''Thin Ice'' is a Chinese suspense TV series directed by Jin Chen. Its background is set in the Republic of China from 1944 to 1949, featuring an espionage story in

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931. It is considered part ...

and

Chinese Communist Revolution The Chinese Communist Revolution was a social revolution, social and political revolution in China that began in 1927 and culminated with the proclamation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. The revolution was led by the Chinese C ...

. It stars Peng Guanying and

Chen Yuqi Chen Yuqi (, born 29 July 1992), also known as Yukee Chen, is a Chinese actress. She is known for her lead role as Zhao Min in ''Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre''. Early life and education Chen Yuqi was born Chen Qian () on 29 July 1992 ...

. The series aired on

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from April 5 to May 3, 2023.

Plot

During the

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sent spies to Shanghai, searching for information about uranium mines in China. Chen Qian, an agent from the

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, secretly replaced one of the dead Japanese spy and lurked into the Japanese spy agency. Chen Qian united with patriots from all political standpoints, including

Nationalists Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Theory, Id ...

Communists Communism () is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, d ...

, and Nanjing puppet regime. Eventually, He regained the uranium mine sample and cracked the conspiracy of Japanese. After the end of the World War II, Nationalists and Communists went into the

civil war A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...

. Chen Qian, who had secretly joined the Communists before, received a new mission to protect the infrastructures in

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from the

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destruction of the Nationalists...

Cast

* Peng Guanying as Chen Qian. : An agent serving for the

(NBIS), with codename Lv Bu. He secretly joined the Communist side during the uranium-mine mission. *

as Yu Chunyang. : An agent serving for the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

(CCP), with birth name Wang Kaiya, codename cuckoo. She is the lover of Chen Qian. * Fu Dalong as Ida Yujiro. : The header of Japanese spy agency at Shanghai. * Chen Xiaoyun as Wu Ruonan. : An agent serving for the NBIS. She fell in unrequited love with Chen Qian. Her mother is an undercovered CCP agent lurking in the Japanese spy agency. * Gao Hanyu as Xie Dongtian. : An agent serving for the NBIS. He is eager to be promoted, even putting his colleagues into danger. He fell in unrequited love with Wu Ruonan. * Dong Jie as Gu Manli. : A doctor serving for Nanjing puppet regime. She is actually an agent serving for the CCP, with codename Flying Sky.

Production

In September 2020, the original novel was published and the preparation for TV-series adaptation started at the same time. The series is written by Hai Fei and directed by Jin Chen, which is the duo's second collaboration since the 2016 TV series '' Sparrow''. The principal photography started on March 23, 2022, at

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. The filming wrapped up on June 24, 2022. In December 2022, it received the release license from

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thin Ice 2023 Chinese television series debuts Hunan Television dramas Chinese espionage television series Television shows based on Chinese novels Television series set in the Republic of China (1912–1949)