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Cases Between Us

2026 · 1 season

A steady, earnest period detective drama about two mismatched partners learning to trust each other while working through case after case.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Zhai Zilu, Ma Sichao, Yang Kaicheng
Overview
Zhao Shaoshang and Yuan Hong, two young men from vastly different backgrounds, join forces to solve one case after another. Through their shared experiences, they learn from each other, grow together, and become an unstoppable crime-fighting duo in a tumultuous era.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Zhai Zilu, Ma Sichao, Yang Kaicheng
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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
    • justice
    • friendship
    • class
    • crime
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Starring
    Zhai Zilu, Ma Sichao, Yang Kaicheng, Lin Mu, Wang Ruizi, Liu Mingrui, Jessie Li, Estelle Chen
    Length
    1 seasons, 36 episodes
    Network
    Tencent Video
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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