Is Joy of Life coming back?

Joy of Life is currently between seasons on CCTV-8; the most recent episode aired on May 30, 2024. As of now, there is no confirmed return date for the next season. The show’s status indicates it is in a period between its second and potential third season.

Joy of Life is a Chinese drama and historical series that first premiered on November 26, 2019. It was a story about Zhang Qing, a college student who wanted to study in a postgraduate class. To do so, he wrote a historical fiction that depicted a young man named Fan Xian, who lived in a remote seaside town of the Kingdom of Qing during his childhood. The series followed Fan Xian's journey to the capital, where he faced many challenges and upheld his principles of justice and goodness, living a life of significance.

The show stars Zhang Ruo Yun as Fan Xian, Chen Dao Ming as Qing Di, and Li Qin as Lin Wan'er. It has a rating of 8 on TVMaze and each episode runs approximately 45 minutes.