Scripted series · CCTV-8
The Heir
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Yang Zi
Li Zhen
42 eps
Elvis Han
Luo Wenqian
42 eps
Wu Mian
Wang Rujun
42 eps
Tian Xiaojie
Li Jinshui
42 eps
Wang Zihao
Tian Benchang
42 eps
Xie Xin
Tian Ronghua
42 eps
Li Hongliang
Li Jingdong
42 eps
Yang Si
Tian Jiangyue
42 eps
Xu Baihui
Zhao Jin
42 eps
Fu Jia
Li Zhengliang
42 eps
Wang Wenqi
Du Qiu'e
42 eps
Zhou Zhi
Wang Cuiqiao
42 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Heir actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Heir 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
A tribute ink scandal topples the Li family’s long-standing ink business, leaving their legacy in ruins. Years later, Li Zhen, the determined youngest daughter, sets out to restore her family's name. As she rises in the industry, she joins forces with Luo Wenqian, heir to another fallen clan, to take on a rising rival and face new challenges from foreign markets, fighting to bring Huizhou ink back to its former glory.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Hui KaidongDirector
Where to watch
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