Scripted series · iQiyi
Sharp Blade in the Snow
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Sharp Blade in the Snow actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Sharp Blade in the Snow reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
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 much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The story
What it's about
Falsely accused of murdering her father, Princess Feng Li returns from exile as a feared ruler to uncover the truth behind the crime. At a decadent banquet designed to flush out her enemies, she draws close to Yun Zhan, a mysterious slave who is secretly a fallen prince. As their hidden motives collide and political conspiracies close in, Feng Li and Yun Zhan must choose between revenge, power, and the love that threatens to undo them both.
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