# In the Name of People (2017)

> Prosecutor Tian Guofu and anti-corruption officer Sha Ruijin investigate high-level corruption in the fictional city of Jingzhou, where loyalty and ambition collide.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/62124

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 55
- Episode runtime: 55 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama
- Network: Hunan Television
- Cast: Lu Yi, Zhang Fengyi, Wu Gang, Xu Yajun, Ke Lan, Zhang Zhijian, Hu Jing, Zhang Kaili
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6742348/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: none
- Tone: tense, sober, morally charged, serious, atmospheric

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, valuing its dense political investigation and sharp portrayal of anti-corruption work.

## Synopsis

In the Name of People (2017) is a Chinese national-television political drama series created for Hunan Television, a single-season run of 55 episodes, each around 55 minutes long. Prosecutor Tian Guofu and anti-corruption officer Sha Ruijin, played by Lu Yi and Zhang Fengyi in the principal roles of the investigation, pursue high-level officials through the fictional city of Jingzhou. The engine of the series is patient detective work: the pair must gather evidence, navigate shifting alliances, and push against superiors who protect their own while every step risks their careers and safety. Each episode builds the case through meetings, interrogations, backroom negotiations, and strategic moves across the regional government. Wu Gang and Ke Lan appear among the wider cast of officials and family members whose loyalties are tested as the investigation widens. The tone is sober, tense, and morally charged, with a steady atmosphere of unease and quiet pressure rather than spectacle. Themes of institutional loyalty, power, and the cost of integrity run through the story. Viewers who enjoy the procedural slow burn of The Wire, the political maneuvering of House of Cards, or the bureaucratic satire of Yes Minister will find resonance here. It is a grounded, serious drama built on dialogue and consequence.

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