There have been at least a dozen remakes or spin-offs of the popular legend over the years, and this latest one has taken on the title of Heaven’s Prophecy: Legend of the White Snake 天乩之白蛇传说 (there’s only so many combinations you can use).
Yang Zi (Noble Aspirations) plays Bai Yaoyao, the titular white snake who hopes to become a deity after a thousand years of cultivation. Ren Jialun (The Glory of Tang Dynasty) plays Xu Xuan / Xu Xian, young master of a medicine valley who meets and falls in love with the snake spirit. In this adaption, Bai Yaoyao will have a more innocent and lively personality, while Xu Xuan will be less naïve and gullible. A more detailed summary of the original folktale can be found here.
Mao Zijun (The Glory of Tang Dynasty) plays Qi Xiao / Fa Hai, who reportedly only becomes a monk at the conclusion of the drama – I won’t be surprised if he gets involved in a love triangle with the main couple. There will also be a new antagonist in the form of Xu Xuan’s jealous disciple sister, who wreaks havoc on the human world by freeing a mythological dragon from its dungeon.
The 50 episode drama is produced by H&R Century Pictures (Noble Aspirations, The Glory of Tang Dynasty) and written by Han Peizhen (The Bride With White Hair, Incisive Great Teacher).
Not liking Yang Zi’s hairdo…
Not everyone can rock dual buns.
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