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The Confidant

2012 · 1 season

A slow-burning, intricate palace drama where every glance hides a scheme, steeped in melancholy and quiet menace.

Created by
Marco Wing-Yin Law
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michelle Yim, Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung, Maggie Shiu Mei-kei
Overview
"The Confidant" depicts how a group of eunuchs survive in the weakening Qing empire, and closely traces imperial eunuch Li Lianying's early life from the first day he entered the imperial palace to become one of the most powerful political figures in the latter years of the Qing Dynasty. The drama also follows Li's relationship with Empress Dowager Cixi, and how he eventually becomes her closest confidant.

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Created by
Marco Wing-Yin Law
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michelle Yim, Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung, Maggie Shiu Mei-kei
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • loyalty
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Marco Wing-Yin Law
Written by
Sung-Ling Kuan
Starring
Michelle Yim, Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung, Maggie Shiu Mei-kei, Natalie Tong Sze-Wing, Nancy Wu Ting-yan, Raymond Cho Wing-lim, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Power Chan Kwok-pong
Length
1 seasons, 33 episodes, 43 min each
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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