Royal Upstart: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Royal Upstart (2025): Drama, Romance. Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
After a freak accident transmigrates Xiao Ning into the Great Jing Dynasty as the disgraced live-in son-in-law of the Su family, he revolutionizes the empire with forgotten arts, transforming tea into ambrosia and turning wine into liquid gold. As commoners clamor for his creations, he shatters conventions by founding the realm's first newspaper, rallying geniuses to empower a princess's political asce
Series details
- Title: Royal Upstart
- Format: Scripted
- Language: Chinese
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Premiere date: 2025-07-08
- Status in TVmaze: Running
- Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
- Network country: China
- Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 85237
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2025-07-08; final listed air date 2025-07-18; episode order: 26.
- Season 2: premiered 2026-04-28; final listed air date 2026-05-07; episode order: 28.
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Adapted from Royal Upstart 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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