Playing Go: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"Playing Go" is set in a southern Chinese city during the early 21st century. It follows Cui Ye, an ordinary Go teacher whose life spirals into chaos after an accidental entanglement in a crime. As he gradually descends into a life of illegality, he becomes relentlessly pursued by his police officer brother, Cui Wei. The story paints a gripping tale of two brothers on opposite sides of the law.

Series details

• Title: Playing Go
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2025-03-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-04-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-8
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 46 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72602
• IMDb ID: tt29899769
• TVDB ID: 461677

Cast and credited roles

• Wang Bao Qiang — Cui Ye
• Chen Ming Hao — Cui Wei

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-03-25; final listed air date 2025-04-08; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Playing Go 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.