The Lament of Autumn
About The Lament of Autumn
In the turbulent era of the Republic of China, student Ye Pingjun takes a job at a Western Hunan meeting house to fund her mother’s medical care. However, she's unexpectedly caught in the crossfire of an assassination attempt against the powerful Yu family’s fifth son, Yu Changxuan, and ends up accused of a crime she didn’t commit.
The Lament of Autumn is a drama series made for Hunan Television and Mango TV. It has run to one season of 40 episodes since October 2026.
Cheng Lei leads the cast as Yu Changxuan, and Xu Ruohan as Ye Pingjun. It is adapted from a novel.
Members will find 1920s, chinese republican era, romance, and period drama in it.
Brideshead Revisited, Bridgerton, and Scarlet Heart: Ryeo make useful companions to The Lament of Autumn.