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The Sleepless Princess

2020 · 1 season

A slow-burning historical romance wrapped around a quiet mystery, with a stoic hero and a bookish princess whose sleepless nights draw them together.

Created by
Gao Cong Kai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zheng Yecheng, Hu Yixuan, Huang Cancan
Overview
Xue Yao is a cold-hearted and loyal general investigating the mystery of his brother’s death. He becomes entangled with an unfavorable princess named Chu Yue, who suffers from insomnia due to a childhood accident and spends her time reading romance novels to rid herself of boredom.

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Created by
Gao Cong Kai
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zheng Yecheng, Hu Yixuan, Huang Cancan
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • grief
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Gao Cong Kai
Written by
Dong Ke
Starring
Zheng Yecheng, Hu Yixuan, Huang Cancan, Lin Xinyi, Zhou Dawei, Yang Lin, Peng Biyao, Ashin Shu
Length
1 seasons, 36 episodes, 42 min each
Network
Mango TV
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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