The Six Gates: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the mid-Ming Dynasty, the old emperor (actually Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen, played by Song Yuncheng) was in a coma, and the matter of establishing an heir was unresolved. Crown Prince Zhu Youcheng (later appointed as the heir apparent and succeeded Emperor Xianzong after his death, played by Wang Defeng) and "Prince Qi" Zhu Jianyi coveted the throne and engaged in open and covert struggles. At this time, a series of murders broke out in the capital. The court ordered the Six Doors (a government agency in Beijing) to handle the case. Shen Ziming, the head of the Six Doors (Six Gates), initially wanted to smooth things over, but actually did not want his son Shen Lixing to be involved in the court intrigue. Therefore, he tried every means to prevent his son from entering the Six Doors. However, Shen Lixing could not bear to let the truth be buried, and with his extraordinary talent, he quickly solved the case by dissecting the mystery. But after solving the case, he was drawn into an even greater power struggle, thus setting the stage for a court intrigue.

Series details

• Title: The Six Gates
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Comedy, Mystery, History
• Premiere date: 2020-12-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• TVMaze ID: 89235
• TVDB ID: 432161

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-12-16; final listed air date 2020-12-16; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Six Gates 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.