| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||||||
| Caption: | Promotional poster | ||||||||||||||
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| Genre: | Suspense Crime Romance | ||||||||||||||
| Director: | Zang Xichuan | ||||||||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Producer: | Wang Xiaohui Wu Bai | ||||||||||||||
| Executive Producer: | Sun Xiaoyu Yu Jingjing | ||||||||||||||
| Camera: | Multi-camera | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 45 minutes | ||||||||||||||
| Network: | iQiyi |
Kidnapping Game is a 2020 Chinese streaming television series that premiered on iQiyi on June 2, 2020. It is directed by Zang Xichuan, and stars Zhu Yawen, Gina Jin, Geng Le and Liu Yijun. It is adapted from Keigo Higashino's detective thriller with the same name.[1] It is the first drama as part of iQiyi's Light On Theater (Chinese: 迷雾剧场), followed by The Bad Kids.[2]
Yu Hai (Zhu Yawen), an owner of a game cafe, is suddenly divested by Shen Hui (Liu Yijun). He accidentally meets Shen Hui's illegitimate daughter Lu Jie (Gina Jin) and the two conspire the fake "kidnapping" of Lu Jie as revenge against the cruel businessman. The two fall in love, but after they successfully receive the ransom, they part. Days later, Lu Jie is found dead, and Yu Hai must find the truth behind her murder.[3]
Kidnapping Game currently earns a 7.5 on Douban with more than 43,000 user reviews.[4]