Blending psychological mystery with crime and family drama, The Forbidden Land follows a group of individuals whose lives become intertwined while searching for the truth. As buried secrets come to light, they must confront their own pasts and dismantle a powerful criminal empire operating in the shadows.
Title: The Forbidden Land
Chinese Title: 春日之地 / Chun Ri Zhi Di
Broadcast Date: 21 July 2026
Broadcast Network: iQiyi
Genre: Mystery, Family
Director: Ke Han Chen
Screenwriter: Adapted from Jin Ji Zhi Di (禁忌之地) by Zi Jin Chen
Watch on: iQiyi
The Forbidden Land Synopsis
Spring at Qiongzhou University is shattered when Li Weihao, a design student, leaps to his death. Rejected by the girl he loved, tormented by relentless campus bullying, betrayed by his parents, and stripped of his dreams, he chooses to end his life. His death becomes a mirror, exposing the darkest secrets hidden within everyone around him. His childhood friend Zhang Chao is forced to confront long-buried trauma, triggering the emergence of a ten-year-old alternate personality within him.
Psychologist Chen Rong, haunted by guilt over failing to respond to Li Weihao's desperate plea for help in time, joins the investigation. Bai Qiu, the girl Li secretly loved, risks infiltrating influencer Zhu Xiaoyu's illegal trafficking network to uncover the truth behind her best friend Shasha's suspicious car crash. Meanwhile, former bully Lin Jiaming struggles under the oppressive control of his authoritarian father, Lin Yongtai.
As the investigation unfolds, a web of campus bullying, corruption, sexual exploitation, and drug-facilitated assaults is gradually brought to light, all leading to the vast criminal empire secretly orchestrated by billionaire Lin Yongtai.
The Forbidden Land Story Breakdown
The story begins with the shocking suicide of university student Li Weihao, whose tragic death sends ripples throughout Qiongzhou University. As investigators and those closest to him search for answers, they discover that his death was the result of years of emotional abuse, bullying, and betrayal rather than a single heartbreaking event.
Zhang Chao, Li Weihao's childhood friend, is forced to confront deeply buried psychological trauma that manifests through the emergence of a ten-year-old alternate personality. At the same time, psychologist Chen Rong struggles with overwhelming guilt after failing to respond to Li Weihao's desperate plea for help before his death.
Determined to uncover the truth, Bai Qiu secretly infiltrates influencer Zhu Xiaoyu's illegal trafficking network while investigating the suspicious car crash that killed her best friend, Shasha. Elsewhere, Lin Jiaming battles the emotional abuse inflicted by his powerful father, billionaire Lin Yongtai.
As each investigation uncovers another hidden secret, the characters expose a far-reaching criminal organisation built on corruption, exploitation, campus violence, and abuse of power. Together, they must confront dangerous enemies and reveal the truth behind the vast empire secretly controlled by Lin Yongtai.
The Forbidden Land Cast
Main Roles
Zhao Ren Jie as Zhang Chao
Qi Yu Chen as Bai Qiu
Yuan Shan Shan as Chen Rong
Supporting Roles
Wang Run Ze as Li Weihao
Yuan Wen Kang as Lin Yongtai
Zhai Xiao Xing as Li Weiguo
Ding Jia Yi as Lin Yiang
Sammy Hung as Bai Zhaoyang
Xu Kai Cheng as He Chuan
Liu Yu Qi as Zhu Xiaoyu
Liang Sen as Lin Jiaming
Zhang Chen Guang as Zhao Yide
Kang Qi Xuan as Xu A'fu
Huang Ting as Fang Yue / Sha Sha
Zhu Zhe Ren as Wu Yu
Dong Li Wu You as Xiao Fei
Wang Xi Wei as Mother Lin
Tian Miao as Mother Li
Nobuaki Takahashi as Shi Tianyong
Tang Zi Xian as A Fu's Sidekick
He Mu Yao as Dormmate
Chen Jing Wen as Depressed Girl
Shao Qi as Red-Haired Girl
Yuan Xue as Mother Zhao
Xu Tuo as Worker Head
Gao Shi Kai as Guest
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