76 episodes of women weaponizing tea ceremonies while looking flawless. Absolute mayhem.
45 minSeason 1 • Episode 76
LatestZhen Huan, a 17-year-old innocent introduced into the imperial court as the latest concubine of Emperor Yong Zheng. Her dreams of a new life of love and prosperity are swiftly dashed as she enters a dog-eat-dog world of treachery and corruption.
Costume
Qing dynasty fashion that literally changed Chinese wedding trends.
Acting
Sun Li's micro-expressions could kill a man at twenty paces.
Writing
Every polite phrase hides three layers of threat.
Sun Li
Zhen Huan
Ada Choi Siu-Fan
Ula-Nara Yixiu
Jiang Xin
Nian Shilan
Lan Xi
Shen Meizhuang
Tao Xinran
An Lingrong
Chen Jianbin
Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen
Li Dongxue
Aisin-Gioro Yunli
Zhang Xiaolong
Wen Shichu
Tang Yixin
Gūwalgiya Wenyuan
Mao Xiaotong
Caiping
Mark Lee
Su Peisheng
Lyric Lan
Huanbi
Sun Qian
Cui Jinxi
Zhang Yameng
Li Wanting
Leanne Liu
Uya Chengbi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This show single-handedly revived Qing dynasty aesthetics in China, with 'Empresses' tourism booming at Beijing's Forbidden City.
Sun Li was pregnant during filming; her real morning sickness was written into early episodes as Zhen Huan's illness. The baby bump you see in the finale? Not always prosthetic.
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