In 2022, the domestic drama market is very booming. All major themes have their own representative works, and they all provide excellent works for the audience. "The World", "Fengqi Longxi", "Menghualu", "Police Honor", etc., have all been recognized.
However, looking back at the first three quarters of 2022, the theme of domestic traditional spy war dramas not only has no good works, but also does not have a serious work, which makes audiences who like traditional spy war dramas make a drama famine. The drama is not terrible, the terrible thing is that there are no TV series to watch.
In the past three years, although the spy war theme has not produced super high-scoring dramas such as Sun Honglei's "Lurking", Zhang Jiayi's "Cliff", Liu Yunlong's "Secret Calculation" and "Kite", it has not been for nothing, and there have also been dark horse dramas like "Opponent" and the drama version of "The Wind".
Next, taking advantage of the empty window, the editor will briefly talk to you about the past 3 years, the 8 spy war dramas with the best reputation, imagine the past, look forward to the future, welcome everyone to discuss in the message area and choose your favorite!
TOP8: "Aiming", Douban 5.9 points
The drama "Aiming" should not have been on the list, because this drama is a mess in the control of spy war suspense. And the reason why I forced this drama on the list is mainly based on 1 innovation of this drama.
The drama "Aiming", as its name suggests, mainly tells the story of snipers, long-distance aiming, solving opponents, spy war elements, but also just an additional element attached to the element of sniping. The dramatic conflict produced by the spy elements is only to serve the sniper.
Our side has important protected people who need to be protected, while the enemy wants to do sabotage, and a professional sniper squad wants to complete the assassination mission from a distance. At this time, if you want to confront others, you must have another group of sharpshooters to confront it, which is "Aiming".
In the play, snipers can hit targets at ultra-long distances, or they can turn bullets and use "ricochets" to hit targets.
What's more, a sniper can hit the same landing point with two bullets, which can destroy the enemy's bulletproof glass.
Moreover, it is also during the movement of the target, the operation is jointly completed by two snipers in different directions.
When watching the play, the operation of the "ricochet" changing the path of the bullet to hit the target caused a huge discussion.
It can be said that "Aiming" plays the sniper element into a trick and plays at a height, which is comparable to A Bing's ears in "Dark Calculation" and Xu Tian's observation and reasoning ability in "Red", adding another bright color to the spy war universe.
Of course, it is precisely because of the sniper elements that "Aim" has a brilliance and is worth watching.
TOP7: "Forerunner", Douban 6.1 points
"Forerunner" starring Zhang Luyi and Nie Yuan, with Zhang Luyi, the audience will unconsciously bring Xu Tian into "Red". However, Zhang Luyi proved with solid acting skills that he does not have just one acting style.
But, but, but.
The reason why "Forerunner" can be on the list is not Zhang Luyi, but its unexpected spy war atmosphere. In the play, often a case will be constantly reversed, giving people a delicate sense of wisdom fighting, under the exquisite layout, the play has reached the level of general spy war dramas at the level of spy war drama atmosphere, although it is on the list, but the ranking is not very high.
In the play, Ma Tianmu, played by Zhang Luyi, lurks inside the enemy. Constantly being suspected, and constantly through various coincidences, reasonable clearance of suspicion. He uses all kinds of forces that can be used, interspersing it back and forth, and playing the enemy between the hands.
Many seemingly exaggerated plot settings in the play can have a set of logic to round back. Although it may seem far-fetched at first, it can at least be justified. This is much better than most spy war dramas. In the absence of a high-level drama, "The Forerunner" is definitely worth watching.
Among the many plots, the editor is particularly impressed by the battle around "Confessions". Under the premise that Ma Tianmu's identity has been exposed, he can still find vitality in it by taking advantage of the enemy's infighting, which is very enjoyable to see.
In the shaping of villains, Tang Xianping played by Nie Yuan and Pei Ruhai played by Huo Qing far exceeded everyone's expectations. Overall, "The Forerunner" is a qualified spy war drama from the actor's acting skills, to the plot logic, to the drama conflict.
TOP6: "Spy War Deep Sea Sting", Douban 6.2 points
The drama "Spy War Deep Sea Shock" is a spy war relatively early, and it is estimated that many viewers will not remember it after watching it. Here, the editor briefly sorts out the plot with you, and everyone will understand where the highlight of this drama is.
Chen Shan (played by Zhang Ruoyun) was originally just a punk with adaptability and super observation ability, and by mistake, he was caught by the enemy. It was originally a dead end, but because his appearance was exactly the same as that of enemy agent Xiao Zhengguo, it took a turn.
The Japanese agent trained Araki (played by Wang Taki Masa) into Xiao Zhengguo and asked him to disguise his identity and provide him with intelligence. As a result, a street gangster has become an important agent.
Under the influence of various forces, how Chen Shan keeps his identity, how to protect key information, and the contrast between different identities have become the biggest attraction of the series.
In particular, the plot of Chen Shan not only not being able to reveal his identity, but also sleeping with his wife, who is also an agent, is simply not too exciting. "Spy War Deep Sea Shock" in the plot of the traditional spy war drama, added the plot of pretending to be an identity, the identity of the agent is clear, and further strengthens the spy war thinking, which is the biggest attraction of this drama.
At the same time, the combination of Zhang Ruoyun, Wang Ou, Wang Longzheng, Sun Yizhou, and Kan Qingzi, who was originally not optimistic about everyone, performed unexpectedly, and all the acting skills were online, and they all successfully completed the role content. Among them, Zhou Haichao, played by Sun Yizhou, also contributed a lot of highlight scenes, allowing the audience to see his progress.
In fact, the original score of "Spy War Deep Sea Sting" could be a little higher, but due to the delay of the follow-up plot, a large number of emotional scenes were added, resulting in the whole drama being overwhelmed and committing the old problem of domestic dramas, which dragged its feet.
TOP5: Liu Yunlong's new drama "Odds", Douban 6.7 points
If you want to talk about spy war dramas, you have to mention Liu Yunlong.
So far, in the editor's mind, Liu Yunlong's spy war is still the most flavorful and the most spy war atmosphere type. His self-directed and acted "Secret Calculation" and "Kite" are rare classics. There have been several spy war dramas in a row that have won the favor of the audience, and Liu Yunlong is also the first person in domestic traditional spy war dramas, and the name of "godfather of spy war" is well deserved.
"Secret Calculation" is a spy war drama by Liu Yunlong a few years ago, and 5 years have passed when it was broadcast online. The heroine was also replaced. To be honest, in this case, I was surprised to get 6.7 points. This can also be regarded as a kind of recognition of Liu Yunlong's spy war.
Although "The Odds" is starring Liu Yunlong, it is very different from his previous spy war drama style, and "The Odds" takes the road of funny and humorous spy war. Tang Fei, played by Liu Yunlong, in the play, most of the time the performance style is also a little more comedy. This change in style is very risky in itself, and it is reasonable for some viewers to find it difficult to accept.
However, putting aside the comedy elements, "The Odds" still has something in terms of plot logic and brain-burning wit plot arrangement. The final suspense, the true identity of "Elena" was maintained until the end.
The setting of the anti-inter-meter in the "Mudan Ulla" plan is also quite innovative and worth playing again.
Relying on the outstanding performance of Liu Yunlong, Liang Guanhua, Shi Zhaoqi, Qian Bo and others, the perception of "The Odds" has been greatly improved. Even if the plot rhythm is not top-notch, at least there are old actors to watch. Of course, this may be one of the reasons why "The Odds" scored 6.7 points.
"The Odds", ordinary passers-by viewers can watch it, for audiences who like traditional Liu Yunlong-style spy warfare, it is a little unfriendly.
TOP4: "Glorious Era", Douban 6.9 points
"Glorious Age" can score 6.9 points, I really didn't expect. After all, the drama "Glorious Era" has also experienced a storm of changing roles. Moreover, the AI special effects were made, there were still a lot of flaws, which were criticized by the audience at the time, and once beat this drama into the ranks of bad dramas.
Of course, when I saw that people often commented on the highlights in this drama repeatedly, I expected it, because "Glorious Era" is indeed a very alternative spy war drama.
The spy war atmosphere of this drama, as well as the plot of the wit, are average. However, the funny scenes of this drama can be called top-notch. Zhang Yi with Pan Zhilin and Zhang Junyi, the three people are funny regardless of the occasion, the humor does not matter the place, and they can give you such a set anytime, anywhere, simply not too cute.
For the plot introduction, I originally thought that this was a serious traditional spy war drama. However, after watching a few episodes, you will find that this is actually a spy war light comedy. The whole drama cleverly integrates comedy elements into the spy war plot, serious when it should be serious, and no one is bound when it should be lively.
In this drama, I can be regarded as seeing Zhang Yi's acting strength. Funny and humorous, shaping characters to convey their spirits, under his leadership, often the protagonist group of several people get up, are a little uncontrollable.
"Glorious Era", a different way, found the code of funny spy war, audiences who like a relaxed atmosphere should not miss it.
TOP3: Wang Zhiwen "Rebel", Douban 7.7 points
"Rebel" is a traditional spy war drama, but unlike traditional spy war dramas, this drama focuses more on the growth of the protagonist Lin Nansheng, mainly telling the story of how he grew from an ordinary person to an agent, and eventually became an excellent agent of our side.
In this drama, there are no strange people like A Bing and Xu Tian, nor are there supermen who fight one against ten.
The male protagonist Lin Nansheng (played by Zhu Yilong) is an ordinary person, senior agent Gu Shenyan (played by Wang Zhiwen) is also an ordinary person, and the villains Chen Moqun (played by Wang Yang) and Wang Shian (played by Zhang Zixian) are also ordinary people.
In the play, Lin Nansheng performed tasks many times and tried to kill Chen Moqun, but ended in failure. And even a high-level agent like Gu Shenyan was calculated by a villain like Wang Shi'an.
In the finale, Miss Lan on a mission is an ordinary person who reveals her identity because she knocked down a small piece of rubble. A big villain like Chen Moqun is also powerless in the face of the small calculations of his subordinates.
Looking at the whole "Rebel", it feels like a sense of reality, and everyone makes mistakes. Many of the plans implemented in spy war dramas are not seamless, and many of the wisdom fighting scenes in the play, you will find that they are not much more clever than ordinary people, they are all flesh mortals, you need to be careful, careful, and careful.
Of course, for audiences who like smart spy war dramas, the plot of "Rebel" is not advanced enough. However, in the editor's opinion, perhaps this drama is closer to reality. "Rebel" is a down-to-earth spy war drama.
Gu Shenyan went offline prematurely, resulting in the plot rhythm of "Rebel" being a bit top-heavy, dragging the back of the show. If the plot rhythm is a little tighter and there are more dramatic conflicts laid out, I believe that "Rebel" is a spy war drama that can score 8 points.
TOP2: Guo Jingfei "Opponent", Douban 7.8 points
The previous dramas are traditional era spy war dramas, and "Opponent" starring Guo Jingfei is a modern spy war drama. Before the broadcast of "Rivals", there was not much publicity, and everyone was not optimistic. However, surprisingly, it caused a huge sensation after the broadcast.
To put it bluntly, although "Rivals" has a rating of 7.8, in my mind, his score is a little higher, and if I had to give it, I would give it at least 8 points or more. The spy war atmosphere created by "Rivals" is not top-notch, but it refreshes the audience's cognition.
It turns out that the people who engage in spy warfare are not brightly dressed as everyone imagines, and they go in and out of various high-end occasions. Instead, many of them also have to face the firewood, rice, oil and salt in their lives. In "Rivals", when I saw Li Tang played by Guo Jingfei and Ding Meixi played by Tan Zhuo, in order to engage in espionage warfare, but also to advance money, it really made my eyes shine.
In "Rivals", when Li Tang and Ding Meixi were young, they had no choice but to lurk for a long time because of the mission. This has been for decades. The former teenager has become middle-aged and has also encountered a midlife crisis. If you are not happy at work, you still have to face high housing prices and living expenses.
Two people, one drives a taxi and the other works as a teacher, and the income is average.
However, when faced with the tasks assigned by the superiors, they must still be meticulously and strictly completed. The superiors are short of funds, and they sometimes have to advance money. I finally looked forward to an opportunity to go back, but it turned out to be online and ran away with money, which made people laugh.
In the end, after working for a long time, I got nothing, not only lived a chicken feather, but also abandoned by my superiors.
When watching "Rivals", there is often a sentence on the barrage, with the wisdom of Li Tang and Ding Meixi, if these two find a job well, they are better off than engaging in espionage. After engaging in espionage wars, you want to have no identity, you want quality without quality, and you hide in hiding all day, what is the picture!
"Rivals" has found a unique spy drama style, which is worth encouraging and deserving higher scores.
TOP1: Zhang Zhijian's version of "The Wind", Douban 7.9 points
"The Wind" is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Mai family, and has been adapted into film and television works many times. In 2009, the movie version of "The Wind" starring Zhang Hanyu, Li Bingbing, Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming, Wang Zhiwen, Su Youpeng, and Ying Da achieved good results, getting a high score of 8.4 on Douban, and it is still the highest score of domestic spy war movies.
The movie version of "The Wind", the editor has seen it several times, is indeed a rare masterpiece, worthy of all spy war fans to watch repeatedly.
As for the drama version of "The Wind", it is not the first time it has been filmed. Previously, Liao Fan also published a version of "The Legend of the Wind", with a decent reputation. Therefore, for the new drama version of "The Wind", in fact, the environment that was broadcast at that time was average, and there were previous excellent works first, and it was not easy to get out of the circle.
But, but, but.
Zhang Zhijian's version of "The Wind" is still out of the circle. This TV series, did not engage in new routines, did not try new paths, but achieved great success, its reputation among the audience all the way counterattack, the more people watched, the higher the score, only to have today's high score of 7.9.
And the reason why the drama version of "The Wind" has such a good reputation is that 2 points are very well done.
First, the acting skills of the actors
In terms of actor's acting skills, Jin Shenghuo, played by Zhang Zhijian, has supported the quality of the series, created a three-dimensional character image, and has a personal style. Teacher Zhang Zhijian's lines are strong, and the performance method is wide open. Watching his many one-man scenes in the play is simply a pleasure.
In addition, Wang Tianxiang, played by Yu Ailei, also performed very well, which is impressive.
Second, plot adaptation
Zhang Zhijian's version of "The Wind" is strictly adapted from the original work on the one hand, and on the other hand, some minor optimizations have been made. This makes the whole drama improve another level in terms of wit. Originally, the novel "The Wind" was very good, and the adaptation of the drama version was the icing on the cake, infinite Mission Impossible, infinite reversal, which made the audience very enjoyable.
In the past 3 years, the success of "The Wind" has reminded everyone that domestic spy war dramas only need to return to the script and concentrate on telling a good story. There is still a lot of audience support, is gold always shines, the success of "The Wind" shows this.
If Zhang Zhijian's version of "The Wind" replaces several actors, I think the show should be able to become a drama with a Douban score of 9 points or more.
Which of the above 8 spy war dramas do you prefer? Welcome to leave a message and discuss!