TV series

Sisyphus

2020 · 1 season

A tense, melancholy time-loop thriller that keeps you leaning in, piecing together a conspiracy while a father's grief quietly aches.

Overview: Ex-cop Zhang Haifeng discovers new clues about his daughter's death while investigating a serial murder case. After a fatal encounter, he wakes up in the past, just before his own death. Using this second chance, he races to unravel a decades-old conspiracy and alter his daughter's fate.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, conspiracy, memory, fate
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
conspiracy
memory
fate
justice
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: mystery, sci-fi & fantasy, crime
Created by: Guo Shubo
Written by: Ma Siyu
Starring: Wang Qianyuan, Lu Han, Qi Xi, Qiao Xin, Wu Yue, Zhang Haoran, Lee Kang-sheng, Wang Longzheng
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 34 min each
Network: iQiyi
Country: Macao
Languages: Mandarin