In the Name of the People () is a 2017 Chinese television drama series based on the web novel by Zhou Meisen. Its plot revolves around a prosecutor's efforts to unearth corruption in a present-day fictional Chinese city. It drew large audiences in China, where its release coincided with Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign. It is the first broadcast political drama featuring high-level government corruption in China since 2004.
The production received significant government funding from the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the highest agency responsible for both investigation and prosecution in China. The intervention from censors was much lighter due to the support of the authorities. The series is considered by some western observers as the Chinese version of House of Cards.Chinese Corruption Series ‘In The Name Of The People’ Rules On TV And Online.
The program's stars include Lu Yi as detective Hou Liangping, Xu Yajun as his antagonist Qi Tongwei, and Zhang Fengyi as Sha Ruijin, the provincial Party Committee Secretary. Zhou Meisen and his wife Sun Xinyue adapted Zhou's book for television.孙馨岳用女性视角丰富剧中人物形象 . It was primarily filmed in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province.《人民的名义》中你认出多少南京元素.
Synopsis In the Name of the People chronicles the internal power struggle of the Chinese Communist Party in the fictional city of Jingzhou, Handong province. The series depicts fictional communist party disciplinary investigators seeking to bring corrupt senior cadre to justice.
Cast Lu Yi as Hou Liangping Zhang Fengyi as Sha Ruijin Wu Gang as Li Dakang Xu Yajun () as Qi Tongwei Zhang Zhijian () as Gao Yuliang Ke Lan () as Lu Yike Bai Zhidi () as Chen Yanshi Li Guangfu () as Zheng Xipo Hu Jing () as Gao Xiaoqin Ding Haifeng () as Zhao Donglai Zhang Xilin () as Cai Chenggong Li Jianyi () as Ji Changming Huang Junpeng () as Chen Hai Han Benben () as Zheng Shengli Tang Wan () as Lin Huahua Yue Xiuqing () as Ouyang Jing Ji Shuai () as Zhou Zheng Xu Wenguang as Ding Yizhen Xu Guangyu () as Cheng Du Li Wei () as Sun Liancheng Zhang Kaili () as Wu Huifen Li Xinyue () as Zhang Baobao Huang Pinyuan () as Yi Xuexi Hao Guang () as Qin Siyuan Zhao Ziqi () as Zhong Xiao'ai Hou Yong as Zhao Dehan Gao Yalin () as Liu Xinjian
Reception In the Name of the People was an instant success in terms of viewership. The drama also surpassed 7% in ratings, breaking the single day ratings record for a Chinese drama.《人民的名义》收视破7 创十年国产剧史最高纪录. 重庆晨报. The series also received the praise from People's Daily, the Communist Party's newspaper.
However, some dissidents, such as cartoonist Rebel Pepper, treated the series as a way for the authorities to manipulate and fool the public.Rebel Pepper: In the name of People? . China Digital Times. The core of the series is that anti-graft efforts could only be conducted by a strong government rather than democratic elections or a free press, as The New York Times commented.Greed, injustice and Decadence: What a 5 Scenes from a Hit TV Show Say About China . New York Times.
Ratings +Premiere ratingsAir dateEpisodeCSM52 city network ratingsCSM National Network ratingsRatings (%)Audience share (%)Rank Ratings (%)Audience share (%)Rank2017.3.2811.5234.4912.417.3712017.3.2921.4904.6912.307.3112017.3.303-41.2704.0211.625.4112017.3.3151.0843.37011.615.6612017.4.161.2393.9711.464.8312017.4.27-81.5054.7711.605.3012017.4.39-101.8205.8911.846.0512017.4.411-122.0246.3412.036.8212017.4.513-142.2647.1112.167.3312017.4.615-162.4447.7012.187.4712017.4.7172.0836.4211.936.3612017.4.8182.2756.9412.066.5912017.4.919-203.0359.0112.578.3112017.4.1021-223.28710.3012.779.2912017.4.1123-243.52411.0912.939.8912017.4.1225-263.64911.7912.879.9112017.4.1327-283.71112.0513.1511.0012017.4.14293.0209.67012.418.1912017.4.15303.13810.13212.398.1712017.4.1631-324.20212.8013.2010.5012017.4.1733-344.79315.4413.5111.9912017.4.1835-365.06116.7013.7813.3512017.4.1937-385.35617.1514.0213.7212017.4.2039-405.46516.9713.9113.3312017.4.21414.43213.8613.5111.4212017.4.22424.31114.1813.0410.8412017.4.23436.06920.1414.3016.4412017.4.2444-455.80118.6514.3915.0612017.4.2546-476.12318.8914.7815.9712017.4.2648-496.68220.7815.2717.4512017.4.2750-516.69521.2515.4618.6212017.4.28526.66620.1315.5817.761Average ratings3.66111.5313.0310.241
Awards and nominations Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.23rd Shanghai Television Festival Best Television Series In the Name of the People Best Director Li Lu Best Writing Zhou Meisen Best Supporting Actor Wu Gang Zhang Zhijian Best Supporting Actress Hu Jing 22nd Huading Awards Jury Award In the Name of the People 8th Macau International Television Festival Best Television Series In the Name of the People Best Director Li Lu Best Writing Zhou Meisen Best Actor Zhang Fengyi Best Supporting Actor Gao Yalin
References
External links In the Name of the People at IMDb