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| Genre | Supernatural, fantasy, romance |
| Written by | Pu Songling (original story) Lau Ho-leung |
| Directed by | Danny Ko |
| Presented by | Wang Maoliang Ma Runsheng |
| Starring | Fiona Sit Tammy Chen Gui Gui Li Zonghan Ling Xiaosu Yang Mi Law Kar-ying Qi Yuwu Dong Yijin Xin Zhilei |
| Opening theme | Wei Ai (唯愛) performed by Fiona Sit and Hinson Chou |
| Composer(s) | Liu Chongyan |
| Country of origin | China |
| Language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Xu Benben Dong Jun |
| Producer(s) | Zhang Heyun Zhang Linlin |
| Location(s) | Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang, China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | China International Television Corporation 深圳廣播電影電視集團深廣傳媒有限公司 中國廣播電影電視節目交易中心 第一媒體控股有限公司 廣州鋒聯影視文化傳播有限公司 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Mainland China: TVS4 ZJTV Shenzhen Satellite TV Other countries: GTV (Taiwan) |
| First shown in | March 3, 2011 (TVS4) |
| Original airing | March 3, 2011 (TVS4) March 11, 2011 (ZJTV) April 2, 2011 (Shenzhen Satellite TV) July 26, 2011 (GTV) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 畫皮 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 画皮 | ||||||
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Painted Skin is a Chinese television series adapted from the 2008 film of the same title, which is loosely based on a classic short story in Pu Songling's Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. It was first broadcast on TVS4 on March 3, 2011 in mainland China.
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The production team of Painted Skin, including director and producer Gordon Chan, were involved in the planning and production of this television series. Gordon Chan mentioned that the television series would not be a repetition of the film, as the script used for the film would be revised, and more focus would be placed on the relationships between the main characters Xiaowei, Wang Sheng, Peirong, Pang Yong and Xia Bing. Shooting began on September 8, 2010 in Beijing and wrapped up in December.[1][2]