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The Mask

2021 · 1 season

A slow-burning, shadowy police procedural that keeps you leaning in as old family secrets and a present-day killer tighten around the investigators.

Created by
Han Bowen
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Overview
A serial killer is victimizing the city of Linghai so criminal police investigator Ji Fan , Captain Xiong Zhen Nan, and forensic doctor Zhao Qing Yan create a task force to launch an investigation. The case becomes complicated when Ji Fan realizes that the killer might be close to him and found to be related to an old case 27 years ago that leads back to his own family - his Ji Ting Shan and older brother Ji Ping who lives with him.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, family, mystery, deception
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Created by
Han Bowen
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
Han Bowen
Starring
Ryan Zheng Kai, Zhang Guoli, Danni Chong, Raymond Lam, Guo Yunqi, Lü Liang, Gao Xiaofei, Qiao Jingwen
Length
1 seasons, 31 episodes, 45 min each
Network
BesTV, Dragon Television
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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