Scripted series · iQiyi
The Guilty
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Guilty actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Guilty reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
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
A kidnapping case uncovers a decade-old murder hidden in an old phonograph recording. As the investigation reveals shocking secrets, three young people, once full of potential, form an unbreakable bond, facing their dark pasts and protecting each other from fate’s grip.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Fu DongyuDirector
Where to watch
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