Empresses in the Palace

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Nov 17, 2011

Episodes

76

Also known as

后宫·甄嬛传 · 宮廷の諍い女 · 후궁견환전 · 후궁견환전 : 옹정황제의 여인 · Zhen Huan Zhuan · The Legend of Zhen Huan · Hou Gong Zhen Huan Zhuan · Empresses in The Palace

Zhen Huan, a 17-year-old innocent introduced into the imperial court as the latest concubine of Emperor Yong Zheng. Her dreams of a new life of love and prosperity are swiftly dashed as she enters a dog-eat-dog world of treachery and corruption.

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Empresses in the Palace: 76 episodes, and the Netflix cut that isn't really the show

76 episodes of Qing-court survival, and the show most Western streaming services still get wrong — the six-episode Netflix cut is a completely different animal from the original.

Nov 17, 2011

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