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Against the Current: Season 1

Poster for Against the Current Season 1

47 episodes · first aired Sep 11, 2026

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  1. 1 Episode 1 Sep 11, 2026 · 46m Shen Jia Lan’s family is destroyed after a political dispute, and she is sent to the state brothel with the other women. Xu Lan Xiang’s parents secretly save Jia Lan by taking her place…
  2. 2 Episode 2 Sep 11, 2026 · 46m Jia Lan begins a new life with Lan Xiang’s parents in Jin Ling, hiding her true identity. Her cleverness helps her adoptive father avoid a major debt and earn a promotion. Meanwhile, Lin…
  3. 3 Episode 3 Sep 11, 2026 · 46m Lin Jin Qi returns home and discovers how much his household has changed during his absence. Jia Lan is unexpectedly recruited as a maid for the Lin family despite her parents’ attempts to…
  4. 4 Episode 4 Sep 11, 2026 · 46m Jia Lan begins working in the Lin household and quietly hides her intelligence. She discovers that a Buddhist scripture is actually connected to false accounts and realizes there may be…
  5. 5 Episode 5 Sep 12, 2026 · 46m Lin Jin Qi uncovers evidence of Zhao Xing Tang’s illegal lending, while tensions between the household women and servants increase. After Qing Xiang is sent away and Lv Jie’er is severely…
  6. 6 Episode 6 Sep 12, 2026 · 46m Jia Lan and Xiao Lian are promoted to second-class maids, but the change brings new concerns rather than happiness. Jia Lan begins suspecting that Zhao Xing Tang has someone outside the…
  7. 7 Episode 7 Sep 13, 2026 · 46m Jia Lan realizes that Qian Shao Ze is disguising himself as a woman and carefully creates an alibi to avoid being implicated. Lin Jin Qi also begins watching the situation around Jin Xiu…
  8. 8 Episode 8 Sep 13, 2026 · 46m At Zhao Xing Tang’s mother’s birthday celebration, Jialan notices that something is wrong and tries to keep Xiao Lian safe. Lin Jinqi eventually catches Zhao Xing Tang and Qian Shao Ze…
  9. 9 Episode 9 Sep 14, 2026 · 46m Jia Lan and Xiao Lian narrowly avoid being implicated in Zhao Xing Tang’s scandal, helped by Shou Yi’s intervention. After the divorce, the Lin household undergoes major changes, and Yu…
  10. 10 Episode 10 Sep 14, 2026 · 46m Lin Jin Qi struggles to obtain supplies for his soldiers and relies on Du Zheng, who once saved his life, for help. Du Zheng and his younger sister Du Cui Que become connected to the Lin…
  11. 11 Episode 11 Sep 15, 2026 · 46m The Lin family arranges a gathering for eligible young men as they begin considering a marriage for Second Miss. Jia Lan discovers that a delphinium flower ornament given to Lin Jin Qi…
  12. 12 Episode 12 Sep 15, 2026 · 46m As a reward for her actions, Jia Lan asks for a day off to visit her parents and medicine for her mother’s frostbite. Meanwhile, Lin Jin Qi is suspended after soldiers die from…
  13. 13 Episode 13 Sep 16, 2026 · 46m Jia Lan disguises herself as a woman looking for sewing work and successfully enters a suspicious household connected to the investigation. When her identity is discovered, she is placed…
  14. 14 Episode 14 Sep 16, 2026 · 46m Second Miss is devastated when the Xie family cancels her engagement, while Lin Jin Qi is arrested over the military supplies case. Jia Lan and Yu Chan manage to get crucial information to…
  15. 15 Episode 15 Sep 17, 2026 · 46m Yongchang Marquis praises Jialan and even asks Lin Jin Qi to give her to him, but Lin Jinqi refuses. As Jia Lan begins noticing suspicious details surrounding Du Zheng and his sister, she…
  16. 16 Episode 16 Sep 17, 2026 · 46m Lin Xiu Ru witnesses Lin Xiu Wan and Du Zheng in an embrace. In a panic, she manages to disrupt their tryst and looks for her brother to seek his advice. Unfortunately, Jin Qi was urgently…
  17. 17 Episode 17 Sep 18, 2026 · 46m Once Lin Manor is sealed, First Madam divides up which courtyard will house the sick and which will house those who have no symptoms. Lin Xiu Ru confides in Lan Xiang that she had Du Cui…
  18. 18 Episode 18 Sep 18, 2026 · 46m During the altercation between the Wo pirates and Commander Yuan, Du Zheng makes an unexpected move, eventually resulting in a grave injury. In the meantime, time is running out for those…
  19. 19 Episode 19 Sep 19, 2026 · 46m Lin Jin Qi wraps up his military duties at the garrison. Du Zheng's barely coherent mumblings are an answer enough to why Zheng attacked him and to the recent events at Lin Manor. Jin Qi…
  20. 20 Episode 20 Sep 19, 2026 · 46m Lin San agrees to marry Marquis Yongchang and begins taking control of her own future. Lan Xiang and her parents find a new home and work at a calligraphy shop. The investigation into the…
  21. 21 Episode 21 Sep 20, 2026 · 46m Han Liang brings his widowed sister home, and Lan Xiang helps protect her from her late husband's family. Meanwhile, Lin San's marriage is settled, and Lin Er begins to change after…
  22. 22 Episode 22 Sep 20, 2026 · 46m Zheng Man Yi visits the Lin family, and Lin Jin Qi makes it clear he does not want to align himself with her family. After discovering Lan Xiang’s relationship with him, Zheng Man Yi plots…
  23. 23 Episode 23 Sep 21, 2026 · 46m Lin Jin Qi discovers that Zheng Man Yi’s family is behind Lan Xiang’s kidnapping and learns she has been taken to Yangzhou. He sets out to find her while also helping the Crown Prince…
  24. 24 Episode 24 Sep 21, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang is rescued by Fu Rong and Han Liang and returns home safely. She realizes Zheng Man Yi was behind everything and decides to confront her. During Marquis Yongchang's wedding, Lan…
  25. 25 Episode 25 Sep 22, 2026 · 46m Zheng Bai Chuan’s assassination plot fails, and the Crown Prince safely escapes Jinling with Lin Jin Qi. Zheng Bai Chuan and his followers are forced to surrender, while Zheng Man Yi is…
  26. 26 Episode 26 Sep 22, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang struggles with the forced marriage, while Han Liang accepts that he has lost his chance. Lin Jin Qi is punished by his family for requesting the imperial marriage decree, but his…
  27. 27 Episode 27 Sep 23, 2026 · 46m The Lin-Wu bridal party is blocked by a group celebrating Scholar Han getting an award as First Place Scholar. Lin Jin Qi appeals to Scholar Han to make way, as a smooth bridal procession…
  28. 28 Episode 28 Sep 23, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang has made it very clear that she's unhappy in her marriage, so Lin Jin Qi appeases her as much as he can. He is giddily happy to finally be married to the woman he loves; he is…
  29. 29 Episode 29 Sep 24, 2026 · 46m Jin Qi and Lan Xiang visit her parents, and Jin Qi makes them feel comfortable around him and tells them about his sudden move to the Capital. They try to convince Lan Xiang to join Jin Qi…
  30. 30 Episode 30 Sep 24, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang and Lin Jin Qi arrive in the capital, where they are given the Shen family’s former residence. Lan Xiang is overwhelmed by memories of her childhood. She finds Lv Jie Er being…
  31. 31 Episode 31 Sep 25, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang goes against Zhao Xing Tang to get Lu Ji Er and Xiao Pu's indenture papers. Xing Tang wanted 30,000 taels of silver, but Lan Xiang offered her something better: a way for a woman…
  32. 32 Episode 32 Sep 25, 2026 · 46m Lin Xiu Lai seeks help from her aunt Wang Ling Xiao to separate from her husband Lu Jian, but Ling Xiao is more worried about the family reputation and how the younger cousins will be able…
  33. 33 Episode 33 Sep 26, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang uses evidence of the Lu family stealing the elder sister’s dowry to force Lu Ji An to agree to the divorce. Lin Jin Qi takes his sister’s punishment upon himself and is severely…
  34. 34 Episode 34 Sep 26, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang notices several suspicious signs suggesting the Prince of Han is preparing a rebellion. She warns Lin Jin Qi just in time, preventing him from walking into an ambush. Lin Jin Qi…
  35. 35 Episode 35 Sep 27, 2026 · 46m Badly wounded, Lin Jin Qi send Nan Ke to seek help while the rebellion spreads through the capital. Lan Xiang refuses to abandon him and finds him before the rebels can capture him…
  36. 36 Episode 36 Sep 27, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang saves Zhao Xing Tang from rebel soldiers and takes her to safety. Before dying, Zhao gives Lan Xiang evidence that could destroy the Lin family. Lan Xiang burns it without…
  37. 37 Episode 37 Sep 28, 2026 · 46m Lin Jin Qi convinces Wei Bao to surrender, while Han Liang joins the search for him and Lan Xiang. After they are rescued, Lan Xiang learns about the chaos in the Lin household and…
  38. 38 Episode 38 Sep 29, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang asks the eldest sister to manage the household and earn her own income. Lin Jin Qi is promoted to Marquis, while Jiu Gao and Nan Ke gain official positions. Later, Lin Jin Qi…
  39. 39 Episode 39 Oct 1, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang warns Lin Jin Qi about the dangers of blindly serving the emperor and urges him to consider the Lin family’s future. After Second Master’s death and news of the Old Madam’s…
  40. 40 Episode 40 Oct 2, 2026 · 46m As the Lin family’s fortunes decline, Lan Xiang helps resolve tensions caused by Third Master’s thoughtless gift. Meanwhile, Lin Xiu Ru faces pressure from the Yuan family to let her…
  41. 41 Episode 41 Oct 3, 2026 · 46m Rong Jie Er and her sisters thank Lan Xiang and the Lin family for protecting them, while the family deals with tensions over choosing a concubine for Yuan Shao Hui. Lan Xiang reassures…
  42. 42 Episode 42 Oct 4, 2026 · 46m Lin Jin Qi investigates Lan Xiang’s identity but ultimately decides to protect her secrets and accept her as his wife. When Lin Mu becomes critically ill, she entrusts the household…
  43. 43 Episode 43 Oct 5, 2026 · 46m Lan Xiang teaches the two children to face their circumstances with dignity, and the Old Master allows them to take the Lin surname and join the family genealogy. He also formally…
  44. 44 Episode 44 Oct 5, 2026 · 46m Xie Zhao rescues Lin Xiu Wan and the weaver from the bandits and secretly helps them return home. His drawing of the criminals allows Lin Jin Qi to identify one of the suspects as Du Cui…
  45. 45 Episode 45 Oct 5, 2026 · 46m After learning of Yuan Shao Hui’s death, Lin Jin Qi wants revenge, but Lan Xiang persuades him to follow a more strategic plan to stop Du Cui Que. Du Cui Que plans to burn the military…
  46. 46 Episode 46 Oct 5, 2026 · 46m After the pirates’ attack on the Lin residence fails, Lan Xiang explains how she and Lin Jin Qi anticipated their plans. Xie Zhao proposes marriage to Lin Xiu Wan, and the two finally…
  47. 47 Episode 47 Oct 5, 2026 · 46m After political turmoil returns to the capital, Lin Jin Qi eventually comes back to Jinling and reunites with Lan Xiang and their children. Together, they focus on raising their family…