Tientsin Mystic: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Frequent flooding and drowning were common occurrences in Tianjin in the early 1900s. But when a local shipping magnate was found drowned to death chained to a statue on the bottom of riverbed, police department's underwater recovery team captain Guo De You was their primary suspect, since he was the only one in the city who could stay underwater long enough to complete the deed. The businessman son's Ding Mao tried to prove Guo's guilt, but his own forensic discovery and another bizarre drowning in the same vicinity challenged his initial impression. Together with spirit medium Gu Ying and news reporter Xiao Lan Lan, they peeled away the mystery and found the clues pointed to an incident occurred over 20 years ago when an evil cult was ravaging the city. Now, the cult was once again causing havoc. To stop their resurgence, the team must investigate the unexplained, mind-bending cases that plagued their city.

Series details

• Title: Tientsin Mystic
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2017-07-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-07-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33749
• IMDb ID: tt7431768
• TVDB ID: 333109

Cast and credited roles

• CiCi Wang — Gu Ying
• Zhang Ming En — Ding Mao
• Li Xian — Guo De You
• Chen Yu Mi — Xiao Lan Lan
• Jin Shi Jia — Guo De You (Season 2)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-07-19; final listed air date 2017-10-05; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2020-07-06; final listed air date 2020-07-29; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tientsin Mystic 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.