Criminal investigator Ding Qi possessed the ability to time travel and returned to the beginning midnight of the present day. No one remembers what happened and he used it to gather evidence and prevent a crime from happening.
During an investigation of a series of murders, he realised that there are others who had the same ability and all seemed to be connected to a genetic biotech company. As he raced against time to get to the bottom of things and within the 5-cycle limit, he unraveled the web of mystery behind his ability.
I am not familiar with the cast, which is made up of Chinese and Hong Kong actors, but they are competent and the two male leads play off each other well. The drama is well-shot and well-written, all based on a Chinese novel. Having said that, the script could have been tighter to up the intensity of the pace. While there are twists after turns, the uneven pace seemed to dampen the intensity at times. And as with time-travel themes, there are some parts that will leave you scratching your heads a bit as you struggle for an explanation.
If you are new to Chinese drama, this will be a good introduction. Chinese drama tends to over-dramatise and also stretches to more episodes. Twenty to forty is not unusual! So 16 episodes is probably considered short. Nonetheless, Mobius is a good and exciting watch and recommended, with a caveat that you may want to fast-forward some parts!
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