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The Lie Detective

2021 · 1 season

A somber, methodical police procedural that builds quiet suspense through lie-detector interrogations and a long-buried personal tragedy.

Genres
Crime, Mystery
Overview
Twelve years ago, several homicides caused a sensation in the city. The victims were all from the bottom of society, and their bodies were found in deserted and remote places.It is speculated that the murderer may be the same person, but because of his extremely cunning, the case is very difficult for the time being. Through unremitting investigations and evidence collection, the criminal police gradually identified the main suspect. On the way to a meeting with his daughter Ling Ran, the criminal policeman Ling Bin hunted down the suspect and died in the line of duty. Twelve years later, Ling Bin's daughter Ling Ran (played by Yu Nan) worked in the Polygraph Center of the Technical Division of the Criminal Police Detachment. She used polygraph technology to successfully solve several major cases and became famous. Chen Hu, head of Interpol Detachment Crime Unit (Xing Jiadong ornaments) and her partner,
How it feels
Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, mystery, justice, grief
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery
Starring
Yu Nan, Xing Jiadong, Shen Wei, Gao Yu Xi, Yuan Fufu, Lin Tianyuan, Wang Xi, Li Zhenglin
Length
1 seasons, 16 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Mango TV
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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