'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and everything you need to know about Netflix's Chinese period drama

'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures' sees the daughter of Wei Yingluo and Qianlong, Rain Wang as the seventh Princess Zhaohua and her efforts to win the heart of a Mongolian Prince while she fights the vendetta against her family
(Source : IMDb)
(Source : IMDb)

The popular Chinese series 'Story of Yanxi Palace' was streamed over 15 billion times when it first aired in 2018. Following the success of the original, the period drama starring Wu Jinyan, Charmaine Sheh, Qin Lan and Xu Kai is returning with a spinoff series titled 'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures'.

The series will be available to stream on Netflix. As 'Story of Yanxi Palace' turned out to be one of the world's most Googled TV shows in 2018, we couldn't wait to see what its spinoff has in store for us! Here's everything you know about 'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures':

Release

'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures' will premiere on Netflix on December 31.

Plot

'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures' sees the daughter of Wei Yingluo and Qianlong, Rain Wang as the seventh Princess Zhaohua and her efforts to win the heart of a Mongolian Prince while she fights the vendetta against her family.

Cast

Wu Jinyan

Wu Jinyan will be seen playing Rain Wang’s mother Wei Yingluo in 'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures'. Although she has appeared in television series such as 'Beauties at the Crossfire' and 'The Legend of Haolan', the Chinese actress gained immense popularity for her role in 'Story of Yanxi Palace', which earned her the 65th spot on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.

Wang Herun

New cast member Wang Herun appears as Princess Rain Wang in 'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures'. She is popular for featuring in 'Yesterday Once More', 'Legend of Fuyao' and 'The Story of Ming Lan'.

Creators/Showrunners

Hui Kai Dong has directed 'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures' with Yu Zheng serving as the producer. Meanwhile, Feng Nong has taken care of the script for the drama period series.

Trailer

Netflix is yet to release the official trailer for 'Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures'

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