Audiences who enjoy spy dramas and crime series may be disappointed - after circulating online for several days, the SARFT's requirement that major satellite channels not air spy or crime-related TV series in May, June, and July was finally confirmed yesterday. According to information obtained by Chongqing Morning Post reporter, satellite channels in Zhejiang, Tianjin, Jiangsu, etc., have received formal notification from the authority and are currently considering replacing their programming with other shows.
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Spy dramas paused for three months
Yesterday afternoon, the first person to reveal the news online about the postponement of spy and crime-related themes was Liu Yang, a planning staff member of a certain website. She claimed on her real-name Weibo account that the ban began circulating the day before yesterday. "Some television station staff said that due to an order from the SARFT, spy and crime-related themes will not be allowed to air for the months of May, June, and July, and all scheduled series will be postponed!"