Dearest: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The life of a top actress Wen Jianan collapses overnight. Witnessing her father He Mu commit a murder in the ancestral home, she flees in panic. However, she gets into a premeditated car crash and gets framed as the killer, leaving her disgraced, destitute, and under house arrest in a sanatorium by her own mother. Meanwhile, Jiang Yu, the mystery owner of Cloudsea Club, infiltrates her side as a rehabilitation therapist, with the aim to avenge his mother. During the hunt, he finds out that the real murderer is her father, and the two are actually half-siblings. After intense probing, manipulation, and suspicion, they recognize their common enemy and form a revenge alliance, setting traps to unravel shocking family scandals. When all sins are exposed and the truth comes to light, the two forge the sincerest bond and embrace a fresh start.

Series details

• Title: Dearest
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-08-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-08-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 14 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 93513

Cast and credited roles

• Xing Zhao Lin — Jiang Yu
• He Lan Dou — Wen Jianan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-08-18; final listed air date 2026-08-21; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dearest 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.