Story of Yanxi Palace
| Story of Yanxi Palace | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Chinese | 延禧攻略 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yánxǐgōnglüè |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Written by | Zhou Mo |
| Directed by | Hui Kaidong Wen Deguang |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 70 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yu Zheng |
| Production location | Hengdian World Studios |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | Huanyu Film iQIYI |
| Original release | |
| Network | iQIYI Zhejiang Television |
| Release | July 19 – August 26, 2018 |
| Related | |
| Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventure | |
Story of Yanxi Palace (Chinese: 延禧攻略; pinyin: Yánxǐgōnglüè) is a 2018 Chinese television 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 Lianmao. 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.
Distributed in more than 70 markets worldwide, Story of Yanxi Palace became a huge hit across Asia, catapulting Wu Jinyan and Xu Kai to stardom and revitalizing the careers of Qin Lan and Charmaine Sheh. It was the most googled TV show in the world in 2018, despite Google being blocked in Mainland China, and was streamed over 15 billion times on iQIYI that year. A spin-off/sequel titled Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures was released on Netflix on December 31, 2019.