A Familiar Stranger

A Familiar Stranger, is a 2024 Chinese web series directed by Zeng Qingjie. It starred Ke Ying, Ryan Cheng, Song Zhaoyi and Wang Zexuan in the leading roles. The series aired on Mango TV with 18 episodes on September 23, 2022. The series has a 7.4 rating on Douban from over 64,000 users.

Synopsis
Shi Qi is a painter who often paints courtesans' portraits to find her older sister who was lost in a brothel. One day, she receives a request to paint the picture of the Prime Minister's daughter Shen Qin and her lover, Prince Ning. Shen Qin is betrothed to a general named Xiao Hansheng. In order to avoid her marriage with the general, Shen Qin deceives Shi Qi and uses a sorcerer to swap her face with Shi Qi. When Shi Qi wakes up, she finds that her appearance has changed and she is now married to the general.

Cast and characters

 * Ke Ying as Shi Qi (after face swap) / Shen Qin
 * Shi Qi: An ordinary painter who often paints courtesans' portraits to find her older sister's whereabouts. She fell in love with Xiao Hansheng when he saved her life few years ago.


 * Ryan Cheng as Xiao Hansheng
 * Wang Zexuan as Prince Ning
 * Song Zhaoyi as Shen Qin (after face swap) / Shi Qi
 * An Qin Fu as Yun Nuo
 * Chen Weisheng as Shen Yuan
 * Yang Yuanyuan as Yuan Bao
 * Hu Dongqing as Ying Xiu
 * Xue Yuchen as Fu Ling
 * Deng You as Dang Gui
 * Zou Zixin as Xiao Qian
 * Han Yinlong as Attendant Hai
 * Li Man as Real Shen Qin
 * Lai Changfu as Physician Ju
 * Zhou Yan as Xiao Hansheng's father, Duke of Zhen state
 * Wan Yanjing as Bao Mu
 * Wang Jin as Fu Xiang