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National Action

2 seasons

A sober, procedural grind through institutional power, rewarding patient viewers with the slow satisfaction of watching untouchable figures finally cornered.

Genres
Drama, Crime
Overview
Based on the Sichuan Liu Han case, the story follows anti-corruption heroes led by He Yanling as they, with a national task force mobilized by the central government, finally solve the four-year-old Mianyang 1.10 case and dismantle the criminal syndicate and its protectors.

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Genres
Drama, Crime
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • crime
  • power
  • justice
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • procedural
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Gao Qunshu, Meng Chang
Written by
Tuo Zheng, Zhang Chenggong
Starring
Huang Zhizhong, Zhang Yi, Chen Baoguo, Wang Zhiwen, He Ping, Cao Weiyu, Yu Hewei, Wang Qian
Length
2 seasons, 38 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Hunan Television
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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