August 30 (2017-08-30) – September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
Day and Night (Chinese: 白夜追凶) is a 2017 Chinese streaming television series directed by Wang Wei and written by Zhiwen. It stars Pan Yueming, Wang Longzheng, Liang Yuan, Lü Xiaolin, and Yin Shuyi. The series tells the story of Guan Hongfeng, the former captain of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment, who solves many cases to get his brother Guan Hongyu exonerated. It premiered in China via Youku starting August 30, 2017.[1]
Plot
Guan Hongfeng, a former police captain suffering from nyctophobia, returns to solving mysteries alongside the hot-tempered Captain Zhou Xun and rookie officer Zhou Shutong. However, he has a hidden agenda, which is to clear his identical twin brother Guan Hongyu's name from the alleged murder of an entire family.
Cast
Main
Pan Yueming as Guan Hongfeng, former captain of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.[2]
Pan Yueming as Guan Hongyu, Guan Hongfeng's twin brother.
Wang Longzheng as Zhou Xun, captain of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.[3]
Liang Yuan as Zhou Shutong, Liu Changyong's daughter, after graduating from a Police Academy, she becomes a member of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.[4]
Lü Xiaolin as Gao Yanan, legal medical expert in the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.[5]
Yin Shuyi as Zhao Qian, Zhou Shutong's schoolmate, a policewoman.
Supporting
Yang Kaidi as Liu Yin, hostess of the Yinsu Bar.
Wu Wenjing as Zhao Xincheng, vice-captain of the Seaport Detachment.
Liu Boxi as Han Bin, an adviser in the Seaport Detachment.
Hou Xuelong as Xiao Wang, a criminal police in the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.
Song Naigang as Liu Changyong, Zhou Shutong's father, vice-captain of the Changfeng Criminal Investigation Detachment.
Yue Xiaoyou as Ye Fangzhou, Zhou Shutong's former boyfriend, he used to be a criminal police officer, he has been dismissed for breach of discipline.
Sun Jiaolong as Jin Shan, a terrorist who sells arms.
Wang Zheng as Wang Zhige, a homicidal maniac. He is executed by shooting.
Scriptwriter Zhiwen started on the script in 2014 and worked on it for three years.[6]Day and Night took inspiration from Insomnia, a 2002 American psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan.[6] The show's premise also bears resemblance to Nolan's 2006 film The Prestige.
"Daytime Don't Know the Darkness of Night (白天不懂夜的黑)" (Ending theme)
Lin Longxuan
Huang Guilan
Pan Yueming
Reception
The television series received positive reviews for its complicated and tight storyline. It received 24.6 billion hits since it broadcast on Youku and scored 9.0/10 score on Douban.[8][9]
On June 16, 2017, the producers attended the 23rd Shanghai TV Festival and released a three minute trailer.[11] On July 11, the producers released the first official poster.[12]
Day and Night was released on August 30, 2017 in China.
International broadcast
On November 30, 2017, Netflix has acquired global rights outside mainland China to the series. The TV series will be broadcast in more than 190 countries and regions.[13]
^ abc优酷超级网剧《白夜追凶》杀青 打造“绝不侮辱观众智商”罪案剧. iFeng (in Chinese). February 15, 2017. 该剧是中国首部冷硬派侦探罪案剧，剧本历经三年打造，拍摄历时120天，分别在北京、东莞、长春三地取景。剧名取材于电影大师克里斯多福·诺兰的同名电影《白夜追凶》，不仅致敬了大师的经典电影，该剧每集标题也来源于经典悬疑罪案小说或英美悬疑影剧，其中用心可见一斑。
^《白夜追凶》口碑一路飙升 成网友热议话题. Netease (in Chinese). September 15, 2017. 《白夜追凶》自开播以来就好评不断，上线仅3周在的播放量已突破5.5亿，在豆瓣上，也以9.0的高分被网友封为"近几年最好看的罪案剧"，不仅有两位大佬微博打CALL，还有著名演员刘涛、李光洁、BTV制片兼主持人田歌、诗人潘婷等也纷纷竞相为剧折腰，甘当自来水。
