北宋真宗年间，翰轩书院院正千金秦香莲因国色天香、才艺双全名震均州城。官宦商贾纷纷上门提亲，秦父却一心要让女儿嫁作王妃。当朝太师之子庞虎逼婚，秦香莲不慎落水，顺江而下被书生陈世美所救。在陈世美的陪同下，已然失忆的秦香莲回城寻亲，路遇流落民间的昭阳公主赵昭。秦陈二人情投意合，更发现彼此原是青梅竹马，单恋的赵昭不时暗使奸计。均州城中，秦香莲要帮助陈世美进入翰轩书院，要保护这一段纯净的爱情，同时还须顾...

After realising he has died at the scene of a car crash, Nathan descends into the depths of hell, where he is doomed to experience the pain of tortured souls along the way....