The Song Inquisitor: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set during the Southern Song Dynasty, this story follows Song Ci, a judicial officer, who encounters danger while on an inspection tour. By a twist of fate, he meets Southern Opera performers Zhao Zhiting and Wang Ling, and dancer He Wenning. Despite their differences, the four join forces, solving four murder cases through investigation, interrogation, and forensic analysis, bringing justice to the deceased and fairness to the living.

Series details

• Title: The Song Inquisitor
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Mystery
• Premiere date: 2025-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-01-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 12 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 80629

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-01-06; final listed air date 2025-01-18; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Song Inquisitor 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.