# Miss Truth (大唐女法医)
**Miss Truth** (大唐女法医) is a 2020 Chinese costume mystery-romance web drama adapted from the novel of the same name by Xiu Tang (袖唐), starring [Zhou Jieqiong](https://www.edgepedia.org/zhou-jieqiong) as the [Tang dynasty](https://www.edgepedia.org/tang-dynasty) forensic examiner Ran Yan and Toby Lee (Li Chengbin) as the Ministry of Justice vice minister [Xiao Song](https://www.edgepedia.org/xiao-song). It premiered on 14 February 2020 on Youku, Tencent Video, and iQiyi, ran for 36 episodes, and drew wide attention less for its casework than for its low ratings and its place in the 2020 wave of female-oriented "mystery-plus" dramas.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%A7%E5%94%90%E5%A5%B3%E6%B3%95%E5%8C%BB/22929310?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [2](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2020/0214/c200167-31587459.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 大唐女法医 (Da Tang Nu Fa Yi); English titles include Miss Truth and The Tang Dynasty's Female Forensic Doctor[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/48802/miss-truth) |
| Premiere | 14 February 2020, noon, on Youku, Tencent Video, and iQiyi; VIP members received 6 new episodes each Wednesday (8 at launch)[2](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2020/0214/c200167-31587459.html) |
| Format | 36 episodes of about 41 minutes; final episode aired 18 March 2020 on Youku[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/48802/miss-truth) |
| Source | Adapted from Xiu Tang's novel published on Qidian's girls' channel under Yuewen Group; the adaptation dropped the novel's time-travel premise[2](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2020/0214/c200167-31587459.html) • [4](https://linshuhaos.com/tv/datangnvfayi/) |
| Lead cast | Zhou Jieqiong as Ran Yan, Toby Lee as Xiao Song, Pei Zitian as Su Fu, with Lan Bo, Wang Yizhe, Tu Hua, Yuan Ziyun, and Shi Qingyan[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%A7%E5%94%90%E5%A5%B3%E6%B3%95%E5%8C%BB/22929310?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Reception | Douban score about 4.2 to 4.3, against an IMDb rating of 7.1[5](https://www.jiemian.com/article/4022165.html) • [6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/miss-truth) |
| Production | Xingge Media with Youku and Yuewen Group; 102 days of filming, wrapped 24 January 2019 in Xiangshan[7](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/7jj5VfGI5wG) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
The story is set in the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. Ran Yan, a daughter of a Suzhou merchant family whose mother died early, learns forensic examination from childhood to uncover the truth of her mother's apparent suicide. She goes on to work with Xiao Song, a vice minister in the Ministry of Justice described as accomplished in both letters and arms, and together they solve a series of murder cases while she finds love in the course of seeking the truth.[2](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2020/0214/c200167-31587459.html) A third principal character, Su Fu, is an assassin Ran Yan encounters by chance.[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/miss-truth)
Ran Yan is written as an independent woman by the show's own description: careful, logical, and self-directed, holding economic independence despite her family's wealth and choosing work as a coroner (仵作, the historical term for an examiner of bodies) even though she knows the itinerant physician's art.[8](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2020/0218/c36148-31592604.html) Promotional material gave her the nickname Ran the Fox (冉狐狸) and called her the Tang dynasty's first female coroner.[9](https://sh.people.com.cn/n2/2020/0213/c350122-33793294.html)
The novel source differs from the series in one structural respect: the original is a time-travel and rebirth story in which a modern forensic examiner wakes in the Tang dynasty, while the drama removes the crossing and presents Ran Yan as a native Tang woman.[4](https://linshuhaos.com/tv/datangnvfayi/)
## Production
The series was produced by Xingge Media, the studio behind *Shanghai Women's Illustrated* and *Oh My General*, with its Feitu Culture Media workshop handling production, and was co-produced with Youku and Yuewen Group.[7](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/7jj5VfGI5wG) • [2](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2020/0214/c200167-31587459.html) Wu Tiange directed, with Ye Tian as co-director and the writer Qigen Hu on the screenplay.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%A7%E5%94%90%E5%A5%B3%E6%B3%95%E5%8C%BB/22929310?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
Filming ran 102 days across the year-end and wrapped on 24 January 2019 in Xiangshan. The production reported more than 800 crew members, 6,000 performers, 1,160 scenes shot, and 2,296 cumulative work hours.[7](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/7jj5VfGI5wG) At the wrap announcement the series was described as a 40-episode costume "sugar-sprinkling" detective drama; the version released a year later ran 36 episodes.[7](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/7jj5VfGI5wG) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/48802/miss-truth)
The stated visual approach was a minimalist Tang aesthetic rather than either gory suspense or opulent period spectacle, with rotating and tilted camera movements, action design borrowing modern elements, and a score mixing contemporary world-music styles.[7](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/7jj5VfGI5wG)
**Interactive plans.** The production team and Youku designed the show as an interactive drama, with virtual games, inner-character exploration, case-solving puzzles, and plot-unlocking features for viewers, billing it as 2019's first interactive drama.[7](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/7jj5VfGI5wG)
## Casting
Zhou Jieqiong, known to audiences from the survival show *Produce 101* and formerly active in Korea as a member of I.O.I and PRISTIN, took her first leading screen role as Ran Yan.[9](https://sh.people.com.cn/n2/2020/0213/c350122-33793294.html) • [10](https://doramavita.com/miss-truth-dmmtv/) Toby Lee, a Taiwanese actor whose earlier credits include *Soul Mate*, *Fireworks of My Heart* era dramas such as *Arsenal Military Academy*, and *Shanghai Women's Illustrated*, played Xiao Song; reviewers regarded him as the most established name in a cast otherwise made up of newcomers.[2](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2020/0214/c200167-31587459.html) • [11](https://yule.360.com/detail/632406)
## Reception
**Ratings and criticism.** The drama's Douban score fell to about 4.3 within days of release, and one review put it at 4.2 by mid-March, far below the 7-plus scores of its 2020 mystery-drama peers such as *Dangerous Her* (7.2), *The Hunter* (7.0), and *My Roommate Is a Detective* (7.1).[5](https://www.jiemian.com/article/4022165.html) • [12](https://yule.360.com/detail/641740) • [13](https://www.jiemian.com/article/4202811.html) Critics singled out Zhou Jieqiong's acting, which trended on Weibo over her wide-eyed expressions, and the mismatch between the title and the content: actual forensic examination occupies little screen time, with romance and costume-drama elements dominating.[5](https://www.jiemian.com/article/4022165.html) Viewer reviews also faulted the forensic plausibility, dubbing, and staging.[14](https://www.yingshi.dog/voddetail/26385.html)
Industry commentary placed the show in the 2020 trend of female-oriented "mystery-plus" series, in which suspense is blended with romance, comedy, and attractive leads for a largely female streaming audience. In that framing, *Miss Truth* was described as closer to a costume romance idol drama wearing a forensic-drama shell, its lead actors' looks mattering more than the mystery, and its weak story and poor word of mouth were cited as a drag on the genre's development.[13](https://www.jiemian.com/article/4202811.html) • [15](https://www.tmtpost.com/4284537.html)
**Commercial performance.** Despite the reviews, the series ranked ninth among high-traffic dramas for January to April 2020 with a heat index of 77.9 on its platforms.[16](https://www.cmmrmedia.com/UpLoadFile/Files/2020/4/30/19336921edf3f891-5.pdf) On IMDb it holds a 7.1 rating from about 105 votes.[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/miss-truth)
## Distribution
After its Chinese run, the series circulated internationally under the title Miss Truth. It is listed on Netflix in some regions, and as of 2026 it streams in Japan on DMM TV and FOD and in South Korea on Watcha and the Entertainment Asia Amazon Channel, while it is not available for streaming in the United States.[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/miss-truth) • [10](https://doramavita.com/miss-truth-dmmtv/) • [17](https://www.netflix.com/tw/title/81417914) In Japan it was released as 大唐女法医～Love&Truth～.[10](https://doramavita.com/miss-truth-dmmtv/)
## References
1. [大唐女法医（2020年周洁琼、李程彬主演的网剧）, Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%A7%E5%94%90%E5%A5%B3%E6%B3%95%E5%8C%BB/22929310?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
2. [《大唐女法医》情人节开播, 人民网传媒](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2020/0214/c200167-31587459.html)
3. [Miss Truth, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/48802/miss-truth)
4. [电视剧大唐女法医剧情简介, 林书豪剧情网](https://linshuhaos.com/tv/datangnvfayi/)
5. [看此剧能超过一集者，我敬你是条汉子, 界面新闻](https://www.jiemian.com/article/4022165.html)
6. [Miss Truth - watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/miss-truth)
7. [周洁琼李程彬唯美探案 互动剧《大唐女法医》杀青, 凤凰网娱乐](https://ent.ifeng.com/c/7jj5VfGI5wG)
8. [《大唐女法医》上线 女主智商超群破案有奇招, 人民网传媒](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2020/0218/c36148-31592604.html)
9. [《大唐女法医》定档情人节 周洁琼挑战女法医, 人民网上海](https://sh.people.com.cn/n2/2020/0213/c350122-33793294.html)
10. [中国ドラマ『大唐女法医～Love＆Truth～』配信情報, ドラマヴィータ](https://doramavita.com/miss-truth-dmmtv/)
11. [《大唐女法医》是低配版《锦衣之下》？, 360娱乐](https://yule.360.com/detail/632406)
12. [《大唐女法医》穿帮镜头, 360娱乐](https://yule.360.com/detail/641740)
13. [“悬疑+”作品注重“高颜值”, 界面新闻](https://www.jiemian.com/article/4202811.html)
14. [大唐女法医在线观看, 影视狗](https://www.yingshi.dog/voddetail/26385.html)
15. [年初悬疑剧再集结，IP宇宙试水、女性向、题材创新成三大特征, 钛媒体](https://www.tmtpost.com/4284537.html)
16. [古装玄幻、民国、刑侦悬疑剧集市场报告, CMMR Media](https://www.cmmrmedia.com/UpLoadFile/Files/2020/4/30/19336921edf3f891-5.pdf)
17. [大唐女法醫, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/tw/title/81417914)
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