The 38-episode TV series "Tangshan Earthquake" is adapted from the novella "Tangshan Earthquake" written by Chinese American woman writer Zhang Ling, and directed by well-known director Yao Xiaofeng. Wang Zhonglei, president of Huayi Brothers, the chief producer of the play. Chen Xiaoyi, Zhang Guoli, Zhang Hanyu, Xu Yajun and other famous old actors and young actors from Tong Liya, Yuan Wenkang and Zhu Tie were assembled. This story tells the story of a mother and daughter who were separated in the earthquake. After 32 years, the unexpected reunion once again evoked painful memories. This novel was once put on the big screen by Xiaogang Feng and touched countless audiences. In terms of plot, screenwriter Huo Xin said that "the TV version will present the original story very completely and add the essence of the movie version." Fontaine's emotional experience, married life in Canada, etc. Are the continuation and development of TV series.

Compared with the movie version, the TV version of Tangshan Earthquake is more faithful to the original novel Aftershock in some aspects, such as restoring the names of the characters in the novel and changing "Fang" to "Wan". In the plot, the TV drama version will present the original story completely, detailing the life trajectories of Li Yuanni, Wanda's mother and son and their daughter Wan Deng in the 32 years after the earthquake, and showing the joys and sorrows of Li Yuanni and Wan Dacheng, Dong Guilan and Wang Deqing, Li Yuanni and Kobayashi, and Wan Deng and Yang Yang.