

Three brothers, three identities, one dinner table of lies — and the dumplings are poisoned.
Season 1 • Episode 48
LatestSet in the Japanese occupation era, the rich yet naive young master Ming Tai is trained to become an agent, and is later sent to become an underground spy for the Communists. Together with his brother and double agent Ming Lou, they try and bring down Wang Wei's Kuomintang Secret Service Headquarters.
Acting
Hu Ge's transformation from puppy to predator
Costume
1930s Shanghai glamour that weaponizes elegance
Writing
Ming Lou's triple-agent monologues deserve awards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Ming brothers' dynamic mirrors classic Confucian filial piety twisted by revolutionary duty — eldest protects, youngest rebels, middle suffers silently.