The Lead

Details

Title: 主角 / Zhu Jue
English title: The Lead
Genre: Life, Drama
Episodes: 48
Broadcast network: CCTV, Tencent
Broadcast period: 2026-May-10

Synopsis

The story of Qinqiang opera actress Yi Qin'e, who is brought into the troupe by her uncle, Hu Sanyuan, by accident. Over nearly half a century of rises and falls, glories and declines, she grows from a shepherdess into a renowned Qinqiang opera star. At the same time, through the winding journey of Qinqiang opera, the drama mirrors the emotional lives and destinies of ordinary people amid four decades of transformation in Chinese society.

User/Viewer Ratings

5.00

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Cast

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Main Cast

Liu Hao Cun as Yi Qin'e / Yi Qing'e
- Wang Shao Xi as Yi Laidi (young)
Zhang Jia Yi as Hu Sanyuan
Qin Hai Lu as Hu Caixiang
Dou Xiao as Liu Hongbing
Zhai Zi Lu as Feng Xiaoxiao
- Jin Xu Ze as Feng Xiaoxiao (young)

Supporting Cast

Wang Xiao Chen as Mi Lan
Hu Yao Zhi as Shan Yingping
Wang Li Kun as Xiao Baixie
Li Ze Feng as Zhu Jiru
Sun Hao as Ju Chunzhong
Ji Ta as Huang Zhengjing
Zhang Guo Qiang as Zhang Guangrong
Wang Hai Yan as Mother Liu
Liu Kai as Team Leader Zhang
Miao Fu as He Dachui
Liu Bo as Qin Bawa
Shi Wen Zhong as Gu Cunxiao
Li Xiao Qiang as Master Song
Han Pei Ying as Chu Jiahe
- Wang Mo Tong as Chu Jiahe (young)
Jiang Guan Nan as Xiao Dingzi
Ren Xiao Lin (任小蕾) as fat woman
He Lin (贺琳) as Qiu Cunyi
Wang Zi Ming as Hei Wa
Guo Jun Qing (郭峻卿) as Ba Yi (young)
Ha Ha as Liao Yaohui
Jerry Chang as Security Section Chief
Wang Yu Xuan as little Er Lai Zi
Hao Yang as Tofu Xi Shi
Yan Xiang as Qin Feng
Wang Yan Mei as Chu Jiahe's mother
Qian Yi as Ding Zhirou
Du Yi as director
Yu Jian as director
Zhang Jia Qi (张家奇) as Liu Jinsong
Zhai Yi Qing as Wei Xiaohui
Shao Lao Wu as Guo Chuizi
Zhang Duo as Chief Qiao
Jin Zi as Song Yu
Guo Wen Gang as Liu Situan
Luo Ao Wen as Zhang Hao's wife
Tan Xi He as Liu Hongbing's father
Ma Xiao Yong as Old Chen
Hu Xiao Li (胡小莉) as Da Shi Niang
Wang Zi Yu as Da Shi Niang
Liu Hang Yu as Liu Gongan
Zhao Jie as Zhao Gongan
Xie Yun He (谢云鹤) as Liu Hongmei
Guo Qian Yu (郭千誉) as introducer
Jiao Rui Xia (焦瑞霞) as Teacher Li
Niu Jun as Xiao Zi
Ren Qi Guang as Shi Tou
Zhu Yi as Ma Wuqi
Wang Chu (王楚) as vet
Liu Hong Xing as Lao Hei
Guo Hong as Hu Xiuying
Li Zhuo Zhao as Yi Cungen
Su Yun Meng (苏芸盟) as Yi Pandi
- Xu Duo Duo as Pan Di (young)
Feng Shuo as Gao Wufu

Soundtrack

The Lead OST

Opening theme song: The Lead (主角) by Faye Wong
Ending theme song: Dream Awakened (梦醒了) by Sun Hao
Insert song: Hu San Yuan (胡三元呀么胡三元) by Tan Min Min (谭敏敏)

Production Credits

Original Writing: Zhu Jue (主角) by Chen Yan
Director: Li Shao Fei, Zheng Hua
Screenwriter: Ma Xiao Yong, Zheng Hua, Jing Yu
Producer: Ren Shuang You (任双有)
Executive Producer: Zhang Yi Mou
Music Director: Zhang Yi Lin
Production Designer: Zhang Jia Yi
Stylist: Duan Xiao Li
Company: CMG, Noble Spirit Media

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