Royal Feast: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set during the Ming dynasty during the rule of Yongle Emperor, it tells the story of a young girl named Yao Zijin, who entered the palace to become a maid of the food bureau. In the deep palace, she remains determined and slowly work her way up while perfecting her craft; while friendship and romance at the same time. Through her romantic entanglement with Zhu Zhanji, the drama also showcases the historical achievements and family life of three outstanding emperors of the Ming Dynasty, portraying a gourmet Forbidden City full of rich family affection, friendship, love and humanity.

Series details

• Title: Royal Feast
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Food, Romance
• Premiere date: 2022-02-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Hunan TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 60681
• TVDB ID: 416444

Cast and credited roles

• Xu Kai — Zhu Zhan Ji
• Wu Jin Yan — Yao Zi Jin
• Wang Yi Zhe — You Yi Fan
• Wang Chu Ran — Su Yue Hua
• Zhang Nan — Hu Shan Xiang
• He Rui Xian — Yin Zi Ping
• He Feng Tian — Yuan Qi
• Wang Yan — Meng Zi Yun
• Liu Min — Princess Zhang

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-02-22; final listed air date 2022-03-26; episode order: 40.

Source and licence

Adapted from Royal Feast 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.