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The Listener

2019 · 1 season

A moody forensic procedural that slowly tightens its grip as a doctor's hidden past surfaces.

Created by
Zhaohui Gong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nie Yuan, Song Yi, Lu Fangsheng
Overview
Ming Chuan is a famed forensics doctor who is known for cracking countless cases. However, no one understands his past, including himself. A mysterious serial murder case allows him to meet Luo Bixin, a beautiful and capable police captain. Luo Bixin starts to suspect Ming Chuan's actual identity when his photo was found the crime scene.

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Created by
Zhaohui Gong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nie Yuan, Song Yi, Lu Fangsheng
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • identity
  • crime
  • memory
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Zhaohui Gong
Starring
Nie Yuan, Song Yi, Lu Fangsheng, Zhang Guangbei, Li Chengfeng, Guo Yunqi, Yu Mingjia, Zheng Luoqian
Length
1 seasons, 36 episodes, 38 min each
Network
iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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