If you like Under the Skin (season 1), you might like The Truth Within. Both feature leads who transfer departments and use advances in forensic technology to solve cases they have been personally haunted with. Mystery, crime investigation, detective police work, mental health, complex intricate cases.
To be honest, I am not really sure why both dramas seem to give similar vibes. One deals with a genius artist joining the police (and has strong bromance), the other deals with someone who doesn't even like most of the police (and there definitely is no actual bromance). UtS spends a lot of time on separate cases, while TE seems to concentrate on a long-running over-arching plot.
And yet, there's just something really similar in the atmosphere they both project - like a dream state where things are what they seem to be but at the same time, very much different. If you've watched UtS (and watching TE), you might "get" what I mean.
Also, both have good soundtracks. At least that's an obvious common thing.
ETA Ah, there it is, the thing that made me feel there's a similarity (eventual reveal in ep 9). Both of these dramas aren't afraid to touch on VERY sensitive topics for mainland audiences. UtS did it more openly, but the police were capable there and no corruption in sight. TE decided to make it darker and not hide the rot under the pretty surface.
And yet, there's just something really similar in the atmosphere they both project - like a dream state where things are what they seem to be but at the same time, very much different. If you've watched UtS (and watching TE), you might "get" what I mean.
Also, both have good soundtracks. At least that's an obvious common thing.
ETA Ah, there it is, the thing that made me feel there's a similarity (eventual reveal in ep 9). Both of these dramas aren't afraid to touch on VERY sensitive topics for mainland audiences. UtS did it more openly, but the police were capable there and no corruption in sight. TE decided to make it darker and not hide the rot under the pretty surface.
Five years ago, painter Shen Yi’s sketch of a child led to the exposure and death of undercover detective Lei Yi Fei, Du Cheng’s close friend. Unable to recall the woman who asked him to draw the child, Shen Yi lives with guilt. Now, he joins Haicheng Public Security Bureau as a portraitist, despite Du Cheng’s fury over his involvement in Lei Yi Fei's death. The two clash as Shen Yi uses unconventional methods to crack cases. As they work together, Du Cheng begins to see Shen Yi’s value, and together, they uncover the truth behind Lei Yi Fei's death, resolving their past conflicts and forming a strong partnership.
Both dramas owe their existence to the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, although with Miss Sherlock it's more obvious.
Both feature an investigation pair with one partner being a genius and the other coming along for the ride to keep the genius safe and grounded.
Both dramas leave you with a craving for a second season.
Both feature an investigation pair with one partner being a genius and the other coming along for the ride to keep the genius safe and grounded.
Both dramas leave you with a craving for a second season.
Both dramas are crime mystery dramas
Both dramas contain multiple case solving plot with an over arching storyline
Both dramas are heavily friendship focused and focus on found family and team bonding
How can I forget... Bromance!!!
Both dramas are focused on a specialized element in the crime department. In under the skin it's forensic sketching and in unnatural Fire it's fire investigation
Both dramas contain multiple case solving plot with an over arching storyline
Both dramas are heavily friendship focused and focus on found family and team bonding
How can I forget... Bromance!!!
Both dramas are focused on a specialized element in the crime department. In under the skin it's forensic sketching and in unnatural Fire it's fire investigation



