''Handsome Siblings'' () is a 2020 Chinese television series based on the novel ''

Juedai Shuangjiao ''Juedai Shuangjiao'' () is a wuxia novel by Gu Long first published in 1966. The novel is about a pair of twin brothers who, because of a feud between two formidable martial artists, were separated at birth and raised on opposing sides. , it has ...

'' by

Gu Long Xiong Yaohua (7 June 1938 – 21 September 1985), better known by his pen name Gu Long, was a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director. A graduate of Cheng Kung Senior High School and Tamkang University, Xion ...

. It aired on both

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and

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Cast

Chen Zheyuan Chen Zheyuan (; born October 29, 1996), is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the wuxia drama '' Handsome Siblings'' (2020) and the new modern drama '' Our Secret'' (2021). Biography In 2015, Chen participated in the ...

as Xiaoyu'er (Jiang Xiaoyu) *

Hu Yitian Hu Yitian (; born 26 December 1993) is a Chinese actor. He made his acting debut in the television drama '' A Rush to Dead Summer'' (2017), and subsequently starred in the 2017 hit web series ''A Love So Beautiful'' which brought him wider recog ...

as Hua Wuque / Jiang Feng *Vicky Liang as Tie Xinlan * Liang Jie as Su Ying *

Tay Ping Hui Tay Ping Hui (born 10 November 1970) is a Singaporean actor and director. In 2014, Tay made his directorial debut with the basketball film ''Meeting the Giant''. Early life Tay attended Catholic High School (Primary and Secondary) and Catholi ...

as Yan Nantian *

Gallen Lo Gallen Lo Ka-leung () is a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as King Gallen or Law Ka-Leung. Career Lo started his television career in 1984 at ATV. He received short-term success in a ...

as Jiang Biehe (Jiang Qin) *Zhou Jun Chao as Jiang Yulang / young Jiang Qin *Mao Lin Lin as Yaoyue *Meng Li as Lianxing *

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as Hua Yuenu

Reception

''Handsome Siblings'' received generally positive reviews, scoring 8.2 on

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as of August 2020. Stephen McCarty of the

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's ''Post Magazine'' noted that despite the story being adapted multiple times, this rendition was a "visual feast" and compared it to "

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meets ''

Journey to the West ''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popu ...

''". Frankie Stein of ''Film Daily'' also gave the series a positive review, praising its multiple story lines, comprehensive plot, and exploration of the themes of loyalty and the meaning of being good or evil. She also noted that the series' distribution on Netflix would introduce a more global audience to an "old Chinese tale".

Broadcasts and streaming

Broadcasts

Streaming

References

External links

Official Netflix site
2020 Chinese television series debuts China Central Television original programming Wuxia television series Television series about brothers Mandarin-language Netflix original programming {{PRChina-tv-stub