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Lady of Law

2022 · 1 season

A polished, talky workplace drama where office politics and a corruption mystery simmer under romantic tension.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Maggie Jiang, Liu Mintao, Peng Yuchang
Overview
When the leader of a Chinese law firm is arrested for corruption, his stunned daughter, an employee at the firm, begins investigating the truth. Her endeavor is complicated by the arrival of another headstrong but otherwise very different lawyer, further fracturing the workplace.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Maggie Jiang, Liu Mintao, Peng Yuchang
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • power
  • family
  • justice
  • work
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Maggie Jiang, Liu Mintao, Peng Yuchang, Shi Mingze, Gao Shuguang, Gao Xin, Dai Xiangyu, Zhao Yihuan
Length
1 seasons, 40 episodes, 45 min each
Network
CCTV-8, Tencent Video
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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