Legend of Lu Zhen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

To escape her cruel stepmother, Lu Zhen enters the palace as an attendant. She was quickly promoted through the ranks for her pottery-making skill. During this time, she captures the heart of crown prince Gao Zhan. However, she can never be with him as social status and jealous enemies work against her at every turn. She devotes herself to politics and helps Gao Zhan defeat a coup d'etat. Though Gao Zhan can not make her his empress, he bestows her with the highest position in the land, the female prime minister.

Series details

• Title: Legend of Lu Zhen
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance, History
• Premiere date: 2013-05-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-05-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 46807
• IMDb ID: tt6176636
• TVDB ID: 274919

Cast and credited roles

• Chen Xiao — Gao Zhan
• Zhao Li Ying — Lu Zhen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-05-08; final listed air date 2013-05-28; episode order: 59.

Source and licence

Adapted from Legend of Lu Zhen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.