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The Listener

The Listener

20197.01 Season36 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Ming Chuan is a famed forensics doctor who is known for cracking countless cases. However, no one understands his past, including himself. A mysterious serial murder case allows him to meet Luo Bixin, a beautiful and capable police captain. Luo Bixin starts to suspect Ming Chuan's actual identity when his photo was found the crime scene.

NetworksiQiyi

Top Cast

Nie Yuan

Nie Yuan

Ming Chuan

Song Yi

Song Yi

Luo Bixin

Lu Fangsheng

Lu Fangsheng

Ding Chunqiu

Zhang Guangbei

Zhang Guangbei

Lang Shiming

Li Chengfeng

Li Chengfeng

Gong Cheng

Guo Yunqi

Guo Yunqi

Jiang Xiaobai

Yu Mingjia

Yu Mingjia

Zhong Yi

Zheng Luoqian

Zheng Luoqian

Song Weihan

Kang Lei

Kang Lei

Zhang Ke

Wang Yuhan

Wang Yuhan

Shu Jia

Themes & Keywords

detectivemurderdeathforensicmedicalslight romance

About The Listener

The Listener is a drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of detective, murder, death, forensic, medical, slight romance. it stars Nie Yuan, Song Yi, Lu Fangsheng. Ming Chuan is a famed forensics doctor who is known for cracking countless cases. However, no one understands his past, including himself. A mysterious serial murder case allows him to meet Luo Bixin, a beautiful and capable police captain. Luo Bixin starts to suspect Ming Chuan's actual identity when his photo was found the crime scene.

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