# The Mirage (2025)

> A warrior searches a mirage-haunted city for her missing brother alongside an unlikely team that uncovers a supernatural conspiracy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/1104944

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 49 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: fantasy, adventure, mystery
- Network: iQiyi
- Cast: Fei Qiming, Lv Xiaoyu, Shao Zhuang, Jin Zixuan, Yang Yu, An Ning, Jing Feng
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: eerie, tense, atmospheric, adventurous, mysterious

## Synopsis

The Mirage (2025) is a Chinese fantasy adventure mystery series broadcast on iQiyi, a single 24-episode season. When her younger brother vanishes in Dengzhou, a city haunted by disappearing citizens, shifting mirages, and the sudden appearance of an iron giant, warrior Zeng Qian (Lv Xiaoyu) sets out to find him. She joins forces with a cunning strategist, a masked outlaw, and a talented but arrogant fighter, and the group follows a trail of clues across the city. Their search gradually reveals a powerful conspiracy behind the supernatural disturbances, and the story builds through investigation, martial action, and uneasy alliances as each episode peels back another layer. The cast includes Fei Qiming as Cao Sheng, Shao Zhuang as Feng Buhai, and Jin Zixuan as Yunniang. The tone is atmospheric and tense, with an eerie, unsettling sense of a world where nothing is quite what it seems. Fans of Wu Xin: The Monster Killer and Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame will find resonance in its blend of martial heroics, puzzle-solving, and uncanny city mystery.

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