Unnatural Fire (2025)

- another Dai Xu drama with bromance
- both male leads have to work together and they make a great team
- seeking answers to a case that happend in the past of the male lead
- lots of interesting and emotional cases
- strong female character in the cast

Some similarities:
- chinese crime drama focusing on different criminal cases
- establishment of a new special investigation team
- likeable main characters with charming personalities and mysterious background stories
- tragic past of main characters and uncovering the truth
- wholesome friendship
- heartwarming bromance
- a lot of focus on the relationship/bond between the male leads
- found family
- good teamwork
- some action, some thrill, some humor

Some differences:
- The First Shot mainly deals with drug smuggling cases and shows several undercover jobs, but also a lot of other police work
- Unnatural Fire deals with criminal cases that are related to arson and murder. Police, fire department and forensics work together to solve the crimes

Some similarities:
- chinese crime drama focusing on different criminal cases
- male lead has a tragic past in which a sudden fire destroyed his home and killed his family
- male lead is focused on finding out the truth about the fire and is convinced that it wasn't an accident
- second male lead is a police officer
- female lead is a forensic scientist/pathologist
- a lot of focus on the relationship/bond between the male leads
- wholesome friendship
- good teamwork
- some action, some thrill, some humor

Some differences:
- the main character of The Embers is not an official police officer. He only works with the police because the criminal cases have something to do with him, his brother and his past
- the main character of Unnatural Fire is an official fire investigator and works with the police because the fires are linked to murders
- The Embers focuses on the connection between the main character and his brother
- Unnatural Fire focuses on the connection between the two male leads (fire investigator and police officer) and the female lead (forensic scientist)

Both are investigative drama with two male leads.
Bromance between them is nice to watch.
Different cases building up to a big case.
Teamwork.

Both dramas share nearly 50% of the cast, and directed by the same person. If you enjoy complex plots with brotherly bond then the you will like both for sure. Chasing The Undercurrent is more cat and mouse and dark, whilst Unnatural fire has a more case solving element interwoven inside the main plot which makes it very satisfying. A lot of effort has been put into the researching of the investigation process and you will learn a lot of useful and meaningful information too.

Both dramas are crime mystery dramas
Both dramas contain multiple case solving plot with an over arching storyline
Both dramas are heavily friendship focused and focus on found family and team bonding
How can I forget... Bromance!!!
Both dramas are focused on a specialized element in the crime department. In under the skin it's forensic sketching and in unnatural Fire it's fire investigation

Again both dramas are mystery/detective dramas
One of the main actors in unnatural Fire is the main lead in My roommate is a detective too.
Again... Heavily friendship/bromance focused
Multiple case solving while containing an over arching plotline
Buddy cop duo!

Leon Zhang in both dramas
Investigations, Mystery, Police
Friendship and no love triangles
Bromance>>>

In both dramas fire investigation department, criminal investigation division & forensic doctors working together to solve criminal cases.

Both have fire investigations elements
Both have friendships
Both have good detective cases
Both have the male lead with traumatic past