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As the lone survivor of his kingdom, Ning Que joins a martial arts academy and must fight to protect his beloved, who's prophesied to bring about chaos.


The drama tells the story of a group of online game experts. Because of a bug, they get drawn into the game. The border between the real world and the gaming world begins to blur.

Chen Yao
Gu Ling / Darcy

Gong Jun
Ren Yixia

Kenji Chen
Long Ziche

Ai Jiani
Yan Yufei

Wen Yuan
Li Yuan

Liu Yichang
Xiao Hanlin

Larina Zhang
Hu Miaomiao
The Player is a action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of time travel, romance, bug, gaming, youth, parallel dimension. it stars Chen Yao, Gong Jun, Kenji Chen. The drama tells the story of a group of online game experts. Because of a bug, they get drawn into the game. The border between the real world and the gaming world begins to blur.
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