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Second Life

2025 · 1 season

A scrappy, fast-moving underdog story that turns a grim setup into a satisfying climb, easy to dip into episode by episode.

Created by
Xia Fan
Genres
Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Li Yansong, Mi Qi
Overview
Hua Zhao, a top-tier lawyer from the 21st century, opens her eyes in the body of a village girl in 1970s China, dealt a hand with nothing in it: no parents, a grandfather too sick to work, and a forced marriage already in progress around her. Ye Shen, a senior worker visiting on his own grandfather's behalf, wants no part of the trap her family has sprung on him. What follows is her long climb out of it, dragging half the village up with her.

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Created by
Xia Fan
Genres
Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Li Yansong, Mi Qi
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • family
    • justice
    • ambition
    • survival
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, sci-fi & fantasy
    Created by
    Xia Fan
    Written by
    Xia Fan
    Starring
    Li Yansong, Mi Qi
    Length
    1 seasons, 81 episodes
    Network
    Hong Guo Short Drama
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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