Ark Peace stars Chen Kun and Zhang Tian’ai as doctors on a hospital ship that travel to developing countries to provide foreign aid. Directed by the infamous Cao Dun (Tribes and Empires, The Longest Day in Chang’an) and written by Feng Ji (Operation Red Sea), I might check it out and see how long it takes for Cao Dun to bore me into dropping the show.
The drama airs daily on CCTV-1.
iQiyi recently released trailers and posters for a slew of upcoming shows that will either air exclusively on the site as web dramas and/or on television networks next year. Which shows are you looking forward to most?
Historical spy drama The Wind Blows From Longxi – Chen Kun, Bai Yu
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The Wind Blows From Longxi stars Chen Kun, Bai Yu, Angelababy and Sun Yi as leads, and will revolve around a double agent who tries to catch a triple agent. Fingers crossed the drama is as good as the stills. [Extended Synopsis]
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Photos that caught our eyes this week. What caught yours?
Posters, photoshoots and stills that caught our eyes this week. What caught yours?
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It’s funny how all of Ma Boyong’s drama adaptions (Mystery of Antiques, Secret of the Three Kingdoms, Longest Day in Chang’an, upcoming Luoyang) have high production values and star actors I like as leads, yet I just end up dropping all of them. Fingers crossed The Wind Blows from Longxi 风起陇西 can break the curse.
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The CGI from The Yinyang Master reminds me of Monster Hunt, except this time our hero is a half-mortal half-demon (Chen Kun) who joins hands with his former master (Zhou Xun) to defeat the demon king. William Chan, Wang Likun, Qu Chuxiao, Shen Yue, Wang Zixuan costar.
Longtime besties Chen Kun and Zhou Xun are on the cover of GQ’s February edition to promote their upcoming film The Yinyang Master, which is set to premiere in cinemas on Chinese New Year.
They’ve collaborated 11 times over the past two decades, with Yinyang being their 12th. Wuxia film The Weary Poet, when released, will be their 13th.
The Yinyang Master is based off Netease’s Onmyoji and stars Chen Kun as anti-hero(?) Qingming and Zhou Xun as his former master/partner. The film is set to be released on Chinese New Year 2021. [Extended]
An office politics drama about salespeople, Win The Future (previously Dream of a Salesman) stars Chen Kun and Xin Zhilei as former lovers who find themselves on opposing sides. [Extended Synopsis]
Helmed by Zhang Li, the drama wrapped up filming a week ago.
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