Reset (Chinese TV series)

Reset (Chinese: 开端) is a 2022 Chinese time-travel/whodunit streaming television series based on a novel by Qidaojun. It tells the story of a college student Li Shiqing (Zhao Jinmai) and a video game designer Xiao Heyun (Bai Jingting) who are trapped in a time loop on a soon-to-explode bus.

Reset
Chinese开端
Genre
Created byHou Hongliang
Based onNovel by Qidaojun
Written by
  • Qidaojun
  • Qiu Yujie
  • Suan
  • Huang Kaiwen
  • Yuan Jixi
  • Wei Shining
Directed by
  • Sun Molong
  • Liu Hongyuan
  • Suan
Starring
Ending theme"My Only" by Zhou Shen
ComposerKim Hyun-do
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producerLi Liming
ProducersLi Huabing
Han Zhijie
Production locationsXiamen, China
Running time45 minutes
Production companyDaylight Entertainment
Release
Original networkTencent Video
Original releaseJanuary 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)

Synopsis

After repeatedly finding herself dying in an explosion while riding the same bus, Li Shiqing finally concludes that she is stuck in a never-ending time loop. Inadvertently, she drags fellow passenger Xiao Heyun into her loop. They then realize that there are chances to disembark from the bus and avoid the explosion. They also discover that calling the police is counterproductive and leads to being interrogated as suspects instead of being able to avert the disaster. Taking the matter into their own hands, they pair up to find the dangerous bomber on the bus.

Cast

Police
  • Liu Yijun as Captain Zhang Cheng
  • Liu Tao as Deputy Director Du Jingsong
  • Li Gan as Jiang Feng
  • Fan Shuaiqi as Ye Qian
  • Yu Peishan as Yu Lei

Other people on the Bus
  • Huang Jue as Wang Xingde, bus driver
  • Liu Dan as Tao Yinghong, passenger
  • Song Jiateng as Brother One, passenger
  • Ma Lan as Auntie Ye, passenger
  • Zeng Kelang as Lu Di, passenger
  • Zhang Xiqian as Ma Guoqiang, passenger
  • Jiao Peng as Jiao Xiangrong, passenger
  • Bu Yuxin as the passenger with headphones

Release

The first episode aired on Tencent Video on 11 January 2022; by 23 January 2022 its first 13 episodes have surpassed 1 billion total views on the platform.[1] In Taiwan the first episode debuted on 12 January 2022 on Line TV. In Thailand the series began airing on 19 January 2022 on TrueID.[2]

Reception

Its popularity has led to much discussion in China on social topics such as social responsibility and cyberbullying.[3] International reception has also been overwhelmingly positive.[4] It has a score of 7.9 (610k) on Douban

References
  1. Wu Xuying (吴旭颖) (23 January 2022). "10亿播放，8.2分好评，《开端》火爆靠的不只是"无限流"". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. "เรื่องย่อ ซีรีส์จีน Reset ลูปย้อนชะตา ที่ TrueID+". TrueID (in Thai). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. Ding Hui (丁慧) (21 January 2022). "没想到，《开端》还是部"反网暴"教育片". The Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. Zhang Long (22 January 2022). "Chinese thriller featuring whodunit time-loop a hit overseas". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 23 January 2022.


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