TV series

Secret Agent

2011–2012 · 1 season

A tense, talky spy drama where loyalties shift quietly and every conversation carries the weight of a coming war.

Overview: This TV show set against the Liberation War in the 1940s, it tells a series of open and covert struggles between the Communist Party of China and the Kuomintang over the competition for the river defense fortresses in the Battle of Crossing the Yangtze River.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, conspiracy, loyalty, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: war
conspiracy
loyalty
betrayal
power
Places: military
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Created by: Lenseng Lou, Pan Yue
Starring: Yu Zhen, Chen Zihan, Liang Danni, Wu Zhensu, Liuyi Cheng, Zhang Ying
Length: 1 seasons, 30 episodes
Network: iQiyi, Youku, Tencent Video
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin