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The Bad Kids

2020 · 1 season

A slow, oppressive descent into moral ambiguity, where children and adults alike are trapped by circumstance and consequence.

Created by
Xin Shuang, Zi Jin Chen
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Qin Hao, Wang Jingchun, Rong Zishan
Overview
A story that follows three children from a coastal town who unintentionally film a murder scene. As the kids become involved with the suspect, it opens up a case that is far more complicated than it looks and entraps several families into an unpredictable outcome.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Xin Shuang, Zi Jin Chen
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Qin Hao, Wang Jingchun, Rong Zishan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • family
  • morality
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery, drama
Created by
Xin Shuang, Zi Jin Chen
Written by
Joker Sun, Pan Yiran
Starring
Qin Hao, Wang Jingchun, Rong Zishan, Shi Pengyuan, Wang Shengdi, Zhang Songwen, Liu Lin, Li Meng
Music
Ding Ke
Cinematography
Chao Ming
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 48 min each
Network
iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin, Cantonese

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