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The Red Cradle
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lyric Lan
Wen Renqiu
24 eps
Liu Zhiyang
Wei Geming
24 eps
Zhu Tie
Xu Yanqing
24 eps
Xiao Yin
Xiao Fengxia
24 eps
Niu Beiren
Shi Dashan
24 eps
Zhang Liming
Xiang Liming
24 eps
Liu Yuqiao
Xu Zhou
24 eps
Chen Guanying
Zhao Tiezhu
24 eps
Jiang Fuyi
Wang Maisui
24 eps
Gu Jing
Gu Hongmei
24 eps
Zhao Jing
Lin Shuyi
24 eps
Wu Meiyi
Zhang Xiuqin
24 eps
Jia Yuechuan
Liu Zhiyuan
24 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Red Cradle actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Red Cradle reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
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 much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The story
What it's about
The caregivers and soldiers of Yan’an’s Second Nursery escort 136 children through war-torn lands to safety. Facing gunfire, harsh conditions, and constant danger, they sacrifice everything to protect the children, giving rise to the legendary “Children’s Long March” and an enduring spirit of courage and devotion that lives on today.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Guo JingyuProducer
Where to watch
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