Shi Si Ye who wrote the source novel is a Chinese-American author who was born in China but now resides in Boston, Massachusetts.
Due to its time travel elements, palace politics and storyline that revolves around a heroine and many princes, Lost Love in Times was dubbed as the next Scarlet Heart.
Director Lam Yuk Fan and Art Director William Chang Suk Ping both worked on the hit drama Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms so there was much anticipation for their reunion in Lost Love in Times. However, it did not achieve the same level of success.
Adapted from the web novel "Drunken Exquisiteness" by Shi Si Ye.
Netizens initially made fun of the headpieces worn by the cast, saying that they looked like Teletubbies.