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Draw the Line

2022 · 1 season

A sincere, talky courtroom drama about duty and conscience, moving at a steady pace through moral dilemmas and mentor-apprentice bonds.

Created by
Liu Guotong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jin Dong, Cheng Yi, Cai Wenjing
Overview
Three generations of judges—mentor Zhang Weimin, his apprentices Fang Yuan and Song Yufei, and Fang Yuan’s protégé Zhou Yi’an—navigate shifting roles in China’s courts. When young Supreme Court cadre Ye Xin arrives, their intertwined journeys highlight the challenges of justice, morality, and humanity while upholding the tradition of guidance and dedication to the law.

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Created by
Liu Guotong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jin Dong, Cheng Yi, Cai Wenjing
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • morality
  • work
  • loyalty
  • power
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Liu Guotong
Written by
Li Xiaoliang, Fei Huijun
Starring
Jin Dong, Cheng Yi, Cai Wenjing, Wang Xiuzhu, Zeng Mengxue, Kaavie Wong, Wang Yinan, Zhao Ziqi
Length
1 seasons, 40 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Hunan Television, iQiyi, Mango TV
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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