The Myth (TV series)

The Myth

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Genre Romance, time travel, fantasy, historical fiction
Written by Li Haishu
Directed by Jeffrey Chiang
Cao Junhua
Liu Chongjie
He Zhitao
Du Jun
Jiang Mingping
Fei Yu
Xiaohu
Lan Zhiwei
Li Yan
Li Wenbo
Zhao Qin
Creative director(s) Stanley Tong
Presented by Albert Yeung
Ren Zhonglun
Starring Hu Ge
Michelle Bai
Chang Shih
Ren Quan
Zhang Meng
Li Yixiang
Chen Zihan
Tan Kai
Allen Ting
Jin Sha
Theme music composer Liu Jia
Yan Dandan
Choi Joon-young
Wang Bo
Jin Peida
Opening theme Chuanyue (穿越) performed by Zhang Meng and Wang Haixiang
Ending theme Meili De Shenhua (美丽的神话) performed by Hu Ge and Bai Bing
Composer(s) 上海电影译制厂
Country of origin China
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of episodes 50
Production
Producer(s) Jackie Chan
Editor(s) CCTV
Location(s) China
Cinematography Peng Xuejun
Jiang Hongmin
Wang Xuguang
Xu Haoxian
Chen Mingqi
Running time 45 minutes per episode
Production company(s) Emperor Entertainment Group
Broadcast
Original channel CCTV-8
Original run 2 – 18 January 2010
Chronology
Related shows The Myth (film)
The Myth
Traditional Chinese 神話
Simplified Chinese 神话

The Myth is a 2010 Chinese television series based on the 2005 Hong Kong film of the same title. Jackie Chan, who starred in the original film, was credited as the producer for the series, while Stanley Tong, who directed the film, was the creative director for the series. The series was first aired on CCTV-8 in China in January 2010. The budget was estimated to be at 40 million yuan.

Plot

Yi Xiaochuan finds a tiger pendant by coincidence and the pendant sears a mark onto his chest when he wears it on his neck. Meanwhile, Xiaochuan's elder brother, Yi Dachuan, discovers a 2,000-year-old treasure box at an excavation site. Xiaochuan unlocks the box with his pendant and opens a time portal by accident. Unknown to everyone else, he is transported back in time to the Qin dynasty together with Gao Yao, his girlfriend's brother.

Back in history, Xiaochuan meets the historical figures Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, and becomes sworn brothers with them. He encounters the Qin general Meng Tian, who mistakes him for his long-lost younger brother Meng Yi, because the mark of the pendant belongs to only members of the Meng clan. Xiaochuan also meets Princess Yushu of the tribal kingdom Tu'an, and she becomes the new love of his life. However, the lovers are unable to be together, as Yushu has become the Qin emperor's concubine in exchange for peace between the Qin Empire and Tu'an. Xiaochuan is unwilling to give up and he meets Yushu in secret inside the palace.

On the other hand, Gao Yao is separated from Xiaochuan and sent to the palace, where he is forcefully castrated and becomes a eunuch. After enduring humiliation and bullying, he wins the favour of the emperor through his excellent culinary skills and becomes a high-ranking official. He is renamed to "Zhao Gao" and starts abusing his authority by seeking vengeance on those he perceived to be responsible for his plight. Zhao Gao is gradually corrupted by power and turns against his old buddy Xiaochuan, whom he sees as a threat to his plans for dominating the Qin Empire.

In the present-day, Dachuan, Gao Lan (Xiaochuan's girlfriend), and Dachuan's parents, work closely together to open the treasure box. Following clues from the box's engravings and a map, they need to embark on a treasure hunt to find the five secret keys to unlock the box. However, a mysterious masked man in black is also after the box's contents and he sends his henchmen to harass them.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

List of featured songs

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