I Cannot Hug You: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A modern-day vampire lives among humans and derives her energy by touching people. Li Shi Ya remains aloof in her daily life but only makes human contact for her survival. One day, Jiang Zhi Hao comes into Shi Ya's life as her next-door neighbor. Zhi Hao piques Shi Ya's interest like no one else ever has, and she wants to get close to him. But Zhi Hao is a germaphobe who tries to keep his distance from those around him for his own reasons. Can Shi Ya and Zhi Hao help each other in unexpected ways?

Series details

• Title: I Cannot Hug You
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2017-11-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-03-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Sohu TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 34816
• TVDB ID: 338890

Cast and credited roles

• Zhang Yu Xi — Li Shi Ya
• Xing Zhao Lin — Jiang Zhi Hao
• Dai Jing Yao — Xin Ba
• Xu Kai Cheng — Cui Jun He
• Wang Ruo Xue — Li Lan Xi
• Xin Rui Qi — Xu Qing Ran

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-11-20; final listed air date 2017-12-25; episode order: 16.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-02-09; final listed air date 2018-03-02; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from I Cannot Hug You 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.