The Forbidden Land: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Spring at Qiongzhou University is shattered when Li Weihao, a design student, leaps to his death. Rejected by the girl he loved, tormented by relentless campus bullying, betrayed by his parents, and stripped of his dreams, he chooses to end his life. His death becomes a mirror, exposing the darkest secrets hidden within everyone around him. His childhood friend Zhang Chao is forced to confront long-buried trauma, triggering the emergence of a ten-year-old alternate personality within him. Psychologist Chen Rong, haunted by guilt over failing to respond to Li Weihao's desperate plea for help in time, joins the investigation. Bai Qiu, the girl Li secretly loved, risks infiltrating influencer Zhu Xiaoyu's illegal trafficking network to uncover the truth behind her best friend Shasha's suspicious car crash. Meanwhile, former bully Lin Jiaming struggles under the oppressive control of his authoritarian father, Lin Yongtai. As the investigation unfolds, a web of campus bullying, corruption, sexual exploitation, and drug-facilitated assaults is gradually brought to light, all leading to the vast criminal empire secretly orchestrated by billionaire Lin Yongtai.

Series details

• Title: The Forbidden Land
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Family, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2026-07-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-07-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 36 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 92781

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-07-21; final listed air date 2026-07-25; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

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