
Alex Rider(2020)
Alex Rider is an ordinary teenager enlisted to work on behalf of MI6, where he uses skills he didn't know he had to become an extraordinary spy.


Set during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in 1941, the drama follows Chen Shan who was forced to be a Japanese spy to save his younger sister who was held in captive; and his journey to become a patriotic fighter.

Zhang Ruoyun
Chen Shan / Xiao Zhengguo

Wang Ou
Zhang Li

Sun Yizhou
Zhou Haichao

Kan Qingzi
Yu Xiaowan

Wang Longzheng
Huang Muwei

Li Qiang
Fei Zhengpeng

Gao Shuguang
Guang Yongshang

Yu Jinwei
Qian Shiying

Wang Wanjuan
Tang Manqing

Luo Qiuyun
Chen Xia
Awakening of Insects is a action & adventure series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of spy, world war ii, historical fiction, chinese republican era. Created by Fei Hai, it stars Zhang Ruoyun, Wang Ou, Sun Yizhou. Set during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in 1941, the drama follows Chen Shan who was forced to be a Japanese spy to save his younger sister who was held in captive; and his journey to become a patriotic fighter.
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