Thursday 28 March 2019

In the Name of the Law

Drama: In the Name of the Law / In Law We Believe
Chinese Title: 因法之名 / Yin Fa Zhi Ming
Broadcast Network: Beijing TV
Broadcast Website: PPTV

Broadcast Period: April 14, 2019 - May 8, 2019

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (two episodes), released online 24:00
Genre: Crime
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 45
Director: Shen Yan, Liu Haibo
Screenwriter: Zhao Dongling
Production Company: The Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China Film Center
Production Date: 2017
Producer: Chen Xi, Xiang Yang
Origin: China
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

Xu Zhiyi's wife was murdered in cold blood. The vice captain of the crime investigation team dies while trying to save Xu Zhiyi as he resisted arrest. This is a story about one wrongful conviction and two generations of prosecutors.

Criminal investigator Ge Dajie (Li Jiebin) and his captain Chou Mu were under tight orders to crack the case involving Liu Shasha's death. All evidences point toward her husband Xu Zhiyi (Ma Xiaowei) as the culprit. Liu Shasha's mother also believe him to be the killer. When Chou Mu dies in pursuit of Xu Zhiyi, Ge Dajie despairs at the loss of a friend and grows firm in his belief that Xu Zhiyi is the real killer.

Due to selfish motives, Chen Qianhe (Ma Shaohua) turns a blind eye to the suspicious thumbprints that he comes across. Hence, even though prosecutor Zou Xiong (Zhang Fengyi) had some reservations about the case, the court sentences Xu Zhiyi to prison. However, no one knows that their actions are like a curse that involves two generations of people.

Fun Facts

Filming took place in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.
Filming was completed on January 18, 2017.
It is the first drama in China about redressing a wrongful conviction.

Cast

	Li Youbin as Ge Dajie
	Li Xiaoran as Zou Tong
	Zhang Fengyi as Zou Xiong
	Shi Tianqi as Ge Qing
	Wang Xiao as Chen Shuo
	Sui Yongliang as Xu Zimeng

Supporting Cast

Episode Ratings

Beijing TV
Date	Episode	CSM55 Cities (%)			CSM Nationwide (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2019-04-14	1-2	0.573	2.088	6	0.240	0.910	12
2019-04-15	3-4	0.618	2.304	8	0.240	0.960	15
2019-04-16	5-6	0.615	2.370	8	0.300	1.230	11
2019-04-17	7-8	0.701	2.712	8	0.250	1.040	13
2019-04-18	9-10	0.739	2.819	8	0.270	1.100	12
2019-04-19	11-12	0.735	2.719	7	0.280	1.080	11
2019-04-21	13-14	0.800	2.959	4	0.290	1.160	8
2019-04-22	15-16	0.831	3.195	4	0.360	1.430	10
2019-04-23	17-18	0.844	3.228	5	0.320	1.320	10
2019-04-24	19-20	0.938	3.557	4	0.330	1.340	10
2019-04-25	21-22	0.910	3.495	5	0.340	1.400	9
2019-04-26	23-24	0.940	3.465	3	0.370	1.420	6
2019-04-27	25	0.973	3.456	1	0.320	1.230	8
2019-04-28	26	0.715	2.945	6	0.240	1.110	11
2019-04-29	27-28	0.947	3.538	7	0.330	1.320	8
2019-04-30	29-30	1.009	3.793	4	0.350	1.340	8
2019-05-01	31-32	0.960	3.811	2	0.340	1.430	6
2019-05-02	33-34	0.944	3.799	4	0.330	1.400	6
2019-05-03	35-36	1.049	4.093	2	0.400	1.620	6
2019-05-04	37-38	1.430	5.128	1	0.470	1.880	5
2019-05-05	39-40	1.567	5.759	1	0.480	1.880	7
2019-05-06	41-42	1.520	5.571	1	0.480	1.880	9
2019-05-07	43-44	1.437	5.202	2	0.480	1.890	8
2019-05-08	45	1.479	5.392	1	0.480	1.850	8
Average	1 - 45	0.970	3.642		0.345	1.384