TV series

Mysterious Summer

2014 · 1 season

Quiet, interconnected urban vignettes that slowly reveal hidden longings and unease, rewarding patient attention.

Overview: No one truly knows what mysteries lie in the hearts of strangers. If you could see through their eyes, what would you find? Worlds of ambition, betrayal, longing, suspicion, horror, love, and hate. Fifteen people residing in Beijing live out fifteen seemingly unique stories, but perhaps their lives are more connected than they seem.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, loneliness, identity, obsession
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: mystery
loneliness
identity
obsession
deception
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
anthology
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: mystery
Starring: Yuki Furukawa, Ma Sichun, Wang Chuanjun, Ye Zuxin, Chen Hao, Gong Beibi, Chen Meixing, 王家强
Length: 1 seasons, 15 episodes, 30 min each
Network: iQiyi
Country: China, Japan
Languages: Mandarin