Chinese TV drama "Empresses in the Palace", or "the Legend of Zhenhuan" is now available on Netflix. [Photo/Agencies]

Chinese TV drama "Empresses in the Palace", or "the Legend of Zhenhuan" is now available on Netflix.

The popular Chinese historical drama has been re-edited into 6 episodes in the US version, each of which runs 90-minutes.

The original Chinese version has 76 episodes, each of which run 45-minutes.

"The Legend of Zhenhuan" first aired in China in 2011.

It follows the intrigues among the emperor's concubines in the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty.

The series has already been broadcast in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore to rave reviews.