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When a Snail Falls in Love

2016 · 1 season

A slow-burning procedural romance where quiet detective work and a shy courtship unfold against a lurking serial-killer threat.

Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Wang Kai, Wang Ziwen, Yu Heng
Overview
Detective Ji Bai and new criminal profiler Xu Xu may seem like an awkward teacher-student pair at first glance, yet they are actually the best partners in the police force, solving one crime after another. Ji Bai slowly falls in love with Xu Xu, yet she is a girl who is as slow as a snail when it comes to love. Just as Xu Xu starts to reciprocate Ji Bai's feelings, the dormant "Angel's Killer" reappears.

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Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Wang Kai, Wang Ziwen, Yu Heng
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • love
    • obsession
    • mystery
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror3
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama, mystery
    Starring
    Wang Kai, Wang Ziwen, Yu Heng, Xu Yue, Zhao Yuanyuan, Wu Xiaoyu, Mi Te, Li Longjun
    Length
    1 seasons, 21 episodes, 35 min each
    Network
    Dragon Television, Tencent Video
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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