The Bad Kids

The Bad Kids

Created by Zi Jin Chen, Xin Shuang

On iQiyi

20201 season12 episodes48 min8.4 / 10

A dark, trauma-centered mystery that uses children as witnesses to adult violence, building dread through moral ambiguity and the unraveling of family secrets.

A story that follows three children from a coastal town who unintentionally film a murder scene. As the kids become involved with the suspect, it opens up a case that is far more complicated than it looks and entraps several families into an unpredictable outcome.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Bad Kids sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.

  • Is The Bad Kids scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 93% of series.

  • Is The Bad Kids easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.

  • Does The Bad Kids leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.

  • Is The Bad Kids violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

36/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity8

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Bad Kids

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Bad Kids

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Bad Kids, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Bad Kids, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Bad Kids, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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