Name: Held in the Lonely Castle
Genre: Histórico, Figurino e Época, Drama
Released: 2020-04-07
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Wang Kai, Maggie Jiang, Ren Min, Yang Le, Bian Cheng

Wang Kai is a popular award-winning Chinese actor. Born on August 18, 1982, he made his acting debut in the 2006 television series “Cold Autumn” while he was still a student at the Central Drama Academy. His breakthrough role came with the television series “Ugly Wudi,” which ran for four seasons from 2008 to 2010. He has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “All Quiet in Peking” (2014), “Nirvana in Fire” (2015), “Love Me If You Dare” (2015), “Legend of the Nine Tails Fox” (2016), “When a Snail Falls in Love” (2016) and “Stay With Me” (2016-2017).

Wang Kai

Maggie Jiang is the stage name of Jiang Shu Ying, a Chinese actress. Born on September 1, 1986, she made her acting debut in the 2013 film “So Young.” She has since starred in films and television dramas, including “A Servant of Two Masters” (2014), “Grow Up” (2015), “My Best Ex-Boyfriend” (2015) and “Go! Goal! Fighting!” (2016), “Mr. Right” (2018) and “Memories of Love” (2018).

Maggie Jiang

Ren Min is an up-and-coming Chinese actress who was born in Hunan, China, on December 17, 1999. She attended the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing and made her acting debut while still a teenager in the film “Cry Me a Sad River” in 2018. She has since followed up with roles in drama series titles such as “Serenade of Peaceful Joy” (2020) and “Going to 18” (2020).

Ren Min

Yang Le is a Chinese actor who was born on March 2, 1987, in Beijing, China. He majored in Drama at Duke University, and made his acting debut in the 2009 drama series “Li Shi De Jin Cheng.” He has since gone on to appear in a wide range of drama titles, such as “So Young” (2016), “Novoland: Eagle Flag” (2019), and “Serenade of Peaceful Joy” (2020) – as well as the movie release “Fengshen Trilogy” (2020).

Yang Le

Bian Cheng is a Chinese actor. He was born in Beijing, China, on August 6, 2004 and made his debut as an actor in 2011. Since debut, he has appeared in both films and television dramas, including the 2018 youth adventure odyssey, “Eagles and Youngster”.

Bian Cheng

Ye Zu Xin is a Chinese actor born in Quzhou on July 8, 1984. He made his small screen debut in 2004, appearing in the drama series “Qing Duan Shang Hai Tan“ – whee he played a supporting character. He has since gone on to appear in movies, including the 2017 big-screen adaptation of the Keigo Higashino novel “The Devotion of Suspect X.” Ye Zu Xin has featured in a range of television drama titles such as “Scarlet Heart” (2011), “The Legend of Zu” (2016), and “Age of Legends” (2018).

Ye Zu Xin

Yu En Tai is a Chinese actor who was born on November 3, 1977, in Nanchang, China. He studied at the Shanghai Theater Academy, and then went on to complete a doctorate at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. He first made a name for himself in the world of acting when, in 2006, he starred in the drama series “My Own Swordsman.” More recently, he has appeared in the dramas “The Warring States Period” (2019) and “Serenade of Peaceful Joy” (2020).

Yu En Tai

Liu Jun is a Chinese actor. He was born on February 17, 1972 in Shandong, China and made his acting debut in 2000. Since then, he has appeared in various films and numerous television dramas, including the time-traveling historical romance drama, “Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty” (2019).

Liu Jun

Amelie Xu is a Chinese actress. Born on January 24, 1992, she made her acting debut in a minor role in the 2014 television drama “Tiny Times 1.0: Origami Times.” She went on to appear in a number of popular films and television dramas, including “Fighter of the Destiny” (2017), “The Way We Were” (2018) and “Dear Archimedes” (2018).

Amelie Xu

Wang Chu Ran is a Chinese actress who was born in Shanghai, China, on January 21, 1999. She studied at Shanghai Theater Academy, and made her TV drama acting series debut in 2016, when she appeared in “Oh My General.” She made her big-screen bow in 2017, appearing in the movie “Lovers Across Space.” More recently, she has appeared in the drama series “Serenade of Peaceful Joy” (2020).

Wang Chu Ran

Shen Bao Ping is a Chinese actor. He was born in Xinxiang, Henan, China, on April 2, 1957, and made his acting debut in 1996. Since then, he has appeared in a handful of films and countless television dramas, including “Scarlet Heart” (2011), “The Story of Ming Lan” (2018), “Love and Destiny” (2019), “Winter Begonia” (2020), and “Twisted Fate of Love” (2020).

Shen Bao Ping

Yang Yue is a Chinese actress and TV personality who was born in Changde, Hunan Province, China, on October 11, 1991. She graduated from the Dance and Performance Department at Sichuan Normal University and made her entertainment industry debut in 2015 when she appeared on a popular variety show. She followed up with her acting bow in the short film “The Bird of Love,” also in 2015. She became the main presenter of the variety show title “Hello Food” in 2016, and some of her more recent acting credits include the dramas “Serenade of Peaceful Joy” and “Irreplaceable Love” (both 2020).

Yang Yue

Hu Hao Bo is a Chinese actor who was born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province, China, on August 17, 1992. He graduated from the Performance Department of Hunan University in 2009 and made his acting debut in 2012, appearing in a movie named “The Adventure of the Netherlands.” He first made a name for himself in the world of dramas with the series “Three Dads” in 2015. More recently, he has starred in the drama titles “Serenade of Peaceful Joy” and “You Complete Me” (both 2020).

Hu Hao Bo

Leng Ji Yuan is a Chinese actor who was born in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, on March 12, 1992. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. He made his debut in a 2014 stage play performance of “Gunshot” and also appeared in the 2016 TV adaptation of the movie “Eat Drink Man Woman.” More recently, he has starred in the drama series titles “Serenade of Peaceful Joy” and “Legend of Fei” (both 2020).

Leng Ji Yuan

Hunan TV

In early 11th-century China, Emperor Renzong of Song (Wang Kai) is on a bold mission to reform the government.

His plan involves boosting administrative efficiency and strengthening local government – measures that prove exceptionally unpopular among his power-hungry ministers. The ministers attempt to slow down his progress – and hope they can force him to abandon his reforms altogether.

But the Emperor is sidetracked in his struggle when he learns a secret about his true identity. His biological mother is not, as he had thought, the Empress Dowager, but her maid and his imperial father’s concubine.

Overcome with guilt on learning this news, he decides to marry off his daughter Zhao Hui Rou (Ren Min) to a member of the concubine’s family.

However, the marriage does not go well. Zhao Hui Rou finds her new husband to be a bore, and begins to show her displeasure by flaunting court etiquette – irking the conservative court ministers more than ever!

How will the Emperor choose to deal with his freedom-loving daughter – and what impact will his decisions make on the future of the realm?

“Serenade of Peaceful Joy” is a 2020 Chinese period drama directed by Zhang Kai Zhou.

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