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Inked

TV·2021–2021·1 season, 8 episodes·Sky·Comedy, Drama·Created by Mingjian Cui, Zijun Yang

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Jiayue, who recently moved from China to Aotearoa, struggles with the medical degree her father wants her to do. Instead, she tries to pursue her dream of being a professional tattooist under her father's roof.

Cast

Lisa ZhangLisa ZhangJiayue Qiu
Gang Du
Gang DuRong Qiu
Jeffrey Wu
Jeffrey WuYi Yang
Grace Sun
Grace SunYuling Wang

Episodes by season

Season018Episodes2021Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Inked S01E01Episode 1September 29, 2021—After being uprooted from China and rought to Auckland, Jiayue is failing the degree that her father chose for her. Jiayue herself dreams of
  2. S01E02Inked S01E02Episode 2September 29, 2021—A shell-shocked Rong finds Jiayue asleep on the floor of his sleepout. During a family photo session, Rong grills Jiayue about her recent b
  3. S01E03Inked S01E03Episode 3September 29, 2021—Living under the same roof again, Jiayue and Rong both find it hard to keep their secrets. Later, Aifei pushes Jiayue to seek her voice thro
  4. S01E04Inked S01E04Episode 4September 29, 2021—Jiayue suffers through and awkward family lunch, sitting next to her ex-boyfriend, Chao. Yi receives a shocking phone call from his parents
  5. S01E05Inked S01E05Episode 5September 29, 2021—A shock visitor's arrival triggers painful memories. A scared and hurt Jiayue escapes to Breaking Dawn Tattoos with Yi, only to find more su
  6. S01E06Inked S01E06Episode 6September 29, 2021—Jiayue opens a small tatto studio. Whilst cleaning her father's house, Jiayue is shocked to discover a secret.
  7. S01E07Inked S01E07Episode 7September 29, 2021—With Aifei's sudden departure and Yi's wavering support, Jiayue struggles to keep her studio from failing.
  8. S01E08Inked S01E08Episode 8September 29, 2021—Jiayue's business is finally picking up, but the celebrations aren't as she'd hoped. Meanwhile, Auckland's weather proves too much for Rong.

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