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The Bionic Life

2023 · 1 season

A sleek, brooding procedural that blurs the line between human and machine, asking quiet questions about empathy and identity.

Created by
Leste Chen
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Overview
Set in the year 2035, humanoid robots that are indistinguishable from humans have raised public concerns due to their rapid advancement. The members of "Mingmou" organization, Cheng Nuo, a level-headed individual, and An Qiu, who excels in empathy, join forces to unravel the mysteries behind the continuous murders of humanoid robots. Amidst the complexities of life, the boundary between humans and humanoid robots blurs. The fate of both humans and humanoid robots is being silently rewritten...
How it feels
Tense, melancholic, eerie and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, technology, mystery, morality
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Created by
Leste Chen
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
Places
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, crime, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Leste Chen
Starring
Song Weilong, Wen Qi, Lee Hong-Chi, Liu Lin, Liu Dan, Song Ningfeng, Alan Aruna, Chen Yumi
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 35 min each
Network
iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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