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The Dark Gold

2026 · 1 season

A slow, heavy pressure-cooker of a drama where quiet village life curdles into menace and every choice costs something.

Genres
Drama
Overview
As mining reforms upend the quiet village of Dayang, ordinary villager Yang Gang is drawn into the dangerous world beneath the mines while trying to protect his family. After he and his brothers uncover a hidden gold deposit, he becomes entangled in a web of corruption, power struggles, and escalating violence. Pressured by powerful figures and shifting loyalties, Yang Gang must navigate a perilous line between survival and morality.
How it feels
Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Corruption, greed, power, family
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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 mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Zheng Jiabin, He Dujuan, Song Xi, Qin Fen, Zhou Zhuo, Chen Jinkang, He Rui
Length
1 seasons, 26 episodes
Network
iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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