Name: Addicted
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2016-01-29
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Timmy Xu, Johnny Huang, Lin Fengsong, Chen Wen

The BL drama China banned so hard it literally disappeared mid-season.

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Forbidden fruit energyToxic devotion2000s soap opera chaos

Latest Episode

8.526 min

Season 1 • Episode 15

Latest

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Feb 23, 2016

Luo Yin reconnects with ex Shi Hui, making Gu Hai jealous as she reappears at school.

Overview

Comedy Drama

Two high school students become entangled in a wildly conflicting emotional relationship that erupts when they discover they are now step-brothers.

CN Chinese

Content warning

based on novel or book family relationships high school friendship lgbt gay theme obsession romance found family angst+5 more

Obsessive love vs. healthy boundariesChosen family over bloodQueer identity under state censorshipClass divide and privilege

Standout Aspects

Acting

Xu and Huang's chemistry is illegally combustible

Writing

Chai Jidan's novel adaptation: messy, melodramatic, magnetic

Best for:Binge·Solo

Heads up:Triggers·Emotional

Creator

Chai Jidan

First AiredJan 29, 2016

StatusCanceled

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes15

Top Cast

Timmy Xu

Bai Luoyin

Johnny Huang

Gu Hai

Lin Fengsong

You Qi

Chen Wen

Yang Meng

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Addicted was yanked from Chinese streaming platforms in 2016 by SARFT for 'promoting abnormal sexual relationships,' making it one of the most famous casualties of China's BL censorship crackdown. The actors were banned from appearing together publicly.

Trivia

The novel's author Chai Jidan reportedly cast Timmy Xu and Johnny Huang herself after seeing their photos—she called it 'love at first sight' for the roles. The two had never acted together before.