The Untamed (TV series)
2019 Chinese martial arts mystery fantasy web television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Untamed (Chinese: 陈情令; pinyin: Chén Qíng Lìng) is a 2019 Chinese television series adapted from the danmei novel Mo Dao Zu Shi by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, starring Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo.[1] It follows the adventures of two soulmate cultivators who travel to solve a series of mysteries that link to a tragic event in the past.[2]
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Genre | |
Based on | Mo Dao Zu Shi by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu |
Written by | Yang Xia Deng Yaoyu Ma Jing Guo Guangyun |
Directed by | Zheng Weiwen Chen Jialin |
Starring | Xiao Zhan Wang Yibo |
Ending theme | "Unrestrained" by Xiao Zhan & Wang Yibo |
Composer | Lin Hai |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 50 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Sun Huaizhong Wang Xin Han Zhijie |
Producers | Fang Fang Yang Xia Zhang Meng Wang Chu Ren Qiang Liu Mingtie Wang Wanning |
Production locations | Hengdian World Studios Guizhou |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
Production companies | Tencent Penguin Pictures NSMG (NewStyle Media Group) |
Original release | |
Network | Tencent Video |
Release | June 27 (2019-06-27) – August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20) |
Related | |
Mo Dao Zu Shi |
The series aired in China on Tencent Video from 27 June to 20 August 2019 culminating with fifty episodes.[3][4] A 20-episodes special edition of the drama aired on WeTV starting 25 December 2019.[5] The brand and IP is belonging to NSMG (NewStyle Media Group).
The Untamed was a critical and commercial success, both locally and internationally, with critics praising its strong plot, well-rounded characters, and elaborate clothing and makeup.[6] While the original web novel depicted an explicit romance between the two main male characters, the adaptation was censored with homoerotic subtexts instead due to China's ban of LGBT portrayals in films.[7][8] It became one of the highest-earning dramas of 2019.[9][10]
According to the "Research Report on China's Internet Audiovisual Development" for 2019 and the beginning of 2020, "The Untamed" ranked first in terms of popularity index.[11] Due to the series' success, two spin-off movies focusing on the supporting characters have been released: Fatal Journey (2019), and The Living Dead (2019).[12] The series passed 9.5 billion views on Tencent Video in June 2021, a few days before the second anniversary of its airing date, making it one of the highest-viewed Chinese dramas on the platform.[13] A mobile game based on the series is also set to be released by NetEase Games.[14]