Cage of Shadows is a historical suspense drama starring Liu Meihan and Fu Jing, featuring Mu Lan, Wang Shudan, and Liu Jiaxi.
The drama focuses on a group portrait of ancient women resisting oppression, blending architectural puzzles with life-or-death challenges, and using the theme of women helping women to deconstruct historical power struggles.
Details
Title: Cage of Shadows
Chinese Title: 樊笼
Genre: Historical, Suspense, Wuxia, Thriller, Drama
Tag: Revenge, Betrayal, Massacre, Historical Fiction, Death of a Character, Master/Disciple Relationship
Episodes: 23
Duration: 15 min
Director: Zhao Jintao, Jin Hongyu
Screenwriter: Yan Ran, Meng Jing, Pan Peihong
Released Date: 2026-05-28
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Cast
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Mu LanMain Role
Synopsis
Nan Yanzhi, the daughter of a craftsman, witnesses the massacre of her family. She becomes a disciple of Zhuang Wujiu, transforming from an innocent young girl into a vengeful “evil girl” struggling in the mire.
Using only the few clues she has, she ventures alone into the Lingya Tower to seek revenge.
Legend has it that everyone who enters the Lingya Tower becomes a beast in an arena—none survive.
Just when Nan Yanzhi thinks she is completely alone, she sees Zhuang Wujiu, now revealed as one of the powers ruling the Lingya Tower…
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