Scripted series · iQiyi
The Dark Romance
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Dark Romance actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Dark Romance reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
While investigating her best friend’s suicide, single mother Yan Ling is drawn into a dangerous web of emotional manipulation. As love and betrayal become entangled, she begins to recognize the truth, break free from control, and reclaim her life.
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.
Where to watch
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