Underplayed Gems

The Substitute (2015)

The Substitute poster
Original title
替身
Directed by
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Cast
Feng Qing, Bai Yu, Li He, Li Zhuo Yan
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 20 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A thriller series that follows a high-stakes story of substitution and deceit. It involves a character who takes over another person's identity in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

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What happens

The Substitute is China's first thriller television series made in co-production with the United States. Presented by iQiyi and Palette Pictures, the show is written and directed by Sun Chan and Bai Yu, with American TV writer Kamran Pasha and director Brenton Spencer as consultants. The show aired on November 29, 2015, on the Chinese streaming service iQIYI, and received 100 million hits in 10 days after launch. The Substitute is part of IQIYI's strategy to invest in original content. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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