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Case X Decoded

2026 · 1 season

A sober, methodical cold-case procedural that trades thrills for quiet tension and the slow unearthing of buried truths.

Created by
Choi Jing-Shing
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Michael Miu Kiu-wai, Eliza Sam, Lee Tin-Cheung
Overview
Dusty archives are opened, and a sense of tension fills the air. When real-life mysteries from Hong Kong become the storyline, can these cold cases finally be solved? While pursuing clues, can the investigators break through the deadlock and bring the truth to light?

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Created by
Choi Jing-Shing
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Michael Miu Kiu-wai, Eliza Sam, Lee Tin-Cheung
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • justice
  • crime
  • memory
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Choi Jing-Shing
Written by
Gary Tang Tak-Hey
Starring
Michael Miu Kiu-wai, Eliza Sam, Lee Tin-Cheung, Anjaylia Chan, Jason Wu, Wilson Ai Wai, Catherine Chau, Sophie Ngan Chin-man
Cinematography
李旨溢
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes
Network
Youku
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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