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Story of Kunning Palace

2023 · 1 season

A slow-burning, emotionally charged historical romance with political intrigue and a second-chance twist that keeps you invested.

Created by
Shi Jing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bai Lu, Zhang Linghe, Wang Xingyue
Overview
A fallen queen, Jiang Xuening who aspired to have the highest power and authority in her life was held hostage by rebels after the king, Shen Jie was poisoned. In this life, she used everyone around her to reach the authority of the queen but in the end, she remained under house arrest and Xie Wei slaughtered the entire city. Later, she received the decree to be buried with the emperor. She got a second chance to change her fate by not entering the palace but when she woke up after rebirth, she was already messing around. Even though she vowed not to enter the palace, a certain turn of events again entangles her with the palace and Xie Wei whom she hated the most.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Shi Jing
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bai Lu, Zhang Linghe, Wang Xingyue
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • fate
  • love
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism4
Romance7
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Shi Jing
Written by
Ren Zhuang Liu
Starring
Bai Lu, Zhang Linghe, Wang Xingyue, Jacky Zhou, Liu Xiening, Elisa Ye, Tang Mengjia, He Zhonghua
Length
1 seasons, 38 episodes, 45 min each
Network
iQiyi
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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