Crime dramas arrest attention of audiences nationwide
China DailyThe cast members of In the Name of Peopleassemble for a poster to promote the drama. Those directors and scriptwriters pursued dramatic effect excessively and were not knowledgeable about judicial procedures," Geng Huidong, secretary-general of the Police Literature and Arts Association of China, told Legal Weekly in a recent interview. Thanks to the professional guidance and full preparation, the drama — broadcast online and by Hunan Television — bolstered public interest in how courts work and resolve hot legal issues, including those related to livestreaming, sexual harassment and justified self-defense, and showed how green law school graduates develop into experienced judges, it said. Data provided by the top court show that episodes of the drama have been watched nearly 1.2 billion times on Hunan TV-affiliated streaming site Mango TV since it started being aired on Sept 19. "It was the top court's guidance and assistance in filming, as well as the creators' efforts, that made it a hit show that gets closer to both real judicial work and public concerns," said Zhang Dexiang, vice-chairman of the China Literature and Art Critics Association.