{ "id": "eprtdyjn27", "slug": "derailment-eprtdyjn27", "title": "Derailment (脱轨)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia", "label": "East Asian drama series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-cr-to-in", "label": "Titles Cr to In", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-cr-to-in" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-cr-to-in", "label": "China · 2021 and later: Titles Cr to In", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-cr-to-in", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021", "label": "China · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-cr-to-in", "label": "Titles Cr to In", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-cr-to-in" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Derailment (脱轨, also 离心力) is a 2023 Chinese Youku urban romance-suspense drama adapted from Priest's novel, starring Liu Haocun and Lin Yi, about a rich heiress swapped into a poor worker's life after a car accident; 30 episodes, directed by Shen Yang.", "snippet": "Derailment (脱轨, also 离心力) is a 2023 Chinese Youku urban romance-suspense drama adapted from Priest's novel, starring Liu Haocun and Lin Yi, about a rich heiress swapped into a poor worker's life after a car accident; 30 episodes, directed by Shen Yang.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-cr-to-in", "markdown": "# Derailment (脱轨)\n\n**Derailment** (脱轨, alternate title 离心力) is a 2023 Chinese urban romance drama with light suspense elements, adapted from the novel *Derailment* by the author Priest on Jinjiang Literature City and broadcast exclusively on Youku from December 14, 2023[1](https://bgm.tv/subject/487935) • [2](https://www.taicike.com/tv/31966524/). Directed by Shen Yang and starring Liu Haocun and [Lin Yi](https://www.edgepedia.org/lin-yi), it follows a wealthy young woman whose identity is swapped, after a car accident, with that of a poor working girl of the same name in another time and place[2](https://www.taicike.com/tv/31966524/). It was Liu Haocun's first television drama after a career in film[3](https://dzb.whb.cn/imgPath/2023-12-22/51222.pdf).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title | 脱轨; alternate title 离心力 (Centrifugal Force); English title Derailment[1](https://bgm.tv/subject/487935) • [4](https://www.cpophome.com/derailment-liu-haocun-lin-yi/) |\n| Source | Priest's novel *Derailment* on Jinjiang Literature City[1](https://bgm.tv/subject/487935) |\n| Broadcast | December 14, 2023, 18:00, Youku exclusive; 30 episodes of about 45 minutes[2](https://www.taicike.com/tv/31966524/) • [5](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-01-27/detail-inhiucru5573247.d.html) |\n| Lead cast | Liu Haocun as Jiang Xiaoyuan; Lin Yi as Qi Lian[1](https://bgm.tv/subject/487935) |\n| Production | Youku and Star River Studio; director Shen Yang; screenwriter Wang Jialu; chief producer Yan Bei[1](https://bgm.tv/subject/487935) • [5](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-01-27/detail-inhiucru5573247.d.html) |\n| Overseas reach | Viki with subtitles in English, Italian, French and 10 more languages; Netflix listing; Korean platforms Coupang and Watcha in April 2024[6](https://www.viki.com/tv/40000c-derailment?locale=zh) • [7](https://baike.sogou.com/m/v214659471.htm) |\n| Performance | Youku in-platform heat surpassed 8600; each of three early-2024 dramas including it drew about 700 million or more TikTok views[8](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/tashuo/browse/content?id=5c3a2427eac1b52dcb7125d5) • [9](https://aqdzb.aqnews.com.cn/epaper/xml/aqwb/20240802/WB2024080215.pdf) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and story\n\nThe heroine Jiang Xiaoyuan (江晓媛), played by Liu Haocun, is a pampered heiress who, after a car accident, finds her identity inverted into that of a struggling worker with the same name[2](https://www.taicike.com/tv/31966524/). Stripped of wealth, family background and education, she must survive on her own, working jobs that range from internet-café cashier to hair-salon assistant before becoming a makeup stylist[10](https://www.ent001.com/focus/17303.html). A mysterious childhood friend, Qi Lian (祁连), played by Lin Yi, appears claiming to know her, and the two search together for the truth behind the swap, building both a relationship and careers along the way[2](https://www.taicike.com/tv/31966524/) • [11](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/derailment).\n\nThe series frames the swap as a possible journey between parallel universes, a \"soft science fiction\" premise that carries the suspense: whether the crossing was an accident, what happened to the original Jiang Xiaoyuan, and what Qi Lian is hiding[3](https://dzb.whb.cn/imgPath/2023-12-22/51222.pdf) • [12](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-01-26/detail-inhirqat8213271.d.html?vt=4). In the finale, Jiang Xiaoyuan does not recover her former fortune; even her and Qi Lian's combined assets fall short of one house from her original world, and her studio has only just become established, while the virus plot line behind the swap is resolved[2](https://www.taicike.com/tv/31966524/).\n\n## Production and cast\n\nThe drama was produced by Youku together with Star River Studio (星河工作室), the Alibaba Digital Entertainment workshop behind it, with Yan Bei as chief producer[5](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-01-27/detail-inhiucru5573247.d.html) • [8](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/tashuo/browse/content?id=5c3a2427eac1b52dcb7125d5). Shen Yang directed from a screenplay by Wang Jialu[1](https://bgm.tv/subject/487935). The supporting cast includes Huang Shengchi as [Jiang Bo](https://www.edgepedia.org/jiang-bo), Fan Shiran as Feng Ruixue, Wang Chacha as Chen Fangzhou, Wanyan Luorong as Huo Boyu, Li Tiannuo as Xu Jingyang, and Liu Zi as Fan Xiaoxiao[1](https://bgm.tv/subject/487935) • [11](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/derailment).\n\nThe theme song is \"Only One\", sung by [Rainie Yang](https://www.edgepedia.org/rainie-yang) (杨丞琳), with insert songs including \"Flow\" by Allen Su (苏醒), \"总有光来\" by Xianzi (弦子), and \"For U\"[7](https://baike.sogou.com/m/v214659471.htm).\n\n## Release and reception\n\nInterest before broadcast was high: reservations on Weibo and Youku exceeded 2.5 million, and hashtags about the leads topped trending lists after the December 6, 2023 scheduling announcement[5](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-01-27/detail-inhiucru5573247.d.html). In late December 2023 the series ranked fifth on a third-party heat ranking of on-air web dramas[13](https://www.chinawriter.com.cn/n1/2023/1226/c419388-40146737.html). From launch to its finale in early 2024, its Youku in-platform heat score broke 8600 and it appeared in more than 3,000 nationwide hot searches; viewers aged 18 to 23, mostly women, made up the largest audience segment at 30 percent[8](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/tashuo/browse/content?id=5c3a2427eac1b52dcb7125d5).\n\nCritical response was more mixed than the pre-release buzz. A *Wen Hui Bao* review published December 26, 2023 criticized the writing as detached from reality, arguing that the heroine adapts to low-wage work too smoothly and without enough psychological grounding, which weakened the character's credibility[13](https://www.chinawriter.com.cn/n1/2023/1226/c419388-40146737.html). Audience ratings varied by platform: Viki users gave it 8.8[6](https://www.viki.com/tv/40000c-derailment?locale=zh), while Plex listed an audience score of 7.1 out of 10[14](https://watch.plex.tv/zh/show/derailment-1).\n\n## Overseas distribution\n\nThe drama circulated internationally within months of its Chinese run. Rakuten Viki streams it free with subtitles in English, Italian, French, and ten other languages[6](https://www.viki.com/tv/40000c-derailment?locale=zh). It appeared on Netflix under an NC16 rating (not available in Singapore at the time of that listing)[15](https://www.netflix.com/sg-zh/title/81758688), and in South Korea on Coupang from April 22, 2024 and on Watcha and other platforms from April 30, 2024[7](https://baike.sogou.com/m/v214659471.htm). In the first quarter of 2024, its playback volume on TikTok, together with that of the dramas *Will Love in Spring* era titles *别对我动心* and *[在暴雪时分](https://www.edgepedia.org/amidst-a-snowstorm-of-love)*, each exceeded roughly 700 million views, with comments in English, Vietnamese, Thai, and other languages[9](https://aqdzb.aqnews.com.cn/epaper/xml/aqwb/20240802/WB2024080215.pdf).\n\n## Adaptation context\n\nPriest, the source novelist, is one of the most prominent writers on Jinjiang Literature City; other works of hers adapted for television include *天涯客* (filmed as *Word of Honor*), *镇魂* (filmed as the web drama *[Guardian](https://www.edgepedia.org/guardian)*), and *有匪* (filmed as *Legend of Fei*)[12](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-01-26/detail-inhirqat8213271.d.html?vt=4). The screen adaptation retains the novel's premise of an identity swap across parallel worlds but arranges it as an inspirational story of work and self-reliance, ending with the heroine committed to the life she has built rather than restored to her old one[2](https://www.taicike.com/tv/31966524/) • [10](https://www.ent001.com/focus/17303.html).\n\n## References\n\n1. [脱轨, Bangumi 番组计划](https://bgm.tv/subject/487935)\n2. [《脱轨》(1-30)全集剧情介绍, 台词课](https://www.taicike.com/tv/31966524/)\n3. [文汇报, 2023年12月22日](https://dzb.whb.cn/imgPath/2023-12-22/51222.pdf)\n4. [Derailment, CPOP HOME](https://www.cpophome.com/derailment-liu-haocun-lin-yi/)\n5. [刘浩存林一都市爱情微悬疑剧《脱轨》今日开播, 新浪娱乐](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-01-27/detail-inhiucru5573247.d.html)\n6. [脱轨, Rakuten Viki](https://www.viki.com/tv/40000c-derailment?locale=zh)\n7. [脱轨, 搜狗百科](https://baike.sogou.com/m/v214659471.htm)\n8. [星河工作室：从《脱轨》到《惜花芷》, 百度百科 TA说](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/tashuo/browse/content?id=5c3a2427eac1b52dcb7125d5)\n9. [安庆日报, 2024年8月2日](https://aqdzb.aqnews.com.cn/epaper/xml/aqwb/20240802/WB2024080215.pdf)\n10. [刘浩存新剧《脱轨》高能上线, 环球娱乐网](https://www.ent001.com/focus/17303.html)\n11. [Derailment, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/derailment)\n12. [《脱轨》剧情介绍&看点, 新浪娱乐](https://ent.sina.cn/2026-01-26/detail-inhirqat8213271.d.html?vt=4)\n13. [\"软科幻\"创作仍需与现实\"硬接轨\", 中国作家网/文汇报](https://www.chinawriter.com.cn/n1/2023/1226/c419388-40146737.html)\n14. [脱轨, Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/zh/show/derailment-1)\n15. [脱轨, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/sg-zh/title/81758688)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › East Asian drama series › East Asian web and streaming serials › Titles Cr to In*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/derailment-eprtdyjn27", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/derailment-eprtdyjn27.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. AI training is open to everyone. For other uses, organizations over USD 100M in revenue or 100M monthly users license separately.", "spdx": "LicenseRef-Edgepedia-Community-1.0" }, "credit": "\"Derailment (脱轨)\", Edgepedia (EdgeChat), https://www.edgepedia.org/derailment-eprtdyjn27. Edgepedia Community License 1.0.", "credit_md": "\"[Derailment (脱轨)](https://www.edgepedia.org/derailment-eprtdyjn27)\", Edgepedia (EdgeChat), [https://www.edgepedia.org/derailment-eprtdyjn27](https://www.edgepedia.org/derailment-eprtdyjn27). [Edgepedia Community License 1.0](https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license).", "credit_html": "\"Derailment (脱轨)\", Edgepedia (EdgeChat), https://www.edgepedia.org/derailment-eprtdyjn27. Edgepedia Community License 1.0.", "speakable": "Derailment is a 2023 Chinese Youku urban romance-suspense drama adapted from Priest's novel, starring Liu Haocun and Lin Yi, about a rich heiress swapped into a poor worker's life after a car accident; 30 episodes, directed by Shen Yang." }