Abyss Dweller - Chinese Drama 2025

Abyss Dweller is a war suspense drama directed by Wang Yiwei, starring Huang Xiaoming, Karlina Zhang, Yu Jinwei, Jian Renzhi, Ai Xiaoqi, Li Qiang, and Yu Yang.

The series tells the story of Liang Shuo, who "loses his memory" and falls into danger in 1940 during a "loyalty test" mission conducted by the Japanese. To recover his identity, he ventures alone into treacherous situations, struggling to navigate the Japanese, No. 76, and the Military Bureau. Later, with the help of the Communist Party, he regains his true identity and rekindles his faith, ultimately working with his comrades to thwart a major Japanese conspiracy.

Details

English Title: Abyss Dweller
Chinese Title: 潜渊
Genre: Historical, Suspense, War
Episodes: 40
Duration: 45 min.
Director: Wang Yiwei
Screenwriter: Yuan Shuai
Released Date: 2025-06-09
Broadcast Website: WeTV

Cast

Huang XiaomingLiang ShuoMain Role
Karlina ZhangXie NianciMain Role
Yu XiaoweiLu XijianSupport Role
Jian RenziJiang FeimanSupport Role
Ai XiaoqiHirata NozomiSupport Role
He ZimingShingen TakedaSupport Role

Synopsis

In January 1940, Liang Shuo, an injured underground operative of the Chinese Communist Party, awoke in a blizzard-swept mountain, suffering from amnesia. Following clues, he arrived in Shanghai to uncover his identity but found himself ensnared by the Japanese, leading him to suspect he was part of the Military Bureau. Agents from Wang Puppet Regime's No. 76 also approached him, claiming he was their action division chief.

At this critical juncture, the Japanese and Wang Puppet governments were set to jointly host the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere Conference." After the conference, a group of refugees and laborers, rigorously imprisoned by the Japanese, were slated to be sent to the battlefield, their lives hanging by a thread. Our Party formulated the "Abyss Dweller" plan to rescue these compatriots during the conference. However, the underground Party member code-named "Frost," tasked with executing the plan, mysteriously disappeared.

Amidst numerous traps set by Japanese and puppet regime secret agents, Liang Shuo gradually recovered his memories, realizing that he was, in fact, "Frost." Upholding his communist beliefs, Liang Shuo bravely risked his life, returning to No. 76 to find an opportunity to rescue his compatriots. He then learned that a dormant list of Japanese spies, hidden for over a decade, was also scheduled to be activated at the conference. To complete the "Abyss Dweller" plan, he had to seize this list. Liang Shuo rallied all patriotic forces around him, ultimately foiling the Japanese conspiracy and rescuing over a thousand refugees.

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