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*The Double*
The Double
	Official poster
Genre	Historical; Romance;
Based on	Marriage of Di Daughter by Qian Shan Cha Ke
Written by	Ren Yanan; Yang Zhou; Ma Shige;
Directed by	Lv Hao Ji Ji; Bai Yunmo; Ma Shige;
Starring	Wu Jinyan; Wang Xingyue;
Opening theme	"Watching the Snow" by Cyndi Wang
Ending theme	"Live and Love" by Zhong Chenle
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	40
Production
Producer	Yu Zheng;
Production location	Hengdian World Studios
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Youku; Huanyu Film
Original release
Network	Youku
Release	June 2 –; June 22, 2024

The Double (Chinese: 墨雨云间) is a 2024 Chinese television series based on the novel Marriage of Di Daughter by Qian Shan Cha Ke.^[1] It stars Wu Jinyan and Wang Xingyue in leading roles. The series premiered on Youku on June 2, 2024.

On June 5, 2024, the popularity exceeded 10,000 heat index on Youku, marking the fastest time for a series to reach 10,000 on Youku in 2024.^[2] The record was later broken by The Story of Pearl Girl. The series has a 6.9 rating on Douban from over 36,000 users.

Synopsis

Xue Li (Wu Jinyan), the daughter of Magistrate Xue was betrayed and buried alive by her beloved husband, Shen Yurong. Fate gives her a second chance and she manages to survive. She is saved by Jiang Li (Yang Chaoyue), the daughter of Chief Secretariat. However, Jiang Li soon passes away and, before dying, she asks Xue Li to take revenge for her. Xue Li takes on Jiang Li's identity and goes to the capital to seek revenge against those who caused her and Jiang Li's misfortune.

Cast and characters

Main

Wu Jinyan as Xue Li / Xue Fangfei / Jiang Li^[3]^[1]^[4]

Only daughter of Magistrate Xue, with the courtesy name Fangfei. She was betrayed and buried alive by her husband, Shen Yurong and his family. However, she manages to survive and is saved by Jiang Li. After Jiang Li's death, she takes on her identity to seek revenge against those caused her and Jiang Li's misfortunes.

Wang Xingyue as Xiao Heng^[3]^[1]^[4]

Duke Su, a general and close friend and advisor to the Emperor Hong Xiao.

Liang Yongqi as Shen Yurong^[3]
Li Meng as Princess Wan Ning^[3]

Supporting

Jiang Residence

Ai Mi as Tong'er^[3]

Jiang Li's loyal maid who has stayed by her side for a long time. After Jiang Li's death, she vows to take revenge on the Jiang family and helps Xue Fangfei complete her disguise as Jiang Li.

Chen Qiao'en as Ji Shuran^[3]^[4]

Madame of Jiang Family, and Ruoyao and Bing Ji's biological mother. Ten years before the events of the series, she framed Jiang Li for fratricide and sent her away to Zhennv Hall.

Su Ke as Jiang Yuanbo^[5]

Chief Secretariat and Head of Jiang household. He is the father of Jiang Li, Jiang Ruoyao and Bing Ji.

Sun Wei as Jiang Yuanping

Master of the second branch of the Jiang family. Lu Shi's husband and Jingrui's father.

Zhang Ding Han as Lu Shi

Jiang Yuan Ping's wife. Mother of Jingrui.

He Fengtian as Jiang Jingrui^[3]

Cousin of Jiang Li who supports her in every situation.

Liu Xiening as Jiang Ruoyao^[2]

Third Young Lady of the Jiang family and Jiang Li's younger half-sister. She is engaged to Zhou Yanbang.

Chen Yuxian as Jiang Yu'e

Cousin of the Jiang family who is in love with Jiang Ruoyao's fiancé Zhou Yanbang.

Leanne Liu as Old Madame Jiang^[3]

People around Xiao Heng

Wang Lefu as Lu Ji
Pan Youcheng as Wen Ji
Zhao Qing as Situ Jiuyue
Yu Rongguang as Xiao Da Chuan

Xiao Heng's grandfather.

People in the Imperial Palace

Zeng Kelang as Emperor Hong Xiao
Sun Jingjing as Concubine Li

Li Residence

Zhang Zheng Yang as Li Zhongnan (Chancellor Li)
Wang Ya Chao as Li Jin

Li Zhongnan's cunning and manipulative eldest son.

Li Xin Ze as Li Lian

Li Zhongnan's second son who is arrogant and impulsive.

Ye Residence

Chen Xinhai as Ye Shijie^[1]
He Hongshan as Ye Jia'er
Xiang Xia as Ye Mingxuan
Dong Chunhui as Ye Mingyu
Dong Xuan as Ye Zhenzhen

Jiang Li's biological mother.

Xue Residence

Yao Zhang as Xue Zhao

Xue Fangfei's younger brother.

Yang Fu Yu as Hai Tang

Fangfei's maidservant.

Others

Zhao Jiamin as Liu Xu
Fan Tiantian as Mother Sun
Zhang Xiaowan as Yun Shuang
Guan Le as Xiang Qiao
Tang Zhenye as Xue Huaiyuan

Guest appearances

Yang Chaoyue as Jiang Li^[1]

Second Young Lady of the Jiang family. Ye Zhenzhen and Jiang Yuanbai's only daughter. Jiang Li and her maidservant Tong'er were exiled at Zhenvu Hall for ten years before meeting Xue Fangfei.

Wu Jiayi as Qiong Zhi
Kong Xueer as Zhi Yan

Soundtrack

No.	English Title	Chinese Title	Artist	Notes
1.	"Watching the Snow"	观雪	Cyndi Wang	Opening theme
2.	"Live and Love"	活下去爱下去	Zhong Chenle	Ending theme
3.	"Lifetime of Wisdom"	一世聪明	Faye
4.	"Ink Rain Clouds"	墨雨云间	Jing Long, Jing Di
5.	"Wither"	凋零	Huang Shifu
6.	"Dang Gui"	当归	Jin Runji, Cui Zige
7.	"Su Fei Luo Jin Li Hua Bai"	芳菲落尽梨花白	Mi Liang
8.	"Lifetime of Wisdom"	一世聪明	Cui Zige
9.	"Ink Rain Clouds"	墨雨云间	Zhou Xuan