TV series

Legend of Mi Yue

2015–2016 · 1 season

A long, stately court drama of scheming consorts and shifting loyalties, rewarding patience with slow-burning political intrigue and emotional cost.

Overview: Mi Yue, a princess from Chu, is sent to Qin as a concubine. She loses her first love and becomes entangled in royal power struggles. After being exiled with her son, she returns during a time of chaos to try to defeat her rival and secure the throne for her child.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, betrayal, family, revenge
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
betrayal
family
revenge
ambition
Places: single country house
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Created by: Xiaolong Zheng
Written by: Jiang Shengnan, Xiaoping Wang
Starring: Sun Li, Liu Tao, Ma Su, Alex Fong Chung-sun, Huang Xuan, Gao Yunxiang, Alvin Cao, He Dujuan
Length: 1 seasons, 81 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Beijing Television, Dragon Television, LeTV, Tencent Video
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin