TV series
Empress Wu
1975–1976 · 1 season
A stately, talky palace drama of scheming and slow-burning ambition, heavy with ritual and quiet menace.
- Starring
- Seung Yee, JoJo Chan Kei-kei, Stanley Fung Shui-fan
- Overview
- During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong favored his concubine Wu Meiniang. She fell in love with the crown prince Li Zhi, and the emperor asked her to become a nun before he died, with the promise that Li Zhi would bring her back to the palace in three years. Wu returned as the Empress Dowager and eliminated her rivals. After Li Zhi's death, Wu continued to control politics, even deposing his successor, Li Zhe, and proclaimed herself as the first female emperor, changing the name of the dynasty to Zhou. With the help of loyal ministers, Li Zhe was eventually reinstated, and the Tang dynasty was restored.
- How it feels
- Tense, dark, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Power, ambition, betrayal, love
- Content
- Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Starring
- Seung Yee, JoJo Chan Kei-kei, Stanley Fung Shui-fan
