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

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

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

External Links

• Baidu Baike
• Douban
• Weibo