A Life for a Life

A Life for a Life (2025)

EndedScripted showDrama, Crime

In the 1980s, the top student of the police academy, Du Xiang Dong, was assigned against his wishes to a detention center. Two suspects escaped from the jail; one died, and the other got away. Du Xiang Dong blamed himself and impulsively resigned. For the next twenty years, he found himself in a battle of wits with the escaped suspect, Xu Wen Geng. Both followed their own ways of life, engaging in a strategic duel amidst the tides of the times.

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ScheduleMonday - Sunday (daily)

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E13Episode 13Apr 23, 2025
S01E12Episode 12Apr 23, 2025
S01E11Episode 11Apr 23, 2025
S01E10Episode 10Apr 23, 2025
S01E09Episode 9Apr 22, 2025
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Also known as

  • Jie Ming Er Sheng
  • Born by Fate
  • 借命而生 (China)
  • 岁月追寻 (China)
  • Jie Ming Er Sheng (China)
  • Sui Yue Zhui Xun (China)

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