Two gamers, eleven years apart, one impossible glitch that'll wreck your sleep schedule.
45 minSeason 1 • Episode 36
LatestIn 2008, struggling team captain Xiao Feng fights to keep his fledgling e-sports squad alive despite ridicule and a dying dream. Eleven years later, wheelchair-bound gaming prodigy Lu Xiaobei vows to fulfill his late brother’s unfinished path to becoming a pro. A mysterious glitch links the two across time—sparking a friendship that alters fate and chase the championship that once felt impossible.
Acting
Lu Han's washed captain energy is devastatingly specific.
Direction
Derek Hui makes 2008 LAN cafes feel like sacred ground.
Production
Actual CrossFire gameplay integration that doesn't look cheap.
Lu Han
Xiao Feng "Seven"
Leo Wu
Lu Xiaobei "North"
Cecilia Boey
An Lan
Dai Luwa
Chu Ge
Liu Shuailiang
Xu Wei "DW"
Zhu Junlin
Wang Kai
Huang Zien
Huang Deming
Pan Meiye
Su Jiayi "S+1"
Song Jiateng
Chang Sha "24K"
Xia Zhiyuan
Cheng Hao
Yang Kaicheng
Qi Lin
Zhang Chen
Li Haiwa "Nezha"
Liu Yang
Hou Zhihao "Monkey"
Zhan Yu
Lu Xiaonan
Liu Jieyi
Li Jiaxiang "Xiang Zi"
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
CrossFire was China's dominant FPS for years; this series legitimized esports dramas domestically before The King's Avatar exploded. The 2008 setting specifically captures pre-Olympic China's underground gaming scene.
Leo Wu trained with actual disabled gamers to portray Lu Xiaobei's physicality; the wheelchair choreography in tournament scenes was designed with accessibility consultants, not stunt doubles.
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