The Murder in Kairoutei (Season 1)

The Murder in Kairoutei (回廊亭, 2022) is a Chinese mystery thriller you can watch online on iFILM. Director Yataori locks the action inside a gallery where a single night of arson sets off a chain of events that nobody in the cast can stop once it starts.

Tong Xu Zhi wakes in a hospital to learn her home burned and the man she loved died in the fire. The accident explanation collapses quickly — evidence points to deliberate arson. When the family gathers at the Kairoutei gallery for memorial rites, an uninvited stranger appears, and the body count starts climbing. Deng Jia Jia, Zhang Xin Cheng and Gong Zheng Ye anchor the investigation through a roster of suspects, each concealing a different truth.

The setup is a closed-room puzzle, and the series commits to that structure rather than sprawling out into subplots. Atmospheric, methodical, and stacked with characters who lie fluently — it works best for viewers who enjoy figuring out whodunit before the reveal. Stream The Murder in Kairoutei (2022) online on iFILM.