《The Mermaid》 is a social suspense drama broadcast on Tencent Video. It is adapted from Remy's novel of the same name. It is directed by Yang Lei, written by Tian Liangliang and Chen Chen, and stars Liu Zi, Zhang Kaitai, Huang Yangtiantian, Dong Yong and others.The series sets the story in the living environment of the 1990s, starting with a sudden disappearance of a girl.The case is like a tightened thread, connecting several families who had no intersection with each other before, and slowly bringing to light the scars, misunderstandings and secrets that had been covered up for many years.

Huang Yangtiantian plays Su Lin.She grew up in a family that lacked care, and her living conditions were not easy, but she always studied hard, hoping to change her situation through her own abilities.After a seemingly ordinary night, Su Lin disappeared.Her disappearance forced her family, classmates, and adults around her to face their relationships with each other again, and also allowed the stories hidden in the above-ground and underground spaces of a city to be gradually revealed.

The case is not just about finding the whereabouts of a girl.As the investigation deepens, the life choices of several girls are put into the same picture: some are wandering between family expectations and self-protection, some have suffered the harm caused by campus relationships for a long time, and some thought that silence would keep them out of the situation, but ultimately found themselves trapped in the same predicament.The series does not describe growth as a simple counterattack, but finds the strength to move forward from the fears, hesitations and mutual support of ordinary people.

Characters such as Dong Yong, Kai Tai and Liu Zi approach the truth from different positions.The information held by everyone is incomplete, and good intentions and concealment often coexist.Surrounding Su Lin's disappearance, the seemingly normal interactions between family members are re-examined, and details in urban culverts, campus life and family space continue to provide new clues.The revelation of the truth is not only about the case, but also about how these people understand each other and face the past.

《The Mermaid》Advances the narrative in the suspense genre while retaining attention to female growth, family relationships and social environment.The above-ground city represents the daily order, while the underground pipelines are like secrets suppressed beneath the surface of life; Su Lin struggles to move forward among them, and also completes the re-choice of her own destiny.Through a disappearance case, the series juxtaposes the joys and sorrows of different families, and ultimately focuses on overcoming trauma, finding hope and self-salvation.