A twist-filled crime drama, Watch Your Back, has quickly garnered 33 million views online since its debut earlier this week, according to the live tracker Beacon.

A scene in Watch Your Back.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Released on China Central Television's CCTV-8 and the streaming platform iQiyi on Tuesday, Watch Your Back achieved a 5.65 percent single-day market share on Friday, the highest recorded within its first four days.

Starring actor Guo Jingfei as a police officer, the story follows his assignment to a southern Chinese city as part of a campaign targeting theft on trains. While tackling his professional duties, he also struggles with a personal issue, finding his missing fiancee. Along the way, he uncovers clues leading to a notorious theft ring.

According to the producers, a total of 80 percent of the script is inspired by real-life cases, with 90 percent of the props referred from a list of confiscated bribe-case items derived from disciplinary inspection commissions.