Dark Night and Dawn: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In 1943, a shocking explosion in Shanghai results in a confrontation between Communist Party undercover Lu Zhengyang and former police officer Lin Shaobai, each flaunting their skills. Six years later, Shanghai is liberated, and Lu Zhengyang becomes a core member in the anti-espionage efforts of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. Faced with severe retaliation in their anti-espionage efforts, with the support of his superior and strict screening, Lu Zhengyang boldly employs the former police officer Lin Shaobai, the "Shanghai Expert". The two team up and successively solve major cases such as the "Treasury Robbery", "Counterfeit Coin", and "Hidden Radio" planned by the veteran spy Zheng Lanting of the Shanghai Secret Services' Special Station, completely thwarting the conspiracy of the hidden enemy agents. Working on cases together, Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai go from constant friction to gradually building trust, and eventually becoming comrades who live and die together.

Series details

• Title: Dark Night and Dawn
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2024-09-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-10-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-8
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72174
• TVDB ID: 436691

Cast and credited roles

• Chen Zhe Yuan — Lin Shao Bai
• Nie Yuan — Lu Zheng Yang
• Fair Xing — Jin Yan
• Annabel Yao — Cen Xiao Man

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-09-18; final listed air date 2024-10-04; episode order: 38.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dark Night and Dawn 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.