TV series

The Dark Romance

2026 · 1 season

A slow, uneasy plunge into manipulation and grief, keeping you tense and watchful as trust slowly curdles into suspicion.

Overview: While investigating her best friend’s suicide, single mother Yan Ling is drawn into a dangerous web of emotional manipulation. As love and betrayal become entangled, she begins to recognize the truth, break free from control, and reclaim her life.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Deception, grief, identity, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: deception
grief
identity
betrayal
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, mystery
Created by: Xue Xiaolu
Written by: Xue Xiaolu
Starring: Sun Li, Wu Kang-ren, Wang Ge, Chen Xixu, Tao Hui, Chen Tianyu, Wu Nien-hsuan, Liao Yinyue
Length: 1 seasons, 22 episodes
Network: iQiyi
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin