''Reset'' () is a Chinese

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series, starring

Bai Jingting Bai Jingting (, born October 15, 1993) is a Chinese actor, singer and entrepreneur. He is known for his roles in the series '' The First Frost'', '' Always On The Move'', '' Destined'', '' New Life Begins'', ''Reset'', '' You Are My Hero'', f ...

and Zhao Jinmai in the lead roles. It is based on a novel by Qidaojun, and is directed by Sun Molong and Liu Hongyuan. It tells the story of a college student Li Shiqing and a video game designer Xiao Heyun who are trapped in a

time loop The time loop or temporal loop is a plot device in fiction whereby Character (arts), characters re-experience a span of time which is repeated, sometimes more than once, with some hope of breaking out of the cycle of repetition. Time loops are co ...

on a soon-to-explode bus. On 11 January 2022, the series premiered on

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and Viki. The show was a critical and commercial success, and won many awards. In September 2023, producer Hou Hongliang and writer Qidaojun announced an upcoming companion series titled ''Restart''. The series sets record of reaching fastest 30K 'Popularity Heat Index' points in

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. By January 2022, the series had over 2 billion views on

, averaging over 130 million views per episode. On March 2024, the series sucess led to its release in

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and

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Plot

University student Li Shiqing is trapped in a never-ending

while riding a bus, in which the loop resets each time the bus explodes and kills all passengers on board. Desperate to find a way to escape the loop, she inadvertently drags fellow bus passenger, Xiao Heyun, a game designer, into the loop with her. They then decide to work together to investigate the situation and alter their fate. During the loops, Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun are detained and questioned by the police Deputy Captain Zhang Cheng. While in detention, they look for various ways and information to save all the passengers by preventing the bus explosion.

Cast

Main Casts

Bus No. 45

Jialin Public Security Bureau

Other characters

Reception

By 23 January 2022, the series had surpassed 2 Billions views on

, trended on the

Weibo Weibo (), or Sina Weibo (), is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily ac ...

search, and earned

1st rank in the "Character Index List" in drama category. The critics and audience appreciated its unique storyline and thrilling plot twists. Its popularity has led to much discussion in China on social topics such as

social responsibility Social responsibility is an ethical concept in which a person works and cooperates with other people and organizations for the benefit of the community. An organization can demonstrate social responsibility in several ways, for instance, by do ...

and

cyberbullying Cyberbullying (cyberharassment or online bullying) is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means. Since the 2000s, it has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers and adolescents, due to young people's increased u ...

. International reception has been positive. It has a score of 7.9 (610K viewers) on

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and 8.1 on

IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ...

. The suspense, realistic enticing storyline and inclusion of social issues were much appreciated by the critics. In 2022, it remained in the 'Top 5' in both the popularity index and average viewership per episode ratings, according to the annual lists by Yunhe, Datawin, Dengta and Aiman under the suspense drama catagory. In 2022,

presented a piano version of

Pachelbel's Canon Pachelbel's Canon (also known as Canon in D, P 37) is an canon (music), accompanied canon by the German Baroque music, Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel. The canon was originally scored for three violins and basso continuo and paired with a gigu ...

, the main musical motif of the series, to commemorate its conclusion. The success of the series led to its release on TrueID

, CS Channel 'Satellite Theater' in

, and on

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. It also got released in

on Asia N & A+Drama, and in

HongKong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

on MyTV Super.

Soundtrack

Awards

References

External links

* * {{Tencent web series Chinese science fiction television series 2022 Chinese television series debuts 2022 Chinese television series endings 2022 web series debuts Television shows based on Chinese novels Television series by Tencent Penguin Pictures Time loop television series