Planning a palace-drama watch: 38, 54 or 70 episodes

Official provider guides make the length difference between Kunning Palace, Nirvana in Fire and Yanxi Palace easy to compare.

Published Oct 2, 2026

Story of Kunning Palace has a 38-episode listing on iQIYI for its 2023 series. Viki identifies Nirvana in Fire as the 2015 series and lists 54 episodes. iQIYI’s Story of Yanxi Palace page identifies the 2018 series and lists 70.

Those totals help answer a practical question before choosing: how long an episode list do you want to take on? They are edition-specific guide facts, rather than a ranking of the dramas or an estimate of total viewing hours.

All three are established catalog titles. The October 2 date marks this source check, not their original premiere. Regional access and any subscription requirements should be checked on the linked provider pages.

Original sources

iQIYI ↗ · Checked Oct 2, 2026
iQIYI ↗ · Checked Oct 2, 2026
Viki ↗ · Checked Oct 2, 2026

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Explore the series.

DATABASE

Nirvana in Fire

琅琊榜

2015 · costume · historical · 54 episodes

★ 9.6 / 10Viki · 10,705 ratings
Checked 2026-10-02

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Story of Kunning Palace

宁安如梦

2023 · costume · romance

★ 9.7 / 10iQIYI · 105,409 ratings
Checked 2026-10-02

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Story of Yanxi Palace

延禧攻略

2018 · costume · historical

★ 9.6 / 10Viki · 31,951 ratings
Checked 2026-10-02

The source context.

Listing snapshotReviewed Oct 2, 2026

Story of Kunning Palace: official provider guide checked

The official iQIYI listing identifies the 2023 series and a 38-episode edition. Use this provider guide when planning a watch, and check local access on the provider.

iQIYI · International provider page; viewer territory unspecified · 38 total episodes listed

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Region & edition notes

iQIYI detail-page listing for the 2023 series. Source text was returned from a cached primary-page read (crawled today); its publication time and exact content-as-of time are unknown. The provider-listed total is not a tested playable count. No playback, subscription, subtitle or worldwide rights verification was performed.

Provider listing snapshot. Check the original source for current access.

Listing snapshotReviewed Oct 2, 2026

Story of Yanxi Palace: official provider guide checked

iQIYI lists the 2018 Story of Yanxi Palace with a 70-episode total. This is an edition-specific catalog fact, without a claim about free access or current regional availability.

iQIYI · International provider page; viewer territory unspecified · 70 total episodes listed

iQIYI ↗Full series record ↗

Region & edition notes

iQIYI detail-page listing for the 2018 series. Source text was returned from a cached primary-page read (crawled today); its publication time and exact content-as-of time are unknown. The provider-listed total is not a tested playable count. No playback, subscription, subtitle or worldwide rights verification was performed.

Provider listing snapshot. Check the original source for current access.

Listing snapshotReviewed Oct 2, 2026

Nirvana in Fire: official provider guide checked

Viki identifies Nirvana in Fire (2015) and lists 54 episodes. The provider-specific guide supplies a useful length comparison without suggesting a new premiere.

Viki · International provider page; viewer territory unspecified · 54 total episodes listed

Viki ↗Full series record ↗

Region & edition notes

Viki detail-page listing for the 2015 series. Source text was returned from a cached primary-page read (crawled four days ago); its publication time and exact content-as-of time are unknown. The provider-listed total is not a tested playable count. No playback, subscription, subtitle or worldwide rights verification was performed.

Provider listing snapshot. Check the original source for current access.