The Shadow Sovereign (2026)
- Directed by
- Deng Zhan Neng
- Cast
- Li Hong Yi, Wei Yi Fan, Wu Cheng You, Kong Xue Er, Wu Tong, Wang Zi Han, Liu Xu Wei, Wang Ning
- Length
- 18 episodes
How it feels
After a night with a princess, a poor scholar becomes a top imperial official. He first impeaches her, but they slowly become allies in a fight against corrupt class structures.
slow-burntensemelancholicunsettlingcerebralromantichistoricalpolitically charged
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