# Legend of the Female General (2025)

> A gently resolute female general and a coldly formidable male general join forces to expose deceit, protect the weak, and defeat outside threats.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/157154

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 36
- Episode runtime: 40 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, romance, action
- Created by: Qian Shan Cha Ke
- Network: Mango TV, Tencent Video
- Cast: Zhou Ye, Cheng Lei, Zhang Kangle, Zhang Miaoyi, Li Qing, Bai Shu, Rao Jiadi, Zhang Yiwen
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30219537/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: earnest, warm, romantic, tense, uplifting

## Synopsis

Legend of the Female General (2025) is a Chinese national-television costume drama and historical romance series created by Qian Shan Cha Ke and produced by Tencent Penguin Pictures, streaming on Tencent Video and Mango TV. Its single season of 36 episodes, each about forty minutes long, follows a female general with a gentle appearance and an unbending inner spirit alongside a male general whose cold exterior hides stronger martial prowess. Zhou Ye plays He Yan and Cheng Lei plays Xiao Jue, with Zhang Kangle as Chu Zhao, Zhang Miaoyi as Song Taotao and Li Qing as Cheng Lisu rounding out the principal cast. The engine of the story is their uneasy partnership: the two must unmask schemes of deceit, step in to protect the vulnerable, and drive back outside threats, with each episode built around a fresh intrigue that tests their trust. Set in an invented ancient Chinese milieu of courts, camps and martial contests, the series blends wuxia-flavored action with slow-burning romantic tension. Its tone is earnest and warm, with flashes of tension and a steady emotional pull. Viewers who enjoyed The Untamed, Nirvana in Fire and Story of Kunning Palace will find the same mix of period splendor, heroic camaraderie and romance.

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