The Destiny of White Snake
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Details
- Title: 天乩之白蛇传说 / Tian Ji Zhi Bai She Chuan Shuo
- English title: The Destiny of White Snake
- Genre: Mythology, romance, fantasy
- Episodes: 61
- Broadcast network: iQiyi
- Broadcast period: 2018-Jul-09 to 2018-Jul-23
- Air time: Monday to Thursday 22:00 (two episodes)
- Original soundtrack: The Destiny of White Snake OST
Synopsis
A retelling of the popular Chinese folktale Legend of the White Snake that depicts the romance between a white snake spirit and a mortal physician.
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Cast
- Main Cast
- Yang Zi as Bai Yaoyao
- Ren Jia Lun as Xu Xuan (dubbed by Zhang Jie)
- Mao Zi Jun as Qi Xiao / Fa Hai
- Li Man as Xiao Qing
- Supporting Cast
- Angie Chiu as Holy Mother of Mt. Li
- Carina Lau as Queen Mother of the West
- Liu Xue Yi as Zhan Huang / Heavenly Emperor
- He Du Juan as Ling Ning
- Fu Fang Jun as Tie Tie
- Zhu Xiao Yu as Qing Emperor
- He Zhong Hua as White Emperor
- Wang Jin Song as Baicao Immortal Lord
- Zhang Mo Xi as Immortal Crane
- Bai Kai Nan as Li Gongfu
- He Lin as Xu Jiaorong
- Zhao Wen Hao as Xiao Hui
- Shen Bao Ping as Yuan Yi
- Lu Peng as Qing Feng
- Tan Xu as Ni Yun
- Luo Mi as Die Man
- Wu Yi Tao as Vine Immortal
- Jing Ci as Hong Xin / Carp Spirit
- Xie Qi Hao as Senior Brother Song
- Feng Lin Hu as Little Prince
- Luo Dan as Xiao Xiang Immortal
- Zhang Hai Feng as Duan Liu
- Gu De Chao as Yong An Senior Uncle
- Chen Hong Jin as Lu Tong
- Yao Jian Ming as Dragon King of the Northern Sea
- Mei Han as Consort Zhao
- Ren Hong as Ling'er
- Zhang Chao as Ah Fu
- Yuan Hong as Xiao Lu
- Yang Bin as Jin Shu
- Zhang Jia Ru as Little Sparrow
- Sun Lu Fei as Third Madame Wang
- Zhao Zuo Shan as Minister
- Wang Zhen as Cheng Qi
- Wang Jian as Jing Xin
- Lu Zhan Xiang as young Xu Xuan
- Ye Sheng Tong as young Qi Xiao
- Zhang Zhe Han as Xiao Bao
Production Credits
- Director: Liu Guo Hui, Yin Tao
- Screenwriter: Li Ding Hua (李定桦), Liu Ya, Li Zhen Ru
- Producer: Zhong Cong Hai
- Company: H&R Century Pictures
Spin-off
- Title: 天乩之天帝传说 / Tian Ji Zhi Tian Di Chuan Shuo
- English title: Legend of Lord of Heaven
- Genre: Mythology, romance
- Episodes: 1
- Broadcast network: iQiyi
- Broadcast period: 2019-Feb-23
Synopsis
The story is about romance between the Heavenly Emperor and the Fox spirit.
Cast
- Liu Xue Yi as Heavenly Emperor
- Zhu Jia Xi as Bai Yaoyao
- Zhao Rui Han as Xiao Qing
- Li Ze as Demon Emperor
- Wang Yi Chun as Yang Yang
- Song Jia Yang as Xu Mengjiao
Production Credits
- Directors: Yang Xiao (杨虓), Peng Yu Si
- Screenwriter: Zhou Yuan (周圆), Professor Qin
Recognitions
- 2018 Influence of Recreational Responsibilities Awards: Web Drama of the Year
Trivia
- Filming took place in Hengdian World Studios.
- Mao Zi Jun's role as Fa Hai required him to be bald and he had to go through 3 hours of makeup each day to achieve the intended effect.
- While the story of White Snake has been popularized many times on television including a famous 1990's TV series, this is not a straight up remake due to the characters and names being slightly different.
- Angie Chiu who played the titular white snake in the 1990's guest stars as the Holy Mother of Mount Li who is also the heroine's teacher.
- Hong Kong movie star Carina Lau also makes a guest appearance as Queen Mother of the West.