Scripted series · iQiyi
Life is Elsewhere
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Life is Elsewhere actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Life is Elsewhere reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
An ambitious, working-class girl navigates the cutthroat world of new media, rising from a big influencer's assistant to a top-tier blogger, overcoming a career-stalling corporate setback with help from friends to reclaim her success, all while dealing with rivals and a complicated romantic relationship with her elite mentor.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Shen YangDirector
Where to watch
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