Shadow Detective: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the early 1930s, the mysterious death of a female university student occurred in a dormitory in Shanghai. Detective Guan Cen from the Central Police Department became acquainted with Lu Yizhen, a college student who loved detective novels, as a result of the case. This incident led them to uncover a child kidnapping case that had taken place 17 years earlier. Two years later, Lu Yizhen took part in the recruitment exam for Shanghai's first group of female police officers, with Guan Cen becoming her direct superior. Within the police department, as new cases continued to emerge, the two worked together to reopen the investigation into the child trafficking case, dispersing the fog and nightmares that had long hung over their heads.

Series details

• Title: Shadow Detective
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2025-11-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-11-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 33 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 88067

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-11-27; final listed air date 2025-11-30; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shadow Detective 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.