Scripted series · Hunan Television
A Splendid Match
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ren Min
Gu Jinzhao
40 eps
Ci Sha
Chen Yanyun
40 eps
Winwin
Ye Xian
40 eps
Huang Yi
Gu Lan
40 eps
Wang Siyi
Qing Pu
40 eps
Zuo Ye
Chen Xuanqing
40 eps
Wu Gang
Fu Hai Lian
Zhang Yao
Ji Yao
8 eps
Yin Xiaotian
Gu Dezhao
13 eps
Yang Qing
Ji Wu
6 eps
Zhou Chengao
Li Chongguang
1 eps
Guan Junjie
Yun Ting
3 eps
Li Fei'er
Song Miaohua
11 eps
Li Xiaoning
Jiang Yan
8 eps
Zhang Mianchen
Gu Jinxian
4 eps
Yang Zihua
Emperor Jing Ning
1 eps
William Wu
Nie Fengming
2 eps
Xing Jie
Luo Yongping
9 eps
Shi Yan
Tong's Mother
5 eps
Yan Jingyao
Zhou's Mother
7 eps
Li Jiawei
Zhao's Mother
7 eps
Yang Tongshu
Ji Han
9 eps
Xu Junzun
Chen Yi
14 eps
Wang Xiping
Zi Ling
7 eps
Ding Jiali
Madam Chen
9 eps
Gong Juerui
Li Linzhang
6 eps
Shao Junze
Mu Zhidi
2 eps
Fan Jingwen
Chen Yanying
2 eps
Ding Zien
Yu Wanxue
2 eps
Gong Zhengye
Chen Yanwen
2 eps
Wang Chenglong
Yu Zhu
1 eps
Yang Yunshen
Li Xianhuai
10 eps
Linda Zhang
Madame Hou
4 eps
Wang Li
Chang Xinghou
4 eps
Wu Gang
Fu Hailian
7 eps
Huo Zhengyan
Wang Xuanfan
3 eps
Huang Ji
Yao Ping
3 eps
Qi Shenghan
He Wenxin
2 eps
Cheng Guodong
Lin Xianzhong
1 eps
Xu Jian
Gu Deyuan
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How A Splendid Match actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
A Splendid Match reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After years away from her family, Gu Jinzhao returns home and begins a remarkable transformation, from a carefree young woman into a poised and influential noble lady. As questions of marriage arise, she refuses to follow tradition and holds firmly to her own beliefs about love. But when multiple men enter her life, each offering a different future, who will Gu Jinzhao choose?
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Jin XionghaoDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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