A Familiar Stranger (Chinese: 虚颜), is a 2024 Chinese web series directed by Zeng Qingjie.[1] It starred Ke Ying, Ryan Cheng, Song Zhaoyi and Wang Zexuan in the leading roles. The series aired on Mango TV with 18 episodes on September 23, 2022. The series has a 7.4 rating on Douban from over 64,000 users.
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| Genre | Historical Romance Suspense |
| Written by | Zhao Lin |
| Directed by | Zeng Qingjie |
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| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Running time | 12 minutes |
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| Release | September 23 (2022-09-23) – October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03) |
Shi Qi is a painter who often paints courtesans' portraits to find her older sister who was lost in a brothel. One day, she receives a request to paint the picture of the Prime Minister's daughter Shen Qin and her lover, Prince Ning. Shen Qin is betrothed to a general named Xiao Hansheng. In order to avoid her marriage with the general, Shen Qin deceives Shi Qi and uses a sorcerer to swap her face with Shi Qi. When Shi Qi wakes up, she finds that her appearance has changed and she is now married to the general.
| No. | English Title | Chinese Title | Artist |
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| 1. | "Old Face" | 旧颜 | Fengming Jiongjun, Yinyao Peifang |
| 2. | "Once Acquainted" | 曾相识 | Chen Xu, Yinyao Peifang |
| 3. | "Heard the Affairs of Wind and Moon" | 听闻风月事 | Xiaoshi Guniang, Yinyao Peifang |
| 4. | "An Early Moon" | 月如初 | Cang Bing |