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I Don't Want to Be The Princess

2023 · 1 season

A light, playful palace romp where a scrappy outsider trades barbs and wits with a scheming prince, keeping things breezy and easy to follow.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Zuo Ye, Xin Yue, Ji Hao
Overview
Wang Ruiqiu, a fearless Jianghu heroine, accidentally ends up in the palace and takes the place of the bride, throwing the cunning prince's wedding and his elaborate plan to catch a thief into chaos. Unable to escape, she reluctantly assumes the role of princess and plays along with the prince's scheme. As they clash and outsmart each other, their growing connection leads them to join forces, unraveling dangerous conspiracies together.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Zuo Ye, Xin Yue, Ji Hao
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • love
    • deception
    • power
    • justice
    Places
    • single country house
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism3
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Starring
    Zuo Ye, Xin Yue, Ji Hao, Fang Sichang, Zhang Hengming, Ke Bolun
    Length
    1 seasons, 24 episodes
    Network
    Youku
    Languages
    Mandarin

    TMDB