TV show accused of plagiarism


Compiled by C. ARUNO, RASHVINJEET S. BEDI and R. ARAVINTHAN

A RECENT episode of Chinese historical TV drama Royal Feast caused a huge debate online after it was accused of stealing a scene from popular Netflix drama The Queen’s Gambit about a female chess prodigy, China Press reported.

The Chinese drama, which started airing in October, featured the protagonist Yao Zijin’s journey to the palace as a maid in search of her long lost love.

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