Against the Light: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A story set in the world of fashionable jewelry revolves around Bai Xining who hides her identity to unravel a secret while proving herself to be an outstanding jeweler. When Bai Xining was ten years old, she went from being a future heiress of a jewelry enterprise to completely penniless. Adopted by a Chinese couple in Australia, Bai Xining moves abroad and eventually discovers that her birth mother was framed. Fifteen years later, Xining joins the company that her mother once owned and finds herself in a power struggle between Li Zhuoran and Lin Yi as she unravels the truth behind her mother's imprisonment.

Series details

• Title: Against the Light
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2023-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-10-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Jiangsu TV
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 71391
• TVDB ID: 440122

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-09-20; final listed air date 2023-10-13; episode order: 45.

Source and licence

Adapted from Against the Light on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.