The Investiture of the Gods (2014 TV series)
| The Investiture of the Gods | |
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| Also known as | The First Myth |
| Genre | Epic fantasy, Chinese mythology, Gods and demons fiction |
| Based on | Fengshen Yanyi |
| Written by | Jerry Chien |
| Directed by | Wang Weiting, Yang Jianwu |
| Starring | Sammul Chan Viann Zhang Vular Jiang Johnny Zhang |
| Opening theme | Zhang zhuowen Shenxian Dao (《神仙道》) |
| Ending theme | Jin Lin Rain Fall down in Chang'an (《雨落长安》) |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 50(TV)/75(DVD) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jerry Chien |
| Production location | Hengdian World Studios |
| Production companies | Huace Film and Television Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Shandong Television, Guizhou Television, Hubei Television |
| Release | January 31 – February 18, 2014 |
| Related | |
| The Investiture of the Gods 2 | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 封神英雄榜 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 封神英雄榜 | ||||||
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The Investiture of the Gods is a Chinese shenmo television series directed by Wang Weiting and Yang Jianwu. The television series are based on the classical 16th-century novel Fengshen Yanyi (also known as Investiture of the Gods or Creation of the Gods) written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing.[1][2]
The success of the series have led to an upcoming sequel Investiture of The Gods II which will air in 2015.
Cast
[edit]- Sammul Chan as Jiang Ziya[3]
- Viann Zhang as Daji[3]
- Vular Jiang as Ma Zhaodi (Jiang Ziya's wife)[3]
- Johnny Zhang as King Wu of Zhou[3]
- Zhang Mingming as Shen Gongbao
- Andrew Wu as King Zhou of Shang
- Yin Yezi as Helan
- Zheng Yitong as Feng Qingqing
- Madina Memet as Wang Pan
- Zhang Zhuowen as Nezha
- Li Jinrong as Erlang Shen
- Zheng Pengfei as Leizhenzi
- Wang Jinduo as Wu Ji
- Zhou Danli as Niu Xiaomei
- Jian Yuanxin as King Wen of Zhou
- Yizhen Chen as Tai Si
- Li Huailong as Li Jing
- Tang Dehui as Yin Shiniang
- He Qiang as Wen Zhong
- Wang Xia as San Yisheng
- Sun Cong as Jinzha
- Lan Haoyu as Muzha
- Zhang Yongqi as Queen Jiang
- Hugo Goh Kwei Ann as Bigan
- Ji Xiaobing as Bo Yikao
- Chen Zhixi as Nüwa
- Liu Zhixi as Shiji Niangniang
- Liu Yuting as Cuiping
- Wang Jingluan as Fairy Flowers
- Kang Lei as Gao He
- Ge Xingyu as Tu Xingsun
- Hao Jinjin as Shuang'er
- Xing Qiqi as Fei Zhong
- Zhao Yang as You Hun
Critical reception
[edit]It's a hot TV series recently in Shandong, Guizhou, Hubei three major Television.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Viann Zhang Denies Reconciling with Li Chen". 2014.
- ^ "Viann Zhang denies reconciliation rumours". Yahoo. 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Sammul Chan to Portray Youthful Sage in "The Investiture of the Gods"". 2013.
- ^ 《封神英雄榜》喜庆贺岁 三大卫视新春联播 (in Chinese). YNET. 2014.
- ^ 山东贵州湖北三大卫视新春联播 《封神英雄榜》喜庆贺岁 (in Chinese). 163.com. 2014.
- ^ 《封神英雄榜》三卫视联播 陈键锋成最年轻姜子牙 (in Chinese). Xinhua. 2014. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014.
External links
[edit]- (in Chinese) The Investiture of the Gods on Weibo (in Chinese)
- (in Chinese) The Investiture of the Gods on Sina
- (in Chinese) The Investiture of the Gods
- (in Chinese) The Investiture of the Gods