ORIENTAL BEAUTY

Created by an award-winning Taiwanese team, this epic Taiwan–UK co-production weaves together rich tea culture, themes of female empowerment, parallel storylines spanning past and present, and cutting-edge AI technology.

Love and destiny intertwine as struggling actress Yuan You-Yuan is drawn across 160 years, her life converging with 19th-century tea master Wei Chih-Yun. Cast in a drama on Taiwan’s legendary tea trade, You-Yuan connects to Chih-Yun through AI technology that awakens their shared memories. As Chih-Yun’s ties to merchant John Dodd, entrepreneur Lee Chun-Sheng, and childhood love Kao Ching-Hua unfold alongside You-Yuan’s modern journey, the two women mirror each other’s triumphs and heartbreaks. Like tea leaves transformed through fire and oxidation, both endure loss, are reborn through adversity, and discover the strength to reclaim their destinies.