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My Dearest Stranger

2026 · 1 season

A slow, serious procedural that keeps you leaning in, piecing together old secrets while two guarded people slowly learn to trust.

Created by
Lin Yu-Hsien
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Wang Luodan, Yuan Hong, Bosco Wong Chung-chak
Overview
Detective Song Cheng discovers a link between a current case and an unsolved crime from four years ago, both tied to key witness Yu Xiao. As he digs deeper, Yu Xiao’s hidden past comes to light. She joins the investigation with Song Cheng’s support, but mounting obstacles threaten their pursuit of the truth. Together, they fight to uncover the real culprit and bring justice to light.

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Created by
Lin Yu-Hsien
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Wang Luodan, Yuan Hong, Bosco Wong Chung-chak
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • justice
    • deception
    • trauma
    • memory
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, mystery
    Created by
    Lin Yu-Hsien
    Written by
    Cao Xueping
    Starring
    Wang Luodan, Yuan Hong, Bosco Wong Chung-chak, Jiang Xin, Lin Peng, Wang Maolei, Ren Bin, Ma Yujie
    Length
    1 seasons, 13 episodes
    Network
    Youku
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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