Ming Dynasty: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Ming Dynasty (2019): Drama, History. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Sun Ruo Wei entire family is killed on the orders of the Yongle Emperor in 1402, though she escapes death after being secretly adopted by Sun Zhong. Sun Ruo Wei becomes the concubine of crown prince Zhu Zhan Ji by chance, and continues to investigate the truth behind her family's death.
However, Sun Ruo Wei decides to abandon her revenge plans after realising how dangerous it would be to destabilise the court for her own personal goals. Touched by Zhu Zhan Ji's kindness, Sun Ruo Wei resolves to become a virtuous empress who can support him in times of hardship. Unfortunately Zhu Zhan Ji passes away after a decade on the throne, and Sun Ruowei is honoured as Empress Dowager once her 7 year old Zhu Qi Zhen ascends the throne.
Series details
- Title: Ming Dynasty
- Format: Scripted
- Language: Chinese
- Genres: Drama, History
- Premiere date: 2019-12-17
- Final broadcast date listed: 2020-01-22
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
- Network country: China
- Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 45566
Cast and credited roles
- Tang Wei — Sun Ruo Wei
- Zhu Ya Wen — Zhu Zhan Ji
- Deng Jia Jia — Hu Shan Xiang
- Qiao Zhen Yu — Xu Bin
- Lay — Zhu Qi Zhen
- Yu Hao Ming — Zhu Gao Xu
- Wang Xue Qi — Zhu Di
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2019-12-17; final listed air date 2020-01-22; episode order: 62.
Source and licence
Adapted from Ming Dynasty 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.
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