Empresses in the palace (the Legend of Zhenhuan)

The series is adapted from a novel of the same name by Liu Lianzi, and the story centers on the schemes between Emperor YongZheng’s concubines in the imperial palace during the Qing Dynasty. 

The drama has been praised for being one of the best historical dramas broadcast in Chinese mainland in recent years.

In Taiwan, the drama achieved high ratings, and some Taiwan girls even request to accept plastic surgery in order to have the same eyes like Zhen Huan.

In Japan, after just one week, Legend of Zhen Huan amassed more than 39 million Japanese viewers. A Fuji TV employee revealed that after the first episode aired, the number of hits for their Legend of Zhen Huan website multiplied five-fold, and that they also received many phone calls inquiring about the drama.

Through the thrilling story, audiences can also learn much about ancient Chinese poetry, fashions, court etiquette, and herbal medicine. The show also features intensily sophisticated dialogue that has sparked trending quotes among its followers on the internet.

In April 2015, the series was added to US region of Netflix. It was edited down to six episodes, each with a ninety-minute duration. The original audio was kept intact with the addition of closed captions in English.