Babel: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lu Xiao is the captain of Haigang Police, who is wise and calm. He is considered the elite of the police force despite his young age, as he has solved multiple difficult cases. However, he was stumped by a bizarre case of a floating corpse, and the "Water Ghost" killer. In the process of investigation, the killer was able to escape multiple times with his extraordinary observational skills. Together with his new roommate, Fang Yi Tong, the two team up to catch the killer. However, he also loses his beloved wife, Jiang Yi Ran, in the process and was almost at the brink of giving up. With his teammates' encouragement, Lu Xiao picks himself up and finally catches the killer, returning justice to the victims.

Series details

• Title: Babel
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2022-06-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-07-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 34 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 67612
• TVDB ID: 422477

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-06-22; final listed air date 2022-07-20; episode order: 30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Babel 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.