The Long Watch (Wang Kai, Peng Yuchang) (2026) Chinese Drama

The Long Watch (交锋 / Jiao Feng) is a 2026 Chinese spy and suspense drama starring Wang Kai, Peng Yuchang, and Ou Hao. The story follows a mentor-apprentice duo from Minzhou’s State Security Bureau who become involved in a major covert struggle beginning in the late 1990s. As they work together to thwart multiple schemes, their lives become connected to their enemy across a twenty-year period, while changes in national security and the choices they make continue to reshape their bonds and destinies.

Title: The Long Watch
Chinese Title: 交锋 / Jiao Feng
Broadcast Date: 6 September 2026
Broadcast Network: CCTV, Tencent, Migu Video
Genre: Spy, Suspense

Director: Yao Xiao Feng
Screenwriter: Wang Xiao Qiang
Producer: Zhang Yi Yun, Han Nan (韩楠)

Production Company: CMG, Linmon Pictures, Tencent Video

Episodes: 40
Watch On: YouTube

The Long Watch Synopsis

A major leak case around the turn of the century strikes at the heart of cross-strait dynamics, masking a sharp battle between foreign operatives and national security forces along the covert front. In the late 1990s, an unlikely mentor-apprentice duo at Minzhou’s State Security Bureau, with starkly different temperaments, are thrown together by fate to serve the same mission and faith. They manage to thwart multiple schemes, but their lives remain tangled with their enemy across a twenty-year span. As the new era reshapes the balance of power in national security, the hidden war continues without pause. Again and again tested by human nature, the three see their bonds and destinies silently transformed by the choices they make through time.

Story Breakdown

The Major Leak Case

Around the turn of the century, a major leak case strikes at the heart of cross-strait dynamics. The case masks a sharp battle between foreign operatives and national security forces along the covert front.

The Mentor and Apprentice

In the late 1990s, an unlikely mentor-apprentice duo at Minzhou’s State Security Bureau are brought together. Although they have starkly different temperaments, they are united by the same mission and faith.

Multiple Schemes

The mentor and apprentice work together to thwart multiple schemes. Their actions place them within an ongoing covert struggle, while their lives remain tangled with their enemy over a twenty-year span.

The Hidden War

As the new era reshapes the balance of power in national security, the hidden war continues without pause. The conflict stretches across the changing circumstances of the twenty-year period.

Choices and Destinies

The three central figures are repeatedly tested by human nature. Through the choices they make over time, their bonds and destinies are silently transformed.