Reset (Chinese TV series)
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| 开端 | |
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| Created by | Hou Hongliang |
| Based on | The Beginning by Qidaojun |
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| Ending theme | "My Only" by Zhou Shen |
| Composer | Kim Hyun-do |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
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| Executive producer | Li Liming |
| Producers | Li Huabing Han Zhijie |
| Production locations | Xiamen, China |
| Running time | 40-50 minutes |
| Production company | Daylight Entertainment |
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| Network | Tencent Video |
| Release | 11 January – 25 January 2022 |
Reset (Chinese: 开端; pinyin: Kāiduān; lit. 'Beginning') is a Chinese time-travel whodunit series, starring Bai Jingting and Zhao Jinmai in the lead roles. It is based on a novel by Qidaojun, and is directed by Sun Molong and Liu Hongyuan. It tells the story of a college student Li Shiqing and a video game designer Xiao Heyun who are trapped in a time loop on a soon-to-explode bus. On 11 January 2022, the series premiered on Tencent Video.
The show was a critical and commercial success, and won many awards. In September 2023, producer Hou Hongliang and writer Qidaojun announced an upcoming companion series titled Restart. The series sets record of reaching fastest 30K 'Popularity Heat Index' points in Tencent. By January 2022, the series had over 2 billion views on Tencent, averaging over 130 million views per episode. On March 2024, It was broadcast at CS Channel 'Satellite Theater', Japan.