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

Su Qiu (素秋)

• Chen Yao as Su Qiu
• Zhang Zhi Xi as Han Qingyue
• Ma Wen Yuan as Yu Shen

Lu Pan (陆判)

• Li Jia Qi as Zhang Lanyi
• Chen Ruo Xuan as Zhu Erdan

Xiao Qian (小倩)

• Song Zu Er

Others

• Gao Han
• Zhang Ming En
• Yang Shi Ze
• Yang Xi Zi

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 ???

External Links

• Baidu Baike
• Douban
• Weibo