Under The Skin
On iQiyi, Tencent Video
A procedural crime drama anchored by a traumatized artist's redemptive partnership with a captain, balancing case-of-the-week investigation with serialized character recovery and moral reckoning.
Young artist Shen Yi's life changes when a commission leads to a police case gone wrong. Seven years later, he joins the Criminal Investigation Unit as a portraitist alongside Captain Du Cheng.
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Questions people ask
Is Under The Skin scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is Under The Skin sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Does Under The Skin leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is Under The Skin violent? Somewhat. More violent than 64% of series.
Is Under The Skin easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Under The Skin
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Under The Skin
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Under The Skin, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Under The Skin, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Under The Skin, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
