Scripted series · iQiyi
Substitute Game
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Substitute Game actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Substitute Game reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
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.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
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.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The story
What it's about
Boxer Lin Ye is hired to impersonate heiress Lin Wei and approach Gu Ran as part of Gu Chen’s revenge scheme, but as deception turns into romance and shocking family truths emerge, she must outwit a deadly conspiracy to protect those she loves.
Where to watch
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