'' Love and Destiny'' () is a 2019 Chinese television series starring

Chang Chen Chang Chen (born 14 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actor. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan. His father Chang Kuo-chu and his brother Hans Chang are also actors. Career Chang started his film career at a very young age. He was then selected by a T ...

and

Ni Ni Ni Ni (, born 8 August 1988) is a Chinese actress best known for portraying Yu Mo in the 2011 film ''The Flowers of War'', directed by Zhang Yimou; and Ling Xi in the 2019 television series '' Love and Destiny''. She is considered to be one of ...

. The series premiered on iQiyi on July 15, 2019. It later went on national broadcast and aired on Hubei Television and Shenzhen Satellite TV on January 26, 2020. ''Love and Destiny'' is part of the ''Three Lives, Three Worlds'' series by Tang Qi Gong Zi (唐七公子), and related to ''

Eternal Love Eternal(s) or The Eternal may refer to: * Eternity, an infinite amount of time, or a timeless state * Immortality or eternal life * God, the supreme being, creator deity, and principal object of faith in monotheism Comics, film and televisio ...

'' and '' Eternal Love of Dream''.

Synopsis

This is a love story between God of War Jiu Chen, and a young fairy maiden named Ling Xi. Ling Xi accidentally awakens Jiu Chen who had been sleeping for fifty thousand years after he sealed the demon lord away.

Cast

Main

Heaven tribe

Peach Blossoms Forest

Shan Ling Tribe

Demon tribe

Mortal realm

Production

The series is produced by the team behind the 2017 drama ''

'', who stated that ''Love and Destiny'' is set in the same fictional world as ''Eternal Love'' and would be seen as a spin-off. The series was filmed in

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 f ...

and Gansu from July to December 2018.

and

were announced as the leading actors on April 9, 2019 and a trailer was released the same day. The series marks Chang Chen's small screen debut. The rest of the supporting cast were unveiled on May 9, 2019.

Reception

The series received positive reviews for its plot and acting, rising from an initial douban score of 5.4 to 8.3. It received praise for spreading the beauty of Chinese culture and promoting positive values.

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist Chinese romantic fantasy television series Xianxia television series Television series by Croton Media 2019 web series debuts 2019 Chinese television series debuts 2019 Chinese television series endings IQIYI original programming