Pretty Boy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This drama tells the story of Qing Cai (played by Darren Chen), the son of the late king, who lives anonymously in a small town to stay away from political disputes in the court. When his adoptive father Han Zhong is in danger, he has to disguise himself as a woman to sneak into Mingyi Villa, which only recruits female disciples. He meets the Mo Sect orphan Gan Po (played by Zheng Hehuizi) who came to seek revenge, as well as Wang Yishao (played by Zhu Zanjin), Han Aizhen (played by Wang Zijia), Gao Yin (played by Moe Jiang), Hu Jiao (played by Yin Qixi), and others with various identities and motives. As Qing Cai lands himself in ridiculously comical situations as he tries to hide his identity, he also develops feelings for Gan Pu. The two bickering friends Qing Cai and Gan Pu gradually fall in love with each other, but in the face of their true identities, they drift apart. When Gan Pu finally works out her conflicted feelings, she joins hands with Qing Cai to fight against the enemy.

Series details

• Title: Pretty Boy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Romance
• Premiere date: 2024-11-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-12-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 80673
• TVDB ID: 456999

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-11-28; final listed air date 2024-12-04; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Pretty Boy 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.