''Immortality'' () is an upcoming Chinese television series based on the BL

xianxia novel ''Xianxia'' ( zh, s=, t=仙俠), directly translated to 'immortal heroes', is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Taoism and influenced by Chinese mythology, Chan Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chines ...

''The Husky and His White Cat Shizun'' () by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat () starring

Luo Yunxi Luo Yunxi (, born 28 July 1988), also known by his English name Leo Luo, is a Chinese actor, singer, dancer who predominantly works in Chinese television drama industry. He graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy where he majored in ballet. ...

and Chen Feiyu. The series is expected to air on

Tencent Video Tencent Video (, also called WeTV outside of China) is a Chinese video streaming website owned by Tencent. The website was launched in April 2011, and is one of China's largest online video platforms. As of March 2022, Tencent Video has over 1.2 ...

with 50 episodes.

Synopsis

The story is set in a tumultuous era where the world is facing a probable invasion by the demon world due to a rift in the heavens. The world's most powerful cultivator Chu Wanning (

) did not forget his original intention of joining the world to help the Dao cultivation and sets out on a mission to protect the beings of the world. He uses his abilities to prevent the heavens from splitting and at the same time, his compassion and love influences his misguided disciple Mo Ran ( Chen Feiyu) to return to the righteous path he has strayed from. Chu Wanning also successfully imparts the value of putting the greater good before personal desires to Mo Ran. In the end, the pair of teacher and disciple dedicate their lives and work together with the rest of the cultivating heroes to stop the villains' conspiracy and protect the world.

Cast

Main (in no particular order)

Supporting

Summit of Life and Death

Rufeng Sect

Production

Pre-production and filming

On January 6, 2020, CD HOME STUDIO released a casting call for the series, along with information of the participating staffs. The series is produced jointly by Tencent Penguin Pictures and Otters Studio. The series is directed by He Shupei, and the main producers are credited to be Qi Shuai, Ye Fangcang and Wang Yirong. On January 8, it was revealed that the drama has been filed on record at State Administration of Film Radio and Television (China). The series began filming on April 24, 2020 at

Hengdian World Studios Hengdian World Studios () is a film studio located in Hengdian, a Chinese town in the city of Dongyang, Zhejiang Province. It is one of the largest film studios in the world. The movie studio is operated by the privately owned Hengdian Group fo ...

Casting

On January 21, 2020,

and Chen Feiyu were announced as the main leads.

Concept and design

A majority of the crew members, including world view design team Hua Tian,

visual effects Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production. The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota ...

team TimeAxis, hair and makeup director Zeng Minghui and still photographer Li Ruoyu worked on 2018 fantasy romance drama Ashes of Love. Chen Xin serves as the art director of the series, while Huang Wei is in charge of costume designs. On January 21, 2020, the concept arts designed by Hua Tian were released on the series' official weibo.

References

External website

Official Weibo
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