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Provoke

2023 · 1 season

A tense, twisty revenge drama with slow-burning romance, where every conversation hides a secret and trust is a dangerous gamble.

Created by
Zeng Qingjie
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Zhao Yiqin, Daisy Li, Wang Ruolin
Overview
In the early twentieth century, to take her revenge, Jiang Ying, the top singer in the New Fairyland of Tang City, has an elaborate plan to marry Du Jingchuang, a wealthy businessman. Du Xunyu, Du Jingchuang's son, is suspicious of Jiang Ying's ulterior motives, but his identity as the fake son is nearly exposed by Jiang Ying instead. They're against each other at every corner under the same roof, but they gradually find out that they seem to be old friends in the past. Those two avengers, who were walking alone, have become each other's guardians. Meanwhile, Du Jingchuang, their common enemy, is secretly watching all this...

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Created by
Zeng Qingjie
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Zhao Yiqin, Daisy Li, Wang Ruolin
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • identity
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism5
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
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Written by
Zhao Lin
Starring
Zhao Yiqin, Daisy Li, Wang Ruolin, Elaine Yi, Wang Xingwei, Xing Wenjie, Chang Jin, Min Xinghan
Length
1 seasons, 25 episodes, 15 min each
Network
Tencent Video
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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