TV series

Drifting Away

2025 · 1 season

A somber, slow-burning procedural that weighs heavily with regret and the long shadow of a missed chance, keeping you quietly tense.

Overview: That winter, a horrific crime left veteran police captain Peng Zhaolin deeply shaken. A decade earlier, he had unknowingly crossed paths with the suspect, Deng Ligang, missing a crucial chance to stop the crime spree. Despite a relentless pursuit, the criminals vanished without a trace. Years later, a new clue emerges, prompting Peng Zhaolin and young officer Zhen Zhen to reopen the case and seek justice for the victims.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, guilt, obsession, crime
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
guilt
obsession
crime
memory
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: mystery, crime
Created by: Chen Ping
Written by: Chen Ping
Starring: Guo Jingfei, Wang Qianyuan, Zhao Jinmai, Ren Zhong, Wang Jiajia, Zong Juntao, Zhang Xinyi, Ge Si
Length: 1 seasons, 14 episodes, 43 min each
Network: iQiyi
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin