The Deer and the Cauldron (Season 1)

The Deer and the Cauldron (鹿鼎记, 2020) is a Chinese wuxia comedy series you can watch online on iFILM. Zhang Yishan plays Wei Xiaobao — a street kid raised in a Yangzhou brothel who blunders into the Qing imperial court and ends up as a personal confidant of Emperor Kangxi.

He has zero martial arts ability. What he does have is an uncanny talent for reading people, talking his way out of impossible situations, and landing on his feet when anyone else would be dead. Based on Jin Yong's beloved novel of the same name, the series sends Wei Xiaobao through palace politics, secret society oaths, and a growing collection of wives — all held together by a hero whose survival depends entirely on his nerve. Stream The Deer and the Cauldron online on iFILM.