Story of Yanxi Palace
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Story of Yanxi Palace (Chinese: 延禧攻略) is a Chinese historical series recounting the struggles of a palace maid in the court of the Qianlong Emperor. It was created by Yu Zheng, with original screenplay written by Zhou Mo, and later developed into a novel by Xiao Lian Mao. Starring Wu Jinyan, Charmaine Sheh, Qin Lan, Nie Yuan, Tan Zhuo and Xu Kai, the series premiered on iQiyi from July 19, 2018 to August 26, 2018. During its run it was streamed more than 15 billion times.[1]
Story of Yanxi Palace | |
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Chinese | 延禧攻略 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Yán Xǐ Gōng Lüè |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Based on | Yán Xǐ Gōng Lüè by Zhou Mo |
Written by | Zhou Mo |
Directed by | Hui Kaidong Wen Deguang |
Starring | Wu Jinyan Charmaine Sheh Qin Lan Nie Yuan Xu Kai Tan Zhuo |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 70 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Yu Zheng |
Production location | Hengdian World Studios |
Running time | 45 mins (TVCs times included for Vietnam) and 10–15 mins in the Philippines in 2020 |
Production companies | Huanyu Film iQiyi |
Original release | |
Network | iQiyi Zhejiang TV |
Release | July 19 (2018-07-19) – August 26, 2018 (2018-08-26) |
Related | |
Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventure |
Distributed in more than 70 markets worldwide, Story of Yanxi Palace has become a huge hit, especially in Asia. It was the most Googled TV show in the world in 2018, despite Google being blocked in Mainland China.[2][3][4]
A spinoff and sequel to the series, the 6-episode Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures, aired on Netflix December 31, 2019.[5]