Under the Skin: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shen Yichu joined the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Beijiang Branch as a mock portraitist, and was arranged by the leader to partner with the criminal police captain Du Cheng to handle the case. Du Cheng's initial provocations established the history of the relationship between the two. With the development of the subsequent plot, the close cooperation between the two pushed the confrontation between the characters to a climax. The compact plot, the flashing portraits, and the confusing clues of the case seem to tell the hidden truths and unknown stories one by one.

Series details

• Title: Under the Skin
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2022-03-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 51 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61131
• TVDB ID: 417663

Cast and credited roles

• Jin Shi Jia — Du Cheng
• Tan Jian Ci — Shen Yi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-03-06; final listed air date 2022-03-22; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-12-10; final listed air date 2024-12-25; episode order: 28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Under the Skin 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.