24 episodes

Ashes to Crown - Season 1

First aired Jun 2, 2026Season 1

Browse all 24 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

Episode 1

Jun 2, 202648 min

Ruthless Emperor Xiao Xun wipes out the Chu clan and strangles his empress. Mysteriously reborn on the eve of their wedding, Chu Zhao vows revenge.

Episode 2

Jun 2, 202650 min

Xiao Xun launches his rebellion early, but Chu Zhao fights her way into the palace to thwart his ascension and reshape the empire's fate.

Episode 3

Jun 2, 202647 min

Now regent, Chu Zhao appoints her trusted ally to lead the Imperial Guard. But as tensions mount, Xiao Xun lays a trap — and she's ready for it.

Episode 4

Jun 2, 202643 min

Xiao Xun accuses Chu Zhao of poisoning the young emperor, but she turns his plot against him — until an assassin strikes at court.

Episode 5

Jun 3, 202642 min

Chu Zhao sets a trap to frame Xiao Xun as a defector, but Deng Yi aids his escape — putting Xie Yanlai in deadly peril along the way.

Episode 6

Jun 3, 202640 min

Xie Yanfang flexes his power by engineering an invasion on the frontier. With her father gravely ill, Chu Zhao defies the court to ride to his aid.

Episode 7

Jun 4, 202641 min

Chu Zhao disguises herself among dispatch riders to evade Xiao Xun's ambush. Meanwhile, Yanlai risks everything to follow her to the frontier.

Episode 8

Jun 5, 202640 min

Chu Zhao and Yanlai take shelter at Cangmu Stronghold, where she reveals her rebirth and past life to him. He vows to defy fate by her side.

Episode 9

Jun 5, 202646 min

Chu Zhao sets up an ambush for Tie Ying at the Cangmu stronghold. Later, Xiao Xun colludes with the Northern Desert to launch an attack.

Episode 10

Jun 6, 202643 min

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Episode 11

Jun 7, 2026

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Episode 12