Mortal Housewife

Ai Qing, who is loved by her parents in the city, falls in love with Li Dali, a hairdresser from the countryside. Li Dali takes the start-up capital supported by Ai Qing's parents and starts a business together with Ai Qing. The business was booming, and Li Dali let Ai Qing go home for pregnancy on the grounds of not making Ai Qing work too hard. Two years later, the two did not get pregnant successfully. When the mother-in-law Xu Jinzhi moved in, the war broke out.

Directed by —, Mortal Housewife leans on a strong ensemble — Judy Sun, Tao Zui, Dong Xinyun — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 2022.