TV series

The Long Way Home

2025 · 1 season

A quiet, earnest drama that sits with pain and recovery, offering slow comfort and hard-won hope.

Overview: A former inmate forms a support group to help others reintegrate into society. While guiding them through their struggles, he must confront the buried trauma of his own abusive childhood.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, healing, redemption, found family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
healing
redemption
found family
guilt
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Created by: Ker Choon Hooi
Starring: Brando Huang, Li Xing, Lucia Xie, Emerson Tsai, Akira Huang, Mountain Kao
Music: Yu Cheng-hsien
Length: 1 seasons, 16 episodes
Network: Da Ai Television
Country: Taiwan
Languages: Mandarin