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Best Enemy

2023 · 1 season

A tense, slow-burning spy drama that keeps you leaning in, with moral weight and the constant threat of discovery.

Genres
Action & adventure, Drama, War & politics
Overview
Childhood friends Chen Ke Hai and Fang Li went their separate ways and found themselves in the No. 76 secret service. In 1939, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics created a special class to combat the No. 76 of Wang Jing Wei's regime, with the hope of resisting Japan. Chen Ke Hai, now a secret member of the Communist Party, returns to Shanghai with the mission of infiltrating No. 76, where Fang Li is the leader. The brutal experiments reveal the truth about the bureau. Chen and Fang are separated after a failed assassination attempt. Facing a drastically different Chen Ke Hai, Fang Li tests him and places an agent at his side. Chen Ke Hai struggles to convey valuable information to his party without backing down. After the war, the former colleagues have a final confrontation over their contrasting beliefs.
How it feels
Tense, dark, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, loyalty, war, identity
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, drama, war & politics
Starring
Gao Zhiting, Wang Sen, Chen Yao, Zhang Yue, Zhao Bin, Wang Haiping, Wang Ce, Jiang Xueming
Length
1 seasons, 36 episodes
Network
iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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