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The Long Snake Takes a Wife

2026 · 1 season

A creeping, folklore-soaked mystery that wraps a small town in dread and keeps you leaning in for clues.

Created by
Li Zhiwen
Genres
Mystery
Overview
Haunted by his mother’s unsolved death, Bai Zhongtian returns to Baiyun Town, where sinister legends of ghostly weddings and supernatural rituals begin to reappear. As strange sightings and rumors spread, he follows a trail of clues to uncover the truth hidden beneath the town’s eerie folklore.
How it feels
Eerie, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Mystery, grief, death, isolation
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Li Zhiwen
Genres
Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
mystery
Created by
Li Zhiwen
Written by
Li Zhiwen
Starring
Cheng Yufeng, Chen Yeling, Lin Qiyu, Yun Ge, Wang Ye, Cheng Chaoyue, Cai Mingna
Length
1 seasons, 22 episodes
Network
Tencent Video
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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