When the Lights Rise

Details

Title: 华灯起 / Hua Deng Qi
English title: When the Lights Rise
Genre: Republican, Suspense
Episodes: 26
Broadcast network: Tencent
Broadcast period: 2026-Oct-26

Synopsis

Shanghai, 1936. Mei Yuhe, a seamstress who works for the wealthy elite, takes matters into her own hands after her younger sister’s mysterious death, personally dissecting the body. Together with Ding Zhao, a loan shark, she pieces together the scandalous secrets of high society, exposing the sordid sexual networks hidden beneath the neon lights.

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Cast

Main Cast

Xu Jiao as Mei Yuhe
Ye Zu Xin as Ding Zhao

Supporting Cast

Lu Xiao Lin as Kuang Yinyue
Liu Chang as Lv Mengde
Wang Zhuo Cheng as Jing Fanshu
Wu Yang
Sun Yu Fan
Duan Shu Han
Bai Zi Rui
Cao Dan Ni
Liu Xu Bai as Jiu Sheng

Production Credits

Director: Zhou Ya Ping, Fu Xiao Yi
Screenwriter: Zhou Ya Ping, Fu Xiao Yi, Hai Fen Xing (海分形), Yi Ke Wei Zhi (亦可未知)

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