Liao Zhai (Tencent)

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Liao Zhai

Details

Title: 聊斋 / Liao Zhai
Genre: Mythology, Romance
Episodes: 40
Broadcast network: Tencent
Broadcast period: TBA
Related TV series: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio

Synopsis

A mysterious beauty’s severed head appears in the bustling marketplace. A fox spirit, trapped in the treacherous depths of human desire, struggles to escape her fate. When the Judge of the Underworld descends to swap heads and hearts, chaos erupts. A paper doll awakens to life with the final stroke of a brush, a wooden puppet grows a beating heart, and a withered tree stirs with forbidden longing. In this world where the boundaries between flesh and fantasy blur, ancient magic and human folly collide—revealing that even the most lifeless things may hunger for a soul.

Cast

Main Cast

Zhang Miao Yi as Xi Yue
Chang Hua Sen as Xia Feixue

Mei Ren Shou (美人首)

Lin Yun as Princess Yao Hua / Chun Hua
Ye Zu Xin as Pei Zhaorong
Hei Ze as Han Zhen
Wan Peng as Qian Qian

Su Qiu (素秋)

Chen Yao as Su Qiu
Yang Shi Ze as Zhou Xiangyao
Zhang Zhi Xi as Han Qingyue
Ma Wen Yuan as Yu Shen
Wang Yi Jin as Red Clothed Homeowner / Big Senior Sister

Lu Pan (陆判)

Li Jia Qi as Zhang Lanyi
Chen Ruo Xuan as Zhu Erdan
Zhang Ming En as Lu Pan
Fan Shi Ran as Wu Xiaolian
Lv Xing as Cui Xuan
Zhang Tian Yang as Cui Ligong
Zhang Lei as Father Xu
Chen Shu Jun as Meng Po

Nie Xiao Qian (聂小倩)

He Shi Yu as Nie Xiaoqian
Gao Han as Ning Caichen
Song Zu Er as Lao Lao
Li Mu Feng as Yan Chixia
Zhou Jing Bo as Xiao Xi

Long Fei Xiang Gong (龙飞相公)

Chen Xiao Yun as Xue Daowei
Zhang Chen Xiao as Long Fei
Zhang Xiao Qian as Yu Shaoyou
Zhao Hua Wei as Dai Hu
Zhang Xuan as Bai Shuang

Xiao Xie (小谢)

Yang Xi Zi as Ruan Xiaoxie
Wu Yu Heng as Tao Wangsan
Yang Yu Tong as Qiu Rong
Deng Kai as Nan Shan Weng
Wang Zi Rui as Ao Run

Others

Xu Ruo Tong as Zhu'er

Production Credits

Original Writing: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling
Director: Sha Wei Qi
Screenwriter: Peng Liang (彭亮)
Company: Tencent Video, Dongfang Feiyun

Notes

Filming period: 2025-Apr-27 to 2025-Sep-17

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