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Mystic Nine
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mystic Nine actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mystic Nine reads strongest on Spectacle, Serialized and Cliffhanger Intensity.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
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.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The story
What it's about
Mystic Nine follows Zhang Qishan as he joins forces with Wu Laogou, alongside Huo Xiangu and the other members of the Mystic Nine, when turmoil returns to Changsha. The mysterious disappearance of Unit 401 uncovers a century-old secret. Faced with life-and-death choices, bound by brotherhood, responsibility to their sects, and devotion to their country, they risk everything to protect their home and overcome the crisis.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Bai ShanDirector
Where to watch
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