Under The Skin
Young artist Shen Yi's life changes when a commission leads to a police case gone wrong. Seven years later, he joins the Criminal Investigation Unit as a portraitist alongside Captain Du Cheng.
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Official Trailer: Under The Skin | 猎罪图鉴 | Tan Jianci 檀健次, Kim Scar 金世佳 | iQiyi
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Cast
Tan Jianci
Jin Shijia
Zhang Bojia
Zhu Jiaqi
Lu Yanqi
Qin Hailu
Zhou Yanchen
Zheng Yunlong
Chloe Xie
Fang Zibin
Wang Qing
Li Bin
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Seasons
Shen Yichu joins the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Beijiang Branch as a mock portraitist and is paired with Captain Du Cheng to work on a case. Du Cheng’s initial provocations hint at a complicated past between them. As the story unfolds, their close cooperation intensifies the tension, bringing their conflict to a peak. The fast-paced plot, rapid portrait sketches, and puzzling clues gradually reveal hidden truths and untold stories.
1.Episode 1
7.006-03-202245mSeven years after his paintings landed him in the middle of a police case gone wrong, Shen Yi joins the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Beijiang Branch as the new portrait art...
2.Episode 2
6.006-03-202243mWhen a plastic surgeon dies of cyanide poisoning, Du Cheng must find the five plastic surgery clients whose hidden tapes are missing. But to make a match to medical records, Shen Y...
3.Episode 3
06-03-202243mAfter wrapping up the plastic surgeon’s murder, the team is called to investigate the discovery of a skeleton in a school field. Meanwhile, Du Cheng is puzzled and suspicious about...
4.Episode 4
06-03-202245mThe Bureau continues to investigate the mysterious classroom skull. When Ren Xiaoxuan's mother hands over a high school diary that her daughter had left at home, they must use the...
5.Episode 5
07-03-202244mThe diary and a painting may hold the truth to what happened to Ren Xiaoxuan. More secrets of Shen Yi’s past come to light as Du Cheng meets an old friend of the artist.
6.Episode 6
07-03-202244mAn old case is revived involving a suspect claiming she was coerced by an accomplice to commit the crime. Several portraitists have tried to draw the accomplice, but each has resul...
7.Episode 7
08-03-202244mAfter an heiress escapes a kidnapping by her boyfriend, the team discovers that no one by his name can be found in the police system to match his description. Shen Yi is asked to d...
8.Episode 8
08-03-202244mDu Cheng requires Shen Yi’s assistance to solve the abduction of a child, but Shen Yi’s behavior continues to make him suspicious.
9.Episode 9
09-03-202243mShen Yi asks Du Cheng for assistance recovering his memories, while the team works to solve the robbery of a jewelry store.
10.Episode 10
09-03-202243mThe team continues to hunt down the jewelry store robber and the unusual connection to a missing man. To help solve the case, Shen Yi must use a child’s portrait to draw the biolog...
11.Episode 11
14-03-202244mA police officer is killed in a similar manner to Li Yifei seven years ago, the team must try to find the missing woman who connects all the cases. The team is also assigned a seco...
12.Episode 12
14-03-202243mAs the evidence continues to mount against the wife who murders her husband, she insists It was out of self-defence. But Shen Yi thinks she might still be lying.
13.Episode 13
15-03-202243mShen Yi works with another police team to solve a rape case. Meanwhile, Du Cheng meets Shen Yi’s mentor when he visits the Beijiang Branch to see Shen Yi…
14.Episode 14
15-03-202243mShen Yi’s senior requests that he hold a joint art exhibition to commemorate their teacher, while Du Cheng investigates forgeries of Shen Yi’s old paintings, leading to Shen Yi con...
15.Episode 15
16-03-202244mDu Cheng’s sister crashes Shen Yi’s lecture, giving him some interesting history about Du Cheng and his family. Du Cheng goes on a blind date for the first time, but turns into som...
16.Episode 16
16-03-202243mThe team investigates a bomb delivered by courier to a metal processing facility. As several more explosions are reported in the following days, all teams must be mobilized to solv...
17.Episode 17
21-03-202244mAs the bombing case resolves with a tense hostage standoff, the woman known as He Hong resurfaces with terrible consequences.
18.Episode 18
21-03-202243mThe investigation into the woman M, and her previous case connections, continues. But the evidence begins to point towards a situation far more serious for the team.
19.Episode 19
22-03-202243mAs Captain Lu takes over the investigation of M’s death, Shen Yi must unravel the truth behind what actually happened and who is behind everything.
20.Episode 20
22-03-202243mDu Cheng and the team race against time to gather the evidence to prove their case, while Shen Yi’s plan leads to a more public confrontation.