Story of Yanxi Palace (Season 1)

Story of Yanxi Palace (延禧攻略, 2018) — watch online on iFILM — is a Chinese historical drama set inside the Qing imperial court, directed by Wen Deguang and Hui Kaidun.

Wei Yingluo arrives at the palace as a seamstress, determined to find whoever was responsible for her sister's death. Suspicion points to the imperial guard Fucha Fuheng, so she engineers a transfer to his sister's household — the Empress Fucha's quarters — to close the distance. The longer she watches the Fucha siblings, the less certain she becomes. Starring Wu Jinnyan and Xu Kai.

Released in 2018, the series broke streaming records across Chinese platforms within weeks and became one of the most-searched shows globally that year. Its appeal is less about court spectacle and more about a protagonist who outthinks everyone in the room — which is rarer in the genre than it should be. Stream Story of Yanxi Palace online on iFILM.