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C-drama Spying details – director, cast, plot, streaming service and more

Michelle Topham May 28, 2025

Poster for spying starring Xiao Zhan

CHINESE TITLE — Spying — 谍报上不封顶 (aka Die Bao Shang Bu Feng Ding)

PLOT

In 1948, Ren Shao Bai (played by Xiao Zhan), an undercover Communist Party member embedded in the Ministry of National Defense, goes into deep hiding for years after the death of his sole contact. When another underground operative, Qiao Ming Yu, is exposed, Ren Shao Bai takes a great risk by using the Ministry’s radio station, ultimately saving the entire intelligence network.

Later, under the pretext of investigating a military funds embezzlement case, he reconnects with his new handler, Peng Yong Cheng (Gu Zhi Xin), and is reactivated. Once “awakened,” Ren begins rising through the ranks of the Ministry, eventually becoming a trusted aide to the Director of the Intelligence Bureau.

Lan You Yin (Zhou Yu Tong), the widow of Qiao Ming Yu and a brilliant mathematician, secretly plots to assassinate officers of the military police, though her motives remain unclear.

In the course of his covert struggle, Ren repeatedly proves his worth and builds a strong rapport with Peng Yongcheng, though the risk of exposure constantly looms over him.

DIRECTOR, STAFF AND CAST

  • Director — Zhang Kai Zhou (Our Generation)

Main Cast

  • Xiao Zhan as Ren Shao Bai
  • Zhou Yu Tong as Lan You Yin

Supporting Cast

  • Feng Hui as Li He Lin
  • Lin Bo Yang as Shen Tong
  • Gu Zhi Xin as Peng Yong Cheng
  • Zheng Jia Bin as Lu Peng
  • Shen Jia Yu as Zhu Yan Jun

Premiere Details

With filming for Spying only ending on September 30th, 2025, it will be at least 2026 before the Chinese drama premieres.

Where Streaming

When it does premiere, Spying is currently scheduled to stream on YOUKU in China and internationally.

Articles about the Chinese drama

Xiao Zhan drama Spying begins filming, releases slew of character posters and booting photos

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Michelle Topham

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British-American journalist currently residing in Vienna, Austria and obsessed beyond measure with C-dramas, a subject I have been writing about for more than two decades. How many C-dramas have I watched? Many many hundreds. How many are still in my backlog? Hundreds more.

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