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Queen of Darkness

2025 · 1 season

A short, twisty melodrama that keeps you leaning in, balancing swoony romance against the quiet dread of a life that isn't yours.

Created by
An Dong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fang Jin, Yan Zixian, Pu Yutong
Overview
After a car accident leaves heiress Ye Ying with amnesia, she is mistaken for a housewife named An Ning and forced to live with a family she doesn’t know. Relying on instinct to survive, she grows drawn to inspector Huo Xiao, even as secrets and deception surround them. As her memories return, Ye Ying must choose between the safety of her false life and the dangerous truth waiting to be uncovered.

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Created by
An Dong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Fang Jin, Yan Zixian, Pu Yutong
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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
    • identity
    • deception
    • memory
    • love
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    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
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    An Dong
    Starring
    Fang Jin, Yan Zixian, Pu Yutong, Li Zeyu, Ye Yan, Xing Wenjie
    Length
    1 seasons, 24 episodes, 15 min each
    Network
    Youku
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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