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| Genre: | Historical Romance Suspense | ||
| Director: | Zeng Qingjie | ||
| Country: | China | ||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||
| Num Seasons: | 1 | ||
| Num Episodes: | 18 | ||
| Runtime: | 12 minutes |
A Familiar Stranger, is a 2024 Chinese web series directed by Zeng Qingjie.[1] It starred Ke Ying, Ryan Cheng, Song Zhaoyi and Wang Zexuan in the leading roles. The series aired on Mango TV with 18 episodes on September 23, 2022. The series has a 7.4 rating on Douban from over 64,000 users.
Shi Qi is a painter who often paints courtesans' portraits to find her older sister who was lost in a brothel. One day, she receives a request to paint the picture of the Prime Minister's daughter Shen Qin and her lover, Prince Ning. Shen Qin is betrothed to a general named Xiao Hansheng. In order to avoid her marriage with the general, Shen Qin deceives Shi Qi and uses a sorcerer to swap her face with Shi Qi. When Shi Qi wakes up, she finds that her appearance has changed and she is now married to the general.
Shi Qi: An ordinary painter who often paints courtesans' portraits to find her older sister's whereabouts. She fell in love with Xiao Hansheng when he saved her life few years ago.
| No. | English Title | Chinese Title | Artist |
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| 1. | "Old Face" | 旧颜 | Fengming Jiongjun, Yinyao Peifang |
| 2. | "Once Acquainted" | 曾相识 | Chen Xu, Yinyao Peifang |
| 3. | "Heard the Affairs of Wind and Moon" | 听闻风月事 | Xiaoshi Guniang, Yinyao Peifang |
| 4. | "An Early Moon" | 月如初 | Cang Bing |