Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When the dark evil immortal descends from the heaven, and the mysterious underground ghost palace was revealed, a strange herb named the Black Tea suddenly took Chang'an City by storm. However, no one knows whether it is a healthy medicine or one that could harm people. Cases of missing brides in Chang'an City began occurring one after another, which seems to be inextricably linked to the black tea... Ling Feng, general of the Jin Wu guards was tasked to investigate these cases. On his journey, he meets his strongest opponent in Su Wu Ming, the disciple of Di Ren Jie. The two of them work together to solve these mysterious cases.

Series details

• Title: Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Premiere date: 2022-09-27
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 40 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 64393
• TVDB ID: 425367

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-09-27; final listed air date 2022-10-12; episode order: 36.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-07-18; final listed air date 2024-08-02; episode order: 40.
• Season 3: premiered 2025-11-08; final listed air date 2025-11-23; episode order: 40.
• Season 4: premiered 2025-12-17; final listed air date 2025-12-23; episode order: 21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Strange Tales of Tang 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.