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Affinity
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Cui Yuxin
Xie Xinxu / Gu Yanqing
40 eps
Fang Jin
Wu Nongyu
40 eps
Wang Yijun
Wu Siyuan
40 eps
Gao Weiman
Li Xiang
40 eps
Wu Fei
Lin Juan
40 eps
Ding Ming
Mr. Ding
8 eps
Cao Huanzhen
Chen Yiyi
3 eps
Su Jiemin
Xia Yuyan
6 eps
Cao Yuxin
Li Mo
2 eps
Yang Yuxuan
Nan Xing
5 eps
Chen Yiyang
A Ze
2 eps
Guo Mo
Max
6 eps
Liu Dongwen
Father Xie
2 eps
Yi Hui
Mother Xie
2 eps
Song Tianxin
Young Wu Nongyu
2 eps
Song Bo
Wu Ming
2 eps
Wang Yajuan
2 eps
Deng Jialun
3 eps
Yang Chenxi
2 eps
Liu Yuyang
1 eps
Gao Jingyin
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Affinity actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Affinity reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In 2051, bioengineering student Wu Nongyu and sociopath Xie Xinxu are drawn together by a mysterious genetic attraction. As their relationship grows, they must confront their pasts and navigate love, trust, and redemption while racing to find a way to break the powerful bond that threatens to control their lives.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Chen JiajieDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
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