The Guardians – Elvis Han, Zhang Yishan
The Guardians is a historical suspense drama directed by Yang Wenjun and Shi Luan, starring Zhang Yishan, Han Dongjun, Zhang Tian'ai, and Liu Huan in leading roles, with Fan Shiran, Zhu Gangriyao, Wang Ziyun, Jiao Gang, and others in supporting roles.
Set during the Anti-Japanese War, the series follows intelligence agent Gu Yangshan, who kidnaps the blind cryptologist Joseph Lee to prevent him from working for the Japanese army. Gu then hires a bit-part actor, Ding Yi, to impersonate Joseph Lee, while Gu himself poses as Ding Yi's assistant. While carrying out tasks for the Japanese army, they must not only prevent Ding Yi's true identity from being exposed but also ensure that his lack of knowledge in cryptography remains undetected. Through daily interactions with the Japanese forces, they engage in a constant battle of wits, ultimately overcoming numerous dangers and challenges.
Details
English Title: The Guardians
Chinese Title: 守护者们
Genre: Historical, Suspense, Action
Episodes: 35
Duration: 42 min.
Director: Yang Wenjun, Shi Luan
Screenwriter: Zhang Ji
Released Date: 2025-09-23
Broadcast Website: Youku
Cast
Synopsis
In 1939, Shanghai intelligence agent Gu Yangshan abducted Joseph Lee, a blind cryptography expert and his former Oxford classmate, in an attempt to force him to abandon his work of developing cryptographic systems for the Japanese army. Ding Yi, a minor actor from the Chaosheng Theatre Troupe, had originally been hired by the fearful Joseph Lee to impersonate him but unexpectedly found himself caught up in the incident.
To sabotage the development of the cryptographic system, Gu Yangshan had no choice but to continue "employing" Ding Yi to pose as "Joseph Lee," while he himself took on the role of Ding Yi's assistant. The two successfully infiltrated the heavily guarded Japanese military institution after passing numerous tests. Throughout their mission, they constantly lived on the edge of death—not only did they have to undermine the Japanese army's cryptographic development, but they also had to avoid exposing the fact that Ding Yi was neither blind nor knew the first thing about cryptography.
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