Shadows of the Late Spring: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Behind the palace walls, a sharp-edged second princess secretly makes poison as medicine. Outside, an assassin, carrying the blood debt of his family's massacre, hides his identity and searches for his lost sister. At a royal banquet, a masked old acquaintance returns—but the tattoo on his back is gone. Is he the mountain boy she knew six years ago? Is she the sister he's been searching for? A jade pendant and a tattoo point to a deadly conspiracy. Power struggles, mistaken identities, and a blood-soaked past lead to a final counterattack. The princess and the boy, from missed recognition to true partnership, fight their way to redemption—caught between betrayal and love.

Series details

• Title: Shadows of the Late Spring
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-05-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-05-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Youku
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 92009

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-05-20; final listed air date 2026-05-21; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shadows of the Late Spring 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.