The Investigator: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A story about risk management follows a team of investigators who work together to eliminate fraud.

Xia Dong who works as an investigator for a global company that specializes in risk management has always considered professional ethics to be his life's mission. In order to complete a job that was assigned to him and to uncover the truth behind an incident that got him framed while studying abroad, Xia Dong transfers from US headquarters to the Shanghai branch. In his new office, he encounters Jian Yan, his junior at school who now works as an investigator. In the following days and nights, Xia Dong's righteousness and kindness shines through and easily helps in resolving the misunderstandings from the past. Soon after, Xia Dong and Jian Yan are conducting a background check on a company and find themselves facing repeated threats on their life after they helped Lin Jun Wen, an old classmate.

Series details

• Title: The Investigator
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2022-08-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-09-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Jiangsu TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72460
• IMDb ID: tt11486212

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-08-24; final listed air date 2022-09-25; episode order: 49.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Investigator 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.