The Plot

Shot in the format of a drama, it is the first documentary of its kind that explores a historical age in China more than 2,500 years ago. The documentary follows the heroic figures of the seven states Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei and Qin and retells the rise and fall of a nation through realistic depictions of the events from the demise of the Warring States Period until the unification under Qin rule.

Top Billed Cast

Yu Entai
商鞅 Wang Jinsong
燕昭王 Hai Yitian
申不害 Lin Yongjian
King Huai of Chu Kent Cheng Jak-Si
魏斯 Yu Rongguang
赵武灵王 Lee Li-Chun
齐缗王