''The Weasel Grave'' (

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: 鬼吹灯之黄皮子坟) is a 2017 Chinese

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adapted from the second book of the novel series ''

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'' directed by acclaimed director

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. It stars

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, Hao Hao and Liu Chao. The timeline of story marked it as a

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to the other adaptations. The series airs Fridays at 20:00 ( CST) on

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starting 21 July 2017.

Synopsis

In the 1980s, when middle-aged Hu Bayi packs his belongings for one of his adventures, he finds an old photo, which brings his memory back to his college days in the 1960s. He then reminiscences about his first adventure that led him to become a tomb-expert.

Cast

as Hu Bayi *

as Hua Mei * Hao Hao as Ding Sitian * Ryan Liu Chao as Wang Kaixuan * Li Yujie as Yan Zi * Zhang Jinan as White Dog

Production

* The series is

's return to small screen after 8 years. *

and

previously worked together on the variety show '' Date ! Super Star'' (約吧！大明星) in the same year. * Filming began early October and finished in mid December 2016. * The first trailer and poster were released on July 4, 2017. * The series has surpassed 1 billion views in just 2 weeks of airing. In 5 weeks, it has surpassed 2 billion views.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weasel Grave, The 2017 Chinese television series debuts Ghost Blows Out the Light Chinese web series Tencent original programming Television series by Tencent Penguin Pictures 2017 web series debuts Television series by Youhug Media