Merit: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

1990, small city near the bank river. Quan Liang security guard in a local factory, has been blamed for all the events that , are taking place on the nearby river, no matter how bizzare and supernatural they sounds. The biggest problem is that, indeed, Liang seems to be involved in one way or another with strange events, taking place in the city. But solving the case is even more difficult, by the fact that there are circulating, various legends about demons and gold hidden in the city. Soon, an increasing number of residents, decide to discover the truth behind the mysterious incidents and try for once and for all, confirm or deny the existence of supernatural phenomena. However, it turns out that not all of them care about the truth, and finding what is the work of man and what is legend is not as easy as they thought.

Series details

• Title: Merit
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2023-02-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-02-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Youku
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 66910

Cast and credited roles

• Fan Wei — Shang Quan Liang
• Yu Nan — He Xue Qin
• Pan Bin Long — Hu Ting
• Zhong Dan Ni — Shang Jin
• Yuan Jing — Lu Ling
• Han Yan Bo — Bian Diwu
• Liu Guan Cheng — Lao Daozi
• Luo Ji — Gao Yingyong

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-02-10; final listed air date 2023-02-20; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Merit 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.