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阳谋

2025 · 1 season

A brisk, twisty costume drama with a modern hero outsmarting ancient schemers, easy to dip into and satisfying to watch.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Gao Yang, a modern youth, is transported to the Great Qian Dynasty, becoming the grandson of Duke Dingguo. Drawn into a vortex of political intrigue after responding to Empress Wu Zhao's recruitment edict, he skillfully employs shrewd and ruthless strategies to resolve a grain price crisis, and ingeniously thwarts invasions from the Kingdom of Chu, assisting Empress Wu in securing her reign.
How it feels
Tense, cynical, satirical and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Power, politics, betrayal, ambition
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
period
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Ma Ruize, Feng Yiran, Leng Haiming, Wang Yating
Length
1 seasons, 90 episodes
Network
Hippo Theater
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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