In the Name of People

In the Name of the People is a 2017 Chinese TV drama series based on the web novel of the same name by Zhou Meisen. Its plot revolves around a prosecutor's efforts to unearth corruption in a present-day fictional Chinese city. It has drawn large audiences in China, where its release coincides with General Secretary Xi Jinping's leadership's anti-corruption campaign. It is the first broadcast political drama featuring high-level government corruption in China since 2004. The production received significant government funding from the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the highest agency responsible for both investigation and prosecution in the People's Republic of China. The intervention from censors was much lighter due to the support of the authorities. The series is considered by some western observers as the Chinese version of House of Cards. The program's stars include Lu Yi as detective Hou Liangping, Xu Yajun as his antagonist Qi Tongwei, and Zhang Fengyi as Sha Ruijin, the provincial Party Committee Secretary. The series is based on a book by author Zhou Meisen, and was adapted for television by Zhou and his wife Sun Xinyue. It was primarily filmed in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province. Synopsis In the Name of the People chronicles the internal power struggle of the Chinese Communist Party in the fictional city of Jingzhou, Handong province, featuring stories about Chinese politics that are often talked about but never seen on mainstream television. Cast Lu Yi as Hou Liangping Zhang Fengyi as Sha Ruijin Wu Gang as Li Dakang Xu Yajun as Qi Tongwei Zhang Zhijian as Gao Yuliang Ke Lan as Lu Yike Bai Zhidi as Chen Yanshi Li Guangfu as Zheng Xipo Hu Jing as Gao Xiaoqin Ding Haifeng as Zhao Donglai Zhang Xilin as Cai Chenggong Li Jianyi as Ji Changming Huang Junpeng as Chen Hai Han Benben as Zheng Shengli Tang Wan as Lin Huahua Yue Xiuqing as Ouyang Jing Ji Shuai as Zhou Zheng Xu Wenguang as Ding Yizhen Xu Guangyu as Cheng Du Li Wei as Sun Liancheng Zhang Kaili as Wu Huifen Li Xinyue as Zhang Baobao Huang Pinyuan as Yi Xuexi Hao Guang as Qin Siyuan Zhao Ziqi as Zhong Xiao'ai Hou Yong as Zhao Dehan Gao Yalin as Liu Xinjian