Ashes to Crown

About Ashes to Crown

The general's daughter, Chu Zhao, refuses to accept her fate as nothing more than a pawn to be sacrificed in Xiao Xun's rise to power. Taking matters into her own hands, she fights her way out with the help of Xie Yanlai, protecting the emperor's grandson as he makes his way to the emperor's presence.

Ashes to Crown is a drama series that ran on Youku. It reached one season of 24 episodes from June 2026.

The series is filed under romance, costume drama, based on web novel, and historical fiction. Chen Duling appears as Chu Zhao, Zhou Yiran as Xie Yanlai, Tang Xiaotian as Xie Yanfang, and Wang Ruichang as Xiao Xun.

It streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in the United States.

Pursuit of Jade, How Dare You!?, and Blossoms of Power make useful companions to Ashes to Crown.