Imperfect Love

*Imperfect Love*
Imperfect Love
	Promotional poster
Genre	Suspense, Drama, Family
Written by	Lu Yi
Directed by	Liu Biao
Starring	Zhou Xun; Kara Hui; Angie Chiu; Huang Jue
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	Lu Yi ; Han Zhijie
Production companies	Tencent Pictures; Dong Shen Pictures ; Radiant Pictures, Inc.
Original release
Network	Tencent Video; IQIYI
Release	March 27 –; April 11, 2020
Related
	Mother (Japan); Anne (Turkey); Mother (South Korean);

Imperfect Love (Chinese: 不完美的她) is a 2020 Chinese drama television series directed by Liu Bao and starring Zhou Xun, Kara Hui, Angie Chiu and Huang Jue. The series is a remake of the award-winning 2010 Japanese TV series Mother. It airs on IQIYI and Tencent Video from March 27 to April 4, 2020.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

The drama is shot from the perspective of women and tells a story about finding light in the darkness and embracing hope in motherhood.

Lin Xuzhi (Zhou Xun) is a woman who doesn’t have a past. She was adopted and is still scarred from being abandoned by her birth mother. She’s an elementary school teacher that realizes one of her female students is receiving abuse from her mother. Her maternal instincts kick in, and she impulsively decides to bring the girl into her own care. In caring for the young girl, named Xiao Ou, two broken souls find solace in each other.

Cast

Zhou Xun as Lin Xuzhi
Huang Jue as Tian Fang
Kara Hui as Yuan Ling
Angie Chiu as Zhong Hui
Chen Sinuo as Mu Liansheng / Lin Xiao'ou
Chin Shih-chieh as Li Ze
Tong Yao as Gao Shan
Qu Gaowei as Guo Yue
Cai Yatong as Mu Jing
Chiang Yunlin as Shang Wu
Zeng Yixuan as Lin Zhiyan
Chen Yizan as Xiao Oozhi
Liu Baisha as Lin Guozhi
Kang Fuzhen as Jiang Guodong
Yang Bo as Hao Ping
Sheng Gangshuai
Guo Tiecheng as Guo Jianmin
He Yuhe as an office clerk
Sun Lei as
Zhao Yali as Su Kui
Ma Weifu as Lao Zhou
Hai Yitian as a lawyer
Lin Zilin
Chi Peng as Aunt Song

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
26th Shanghai Television Festival (Shanghai Internet Summit)	Best Webdrama of the Year	Imperfect Love	Won	^[4]
	Best Actress (Webdrama)	Zhou Xun	Won	^[4]

Broadcast

Region	Network	Dates	Notes
China (local)	Tencent Video, IQIYI	27 March 2020 - 11 April 2020 (Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 2 episodes are updated at 20:00, and VIP accounts will watch 6 episodes first.)	Original
Vietnam	IQIYI, YouTube	27 March 2020 - 11 April 2020	Dubbed with Vietnamese
Singapore	Hub Drama First	27 March 2020 - 11 April 2020	Simultaneously broadcast with China
Malaysia	Shuang Xing	1 July 2020 - (18:00-19:00 every night)	Original