Drama Review: Danger Zone Chapter 1: The Dark Night

12

Duration

00 Hrs 45 Mins

Episodes

12

Drama Digest:

It is a drama full of mystery, crime, and serial murder cases. The story starts with a complicated case. For the sake of giving justice to the murdered victim, police have to take help from the criminals. The police and the criminals team up and investigate the murder scenes. Can they find the murderer? Watch the drama to know how the story unravels.

The Feel-Good Part:

This is a gripping and fast-paced psychological thriller drama. It explores the dark side of justice and how the road to perdition was paved with just intentions. In a desperate race against time with some promising leads are good to watch. Captain Tan’s investigative team are under intense pressure to put a stop to a bunch of brutal killing, which is pretty exciting for the viewers. Prison inmate and former attorney Liang Yandong are on trial for murder, pretty sure that his murder case was linked with this serial killing case. The first season solves the first case,  which reveals a larger conspiracy.

It is indeed a masterpiece in building suspense and fear in the viewers. The cinematography is well shown. The tense music increases the excitement of the viewers. The theme was very well chosen for the scenes of the drama. The OSTs are well made. Every episode is getting more exciting one by one.

 The Disappointing Factor:

The main problem in this drama is that it goes far beyond hardcore gore. You will repeatedly see gore images of women being tortured and mutilated. The exclusive focus on abusing women in repeated detail makes you feel bothersome.

There are pretty loopholes and logic issues. Some subplots are entirely unnecessary. The story is sometimes predictable.

In-Depth Analysis:

It is indeed a masterpiece in building suspense and fear in the viewers. The cinematography is well shown. The tense music increases the excitement of the viewers. The theme was very well chosen for the scenes of the drama. The OSTs are well made. Every episode gets more exciting one by one.

Star Power:

The cast performances are pretty good in this show. Vic Zhou as the inmate’s character is perfect. His eyes haunted with the pain and the helplessness as he was stuck behind bars and unable to defend himself was shown perfectly. Christopher Lee and the other supporting characters are very natural in their scenes. For other emotional scenes, there are some phenomenal performances. Berent Zhu as Ren Fei’s character is good to watch. He is perfect for the young, hot-headed new police detective. His character gradually develops throughout the entire story,

Overall Opinion:

The drama is amazing with some good plots. It makes you excited and nervous at the same time. If you want to watch crime thriller content, you should watch it. This drama won’t disappoint you. It is worthy of your time.