Tomb of the Sea
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Details
- Title: 沙海 / Sha Hai
- English title: Tomb of the Sea
- Genre: Mystery, supernatural, action, adventure, suspense
- Episodes: 52
- Broadcast network: Tencent
- Broadcast period: 2018-Jul-20 to 2018-Sep-15
- Air time: Friday to Sunday 20:00
- Original soundtrack: Tomb of the Sea OST
- Related TV series: see Dao Mu Bi Ji
Synopsis
Ordinary high school student, Li Cu, gets attacked by a crazy man, becomes marked with a tattoo carving, and ultimately gets kidnapped by Wu Xie and his companions to accompany them to No Man's Land to find the ancient and forbidden tomb, Gutong Jing. Upon his solo return and amidst a turn of events, Li Cu once again sets off to return to Gutong Jing with Su Wan, Yang Hao, and Liang Wan to unravel the mysteries involving Wu Xie, the Mystic Nine, the 10th Wang family and Gutong Jing.
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Cast
Main Cast
- Wu Lei as Li Cu
- A high school student with poor academic performance, he loves play football and had an impetuous personality. Later, he was selected by Wu Xie as the key person for the exploration to Gutong Jing
- Qin Hao as Wu Xie
- Descendant of Wu family. He has deep knowledge of antiques, puzzles, and ancient writing systems. He lead Li Cu and others to declare war on the Wang family
- Zhang Meng as Su Nan
- A strong, decisive and mysterious woman. She act as a businessman's bodyguard. Later it was revealed that she is actually a member of Wang family, and her goal is to kill Wu Xie
- Yang Rong as Liang Wan
- A hospital doctor and Zhang Ri Shan's love interest. She was adopted when she was a child and is later revealed to originally be from the Wang family, without her knowledge
Supporting Cast
- People around Li Cu
- Wang Hao Xuan as Su Wan, Li Cu's best friend
- Zhu Jian as Yang Hao, Li Cu's best friend
- Chen Jia Wen as Shen Qiong / Wang Xiao Yuan, Li Cu's neighbor and Su Wan's love interest
- Dai Lu Wa as Zhang Wei Wei, Li Cu's classmate
- People around Wu Xie
- Zhu Jie as Wang Meng, Wu Xie's assistant at Wu Shan Ju
- Wa Er as Kan Jian, Wu Xie's assistant at Wu Shan Ju
- Song Han Huan as Huang Yan
- He went crazy after returning from Gutong Jing and marked Li Cu's body with a tattoo which was a hint to give to Wu Xie
- Yang Fan as Ma Ri La, Guide
- Zhang Yi Xing as Xie Yu Chen
- Wu Xie's childhood friend and leader of Xie family
- Ji Chen as Hei Yan Jing
- A mercenary. Wu Xie and Su Wan's mentor, his eyes suffer from a type of illness where the darker it is, the better he can see
- Chen Ming Hao as Wang Pang Zi
- An explosives expert and good fighter, he is quite knowledgeable on grave robbing and antiques
- People at Crescent Hotel
- Zhang Ming En as Zhang Ri Shan, descendant of Zhang family and leader of the Old Nine Clans
- Hong Xuan as Yin Nan Feng (voiced by Qiao Shi Yu), owner of Crescent Hotel
- Yu Kai Ning as Luo Que, Zhang Ri Shan's right-hand man
- Li Lin Fei as Sheng Sheng Man
- Yin Nan Feng's right-hand woman. She has the unique ability to listen to all conversations in the building
- People around Ma Mao Nian
- Yao Lu as Ma Mao Nian
- A businessman, he joined Wu Xie and Su Nan's group on searched for Gutong Jing to find a precious gem
- Nie Mei as Yang Hong Lu
- Wei Xiao Dong as Lao Mai
- Hu Yi as Kai Kai
- Huang Hao Yue as Shi Yi
- Shi Yi Jun as Bei Luo
- Wang Hong Bo as Ye Xiao
- Li Xuan Ting (李炫霆) as Yao Wang
- Jiang Yuan Yang as Shao Tian
- Mu Jian Rong as Lao Cheng
- The Documentary Team
- Meng A Sai as Director Wang
- Gao Yuan as Sister Dan, Producer
- Zhou Rui as Xu Lei, Producer assistant
- Zou Xin Yu as Guo Zi, Director assistant
- Kang Xuan as Cai Tou, Cameramen & lighting engineering
- Zhou Yue as Fu Mei, Log keeper
- Liu Wei as Chen Chao, Geologist
- Hu Wei (胡炜) as Grandpa Zeng, Historian
- Wang Family
- Ai Li Ma as Su Ri Ge, she owns an inn at the desert near Gutong Jing
- Chao Kun as Ga Lu, Su Ri Ge's son, he has a half insane personality
- Si Li Geng as Che Ga Li Ba, he guided Li Cu and the others on their way back to Gutong Jing
- Zhang Lei as Mr. Wang, professor and trainer for Wang family
- Ren Yu as Wang Cen, agent of Wang family and later becomes Li Cu's mentor
- Liu Chang as Wang Can, agent of Wang family. He originally hides behind the Old Nine Clans
- Wu Family
- Yu He Wei as Wu San Xing, Wu Xie's third uncle
- Li Hu Cheng as Wu Er Bai, Wu Xie's second uncle
- Gao Fang as Granny Wu
- Huo Family
- Wu Yu Tong as Huo Xiu Xiu, descendant of Huo family and Wu Xie's childhood friend
- Kong Song Jin as Huo You Xue, leader of Huo family and Zhang Ri Shan's rival
- He Long Long as Huo Dao Fu, he takes over the Huo family's business after Huo You Xue passed away
- Li Man Di as Huo Xu
- Jin Ling Ya (金玲亚) as Miss Huo
- Chen Family
- Zhang Yi Wen as Chen Jin Shui, former leader of Chen family
- Wang Xi as Chen Ding Ju
- Zhang Family
- Xiao Yu Liang as Zhang Qi Ling
- An expert tomb raider. Leader of the northeastern branch and the last patriarch of Zhang family
- Liu Chen Guang as Zhang Qi Shan (voiced by Bian Jiang)
- Former leader of the Old Nine Clans and leader of the southern branch of the Zhang family. He was known by everyone as Lord Buddha.
- Others
- GAI as Zheng Yi
- Dou Bo Lin as Bai She, Wu Shan Ju housekeeper
- Qiao Ming Lin as Lao Tie
- Duan Wei Ping as Chief Li
- Tan Xin Rou as Chief Qi
- Liu Kai as Blue-robed reverend
- Zhang Xue as Lan Ting
- Ding Zhi Yong as Li Yi Ming, Li Cu's father
- Luo Wen Qi as White-robed youth
- Hou Tong Jiang as Elder He
- Wang Xin Zhong as Brother Qiang
- Zhao Bin Qing (赵彬清) as Brother Bin
- Zhao Yue Hua (赵岳华) as Zheng Yi's subordinate
- Liang Tian as Yang Jing Mi, Li Cu's homeroom teacher
- Mao Bu Yi as Xiao Mao, hospital billing clerk
- Zhang Fan as Jin Wan Tang, antique dealer and affiliated with Wu family
- Jiang Peng as Zhang Hai Rong / Zhang Hai Ke
- Zhao Yi Ming as Zhang Hai Xing
Production Credits
- Original writing: Sand Sea (沙海) by Nan Pai San Shu
- Director: Zou Xi, Mao Kun Yu, Li Ze Lu
- Screenwriter: Nan Pai San Shu, Tang Qi Cen, Zhang Yuan Ang, Deng Yue, Zhang Yuan Zhi Han, He Gui Xiang, Luo Jun Yue
- Producer: Fang Fang, Bai Yi Cong, Ye Fang Cang
- Action Director: Gu Shi Jun, Zhang Jian Feng
- Dubbing Director: Bian Jiang
- Stylist: Chen Min Zheng
- Company: Tencent Penguin Pictures, NP Entertainment, Linghe Culture Media, Ciwen Media
Recognitions
- 2018-2019 Golden Data Entertainment Award: Web Drama Views Contribution Award (Actor) - Wu Lei
- 2018 Golden Seagull International New Media Film Week: Most Popular Actor (Web series) - Zhang Ming En
Trivia
- Filming lasted 113 days beginning on September 15, 2017 and ending on January 9, 2018.
- Filming took place in Wuxi and Yinchuan.
- The cast and crew filmed in the desert for almost two months.
- It hit 100 million views in the first five hours after premiere.
- By its series finale, it has reached 5 billion views.
- According to writer, this drama is a sequel of The Lost Tomb series which takes place about 8 years after the events of main story, and a prequel to Reunion: The Sound of the Providence.


