Name: Evil Minds
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 2015-05-08
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Chen Ruoxuan, Wang Longzheng, Han Yezhou, Zhang Xiang, Liu Yong

The profiler who can't profile. The killer who knows he can't. Game on.

Brainy detective catnipBromance with baggageTrauma with a badge

Latest Episode

30 min

Season 2 • Episode 25

Latest

Episode 25

Jan 14, 2017

Overview

Drama Mystery Crime

A gifted criminal profiler lost someone important to him while he was helping the police solve a bizarre campus serial killing. The lost crippled his mind and left him unable to profile again. But when another serial killing threatened the city, he had to confront his inner demon in order to track down the serial killer.

CN Chinese

Content warning

based on novel or book murder serial killer death detective suspense bromance china investigation post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)+1 more

Grief as disabilityThe cost of geniusMentorship and rivalryJustice versus obsession

Standout Aspects

Acting

Chen Ruoxuan's shattered stillness as broken genius Fang Mu

Writing

Smart adaptations of Lei Mi's novels, twisty without cheating

Direction

Guo Shubo's grimy, rain-soaked Chinese cityscapes

Best for:Solo·Binge·Streaming

Heads up:Violence·Emotional

First AiredMay 8, 2015

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons2·Episodes49

Top Cast

Chen Ruoxuan

Fang Mu

Wang Longzheng

Tai Wei

Han Yezhou

Da Zhuang

Zhang Xiang

Chen Zhe

Liu Yong

Director Gao

Guo Yilin

Liao Yafan

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of China's 2010s crime drama boom, adapting dark web novels that slipped past stricter censorship through streaming platforms. The 'bromance' coding between Fang Mu and Tai Wei became a deliberate fan-service strategy.

Trivia

Lead Chen Ruoxuan was 22 playing the trauma-worn Fang Mu; he reportedly shadowed real criminal psychologists in Beijing for three months and refused to break character on set.

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