The Justice in the Dark: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adapted from the novel "Silent Reading" (默读) by Priest. The story is now set in a sci-fi-esque Xinyuan Civilization Year 253 where rising crime rate and its relation to "zero-degre empathy" have become a topic of interest. The murder of a deliveryman leads to a criminal organization and the culprit turns out to be someone with "zero-degre empathy". Police officer Luo Weizhao who is in charge of the case finds that things are not as simple as they seem. In subsequent cases, the wealthy Pei Su also seems to be caught in the middle.

Series details

• Title: The Justice in the Dark
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2023-02-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-06-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Youku
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 67108
• TVDB ID: 431261

Cast and credited roles

• Zhang Xin Cheng — Pei Su
• Fu Xin Bo — Luo Wei Zhao
• Liu Yi Hong — Tao Ze
• Zhao Zhi Wei — Xiao Han Yang
• Xiao Yu — Lan Qiao

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-02-18; final listed air date 2025-06-20; episode order: 30.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Justice in the Dark 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.