama, family
Created by
李小平
Starring
Yu Xiaoguang, Gan Tingting, Alvin Cao, Wang Zheng, Zhang Fengyi, Wang Ji, Hua Kun, Zhao Haitao
Length
1 seasons, 35 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Youku, Tencent Video, iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

TMDB