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The Long Watch (2026)

  • Mystery
  • 1 seasons
  • ★ 7.5/10 from 2 ratings

A millennium-era leak case shaping cross-strait dynamics hides a covert tug-of-war between foreign forces and Chinese agents. In the late 90s, rookie Chunxiao and star agent Ma Qi foil plots together, but as time passes, the case reshapes all involved amid era-defining shifts.

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  1. 01

    Born with Luck

    Strong story similarity

    2026 · 45 min · Comedy · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Zhang Yi'ang, a veteran detective, is sent to Sanjiangkou to investigate a case but soon finds himself caught in a web of crime and corruption. While pursuing a powerful criminal network, he unexpectedly receives help from a group of bungling thieves, who inadvertently aid his mission to unravel the truth behind a murder.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 02

    The Trembling of Cicada

    Strong story similarity

    2026 · Mystery

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    Three legal professionals with troubled pasts become entangled in complex criminal cases, where psychological warfare, hidden agendas, and long-buried secrets blur the line between hunter and prey.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 03

    The VI Group of Fatal Case

    Strong story similarity

    2026 · Drama · Mystery

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    In the early 1990s, Zeng Keqiang joins a local major crimes unit to continue the unfinished investigation of a fallen colleague. As the team solves a series of complex criminal cases, they work to dismantle a powerful criminal syndicate responsible for corruption, violence, and murder throughout the city.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    The Wind Blows From Longxi

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    2022 · 45 min · Drama · Mystery

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    The year is 228 of the Common Era, and China is divided into Three Kingdoms, which find themselves at odds with each other. A seemingly decisive battle has just taken place, with the Shu army clashing with the Wei. But military leaders in the state of Shu believe that the battle’s result was swayed by a campaign of misinformation – with faulty information leading to a critical misjudgment. They believe that this was all masterminded by Chen Gong, a powerful spy believed to be located somewhere in Wei lands.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 05

    The Unseen

    Strong story similarity

    2026 · Crime · Mystery

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    A series of bizarre cases intertwines the fates of mystery blogger Shen Man and young detective Jiang Li. Together, they join forces to unravel the complexities hidden within layers of mystery to uncover the truth.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 06

    The Perfect Suspect

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    2025 · Drama · Mystery

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    A perfect crime unravels hidden human darkness as a child-related case emerges, exposing the unsettling truths of society beneath its calm facade.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  7. 07

    The Long Night

    Strong story similarity

    2020 · 50 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    It was an open shut case with hundred of witnesses seeing the murder suspect trying to dispose of a body and a signed confession from the suspect himself. And yet when the case was ready for court, the prosecutor discovered that the case was not as it appeared. The murder was but a cover for another more shocking injustice. He spent ten years trying to uncover the truth, toiling away his youth, his career, his reputation, his family, and even his life.

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    • strong story and style similarity
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  8. 08

    Thirteen Years of Dust

    Strong story similarity

    2023 · 45 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    The special homicide case that was unsolved in 1997 resurfaced 13 years later. Criminal policeman Wei Zhengrong, who wasn't able to find out the real murderer that year was traumatised and left the front line. The once fledgling new policeman Lu Xingzhi grown from his innocence and has become a meticulous criminal investigation expert. The many coincidences of the case brought the master and apprentice together again to hunt down the real culprit.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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  9. 10

    Danger of Her

    Strong story similarity

    2020 · 35 min · Drama · Family · Mystery

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    Qiao Wei and the women around her unravel dark secrets, take revenge, and reveal the treacherous nature of manipulation and the complexities of trust.

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    • strong story and style similarity
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