Day and Night (TV series)
| Day and Night | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Serial drama Crime drama |
| Written by | Zhiwen |
| Directed by | Wang Wei |
| Starring | Pan Yueming Wang Longzhen Liang Yuan Lü Xiaolin Yin Shuyi |
| Opening theme | Baiye by Yin Shuyi |
| Ending theme | Daytime Don't Know the Dark of Night by Pan Yueming |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yuan Yumei |
| Production locations | Beijing, Dongguan, Changchun |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | Phoenix China Youku |
| Original release | |
| Network | Youku |
| Release | August 30 – September 15, 2017 |
Day and Night (Chinese: 白夜追凶) is a 2017 Chinese crime drama directed by Wang Wei and written by Zhiwen. The TV series stars Pan Yueming, Wang Longzhen, Liang Yuan, Lü Xiaolin and Yin Shuyi.[1] It tells the story of Guan Hongfeng, the former captain of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment, breaks up many cases to get his brother Guan Hongyu exonerated. The TV series premiered in China on August 30, 2017.[2]
Cast
Main
- Pan Yueming as Guan Hongfeng, former captain of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.
- Pan Yueming as Guan Hongyu, Guan Hongfeng's brother.
- Wang Longzhen as Zhou Xun, captain of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.[3]
- Liang Yuan as Zhou Shutong, Liu Changyong's daughter, after graduating from a Police Academy, she becomes a member of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.[4]
- Lü Xiaolin as Gao Yanan, legal medical expert in the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.[5]
- Yin Shuyi as Zhao Qian, Zhou Shutong's schoolmate, a policewoman.
Supporting
- Yang Kaidi as Liu Yin, hostess of the Yinsu Bar.
- Wu Wenjing as Zhao Xincheng, vice captain of the Seaport Detachment.
- Liu Boxi as Han Bin, an adviser in the Seaport Detachment.
- Hou Xuelong as Xiao Wang, a criminal police in the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.
- Song Naigang as Liu Changyong, Zhou Shutong's father, vice captain of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.
- Yue Xiaoyou as Ye Fangzhou, Zhou Shutong's former boyfriend, he used to be a criminal police officer, he has been dismissed for breach of discipline.
- Sun Jiaolong as Jin Shan, a terrorist who sells arms.
- Wang Zheng as Wang Zhige, a homicidal maniac. He is executed by shooting.
- Cao Ge as Uncle Geng.
- Sun Letian as Ji Jie.
- Sun Meiqi as Xin Yi.
- Xiao Mi as Piao Sen.
- Gao Zigang as Liu Yan.
- Ning Xiaohua as Li Chuan.
- Gao Guo as Dong Qian.
- Huang Wei as Yaoji, a drug trafficker.
- Lu Hao as Guo Peng, a fuerdai and playboy.
- Ma Wei as Ren Di, a bar singer.
Production
Development
In 2014, the producers hired Zhiwen to work on a script.[6] It took him three years.[6] Day and Night took inspiration from Insomnia, a 2002 American psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan.[6]
Filming
The Tv series took place in Beijing, Dongguan, Changchun and lasted 120 days.[6]
Casting
Pan Yueming played two roles for the first time.[7]
Broadcast
On June 16, 2017, the producers attended the 23rd Shanghai TV Festival and released a three minute trailer.[8] On July 11, the producers released the first official poster.[9]
Day and Night was released on August 30, 2017 in China.
International broadcast
On November 30, 2017, Netflix has acquired global rights outside mainland China to the series. The TV series will be broadcast in more than 190 countries and regions.[10]
Critical reception
The television series received positive reviews. Day and Night has been played 550 million times in only 3 weeks since it broadcast on Youku. On Douban, the Day and Night scored 9.0.[11][12]
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baiye (白夜)" (Yin Shuyi[13]) | Yin Shuyi | |
| 2. | "Daytime Don't Know the Dark of Night (白天不懂夜的黑)" (Pan Yueming) | Huang Guilan |
References
- ^ "Day and Night – Netflix Buys Streaming Rights To Chinese Detective Drama". renewcanceltv. 2017-12-01.
- ^ 《白夜追凶》定档8.30优酷独播 打造史上最精分烧脑剧. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-08-28.
- ^ 王泷正新剧《白夜追凶》八月开播 携手潘粤明上演“心术大战”. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-07-25.
- ^ 9分定制剧《白夜追凶》捧红90后美女梁缘. Tencent (in Chinese). 2017-09-19.
- ^ "《白夜追凶》吕晓霖出演最美法医".
- ^ a b c d 优酷超级网剧《白夜追凶》杀青 打造“绝不侮辱观众智商”罪案剧. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-02-15.
该剧是中国首部冷硬派侦探罪案剧，剧本历经三年打造，拍摄历时120天，分别在北京、东莞、长春三地取景。剧名取材于电影大师克里斯多福·诺兰的同名电影《白夜追凶》，不仅致敬了大师的经典电影，该剧每集标题也来源于经典悬疑罪案小说或英美悬疑影剧，其中用心可见一斑。
- ^ 潘粤明一人分饰两角 开心能演“神经病”. sina (in Chinese). 2017-07-26.
- ^ 潘粤明深沉造型亮相上海电视节 《白夜追凶》曝片花. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2017-06-19.
- ^ 《白夜追凶》发布双生硬汉海报 王泷正渴望突破演绎千面人生. youth.cn (in Chinese). 2017-07-11.
- ^ Patrick Brzeski (2017-11-30). "Netflix Acquires Chinese Detective Drama Series 'Day and Night'". hollywoodreporter.com.
- ^ Li Wenrui (2017-10-13). "Hit online drama sets new record for domestic crime shows". Chinadaily.
- ^ 《白夜追凶》口碑一路飙升 成网友热议话题. 163.com (in Chinese). 2017-09-15.
《白夜追凶》自开播以来就好评不断，上线仅3周在的播放量已突破5.5亿，在豆瓣上，也以9.0的高分被网友封为"近几年最好看的罪案剧"，不仅有两位大佬微博打CALL，还有著名演员刘涛、李光洁、BTV制片兼主持人田歌、诗人潘婷等也纷纷竞相为剧折腰，甘当自来水。
- ^ 尹姝贻亮相《白夜追凶》 原创主题曲抢先吸粉. 163.com (in Chinese). 2017-09-04.
External links
- Day and Night at IMDb
- Day and Night at Douban (in Chinese)
- Day and Night at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)