“THE Bad Kids,” an online drama adaptation of a suspense novel from a popular Chinese mystery fiction writer known by the pseudonym Zijinchen, is currently the most popular Chinese-language TV series on review platform Douban.

Released on the online streaming platform iQiyi on Tuesday, the show has made it to the top of the Douban weekly popularity ranking for Chinese-language TV series, according to the latest ranking result. The drama now scores 9.2 out of 10 points.

Previously promoted with the title “Cat’s Cradle,” the 12-episode mystery drama is streamed with two episodes every night from Tuesday to Thursday.

It follows a man who hatches an elaborate murder plot to kill his cheating wife and her family after she demands a divorce. However, his actions are recorded by three children playing nearby. It stars actors Qin Hao and Wang Jingchun. Wang won the Silver Bear for Best Actor in 2019 at the Berlin International Film Festival for his role in the arthouse film “So Long, My Son.”(Xinhua)