Ancient Chinese CSI meets supernatural conspiracy — and everyone's too hot to be solving murders.
Season 1 • Episode 36
LatestThe Plough Department is a special investigation institution that works for the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. Tai Sui and his partners work together to break odd cases and punish the evils. Through a series of cases, Tai Sui found out there was a hidden conspiracy behind these cases, and it was related to his unknown past.
Costume
Song Dynasty drip that slaps harder than it should
Acting
Xu Ke's chaotic Tai Sui carries entire emotional arcs
Writing
Case-of-week slowly mutates into legit mythos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Plough Department itself is fictional, but draws from real Song Dynasty judicial systems like the Dali Temple.
Taoist immortality concepts here reference neidan (internal alchemy) traditions, not the pop-culture 'live forever' wish fulfillment.
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