Created by Jin Hezai First episode date 2017 Language Standard Mandarin | Directed by Cao Dun Original language(s) Mandarin Number of episodes 80 Original network Hunan TV | |
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Written by Cao DunJin HezaiWei JingnaTian Yanjuan Starring Huang XuanShawn DouZhou YiweiXu LuZhang JianingJanice Man Similar Ruyi's Royal Love in the Pal, Princess Agents, Liechang, Once Upon a Time, General and I | ||
Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy (Chinese: 海上牧云记) is an upcoming Chinese ancient mythology television series adapted from the novel of the same name written by Jin Hezai and directed by Cao Dun. It stars Huang Xuan, Shawn Dou, Zhou Yiwei, Xu Lu, Zhang Jianing and Janice Man.
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Produced by Novoland International Cultural Communication Ltd, Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy is one of the most expensive Chinese dramas produced, boasting a budget ranging from 300 Million RMB to 500 Million RMB. Filming began in August 2015 and wrapped up in 27 May 2016, taking a total of 270 days.
Plot
The series is set in the fictional world of Novoland and tells the story of loyalty, friendship, enmity and romance between the young descendants during the twilight years of the Duan Dynasty. The Novoland Duan Dynasty/Empire has been in existence for more than 200 years after it was established from a Barbarian invasion. The people adopted the culture of Zhongzhou and despite its outward appearance of power and prosperity, it is showing signs of decay.
One day, a wandering peddler brought a gem to the court of Duan, which in it held a world of its own. The peddler named it as one’s most valued object. No one took the offer but the young prince Muyun Sheng (Huang Xuan), who is born of a beautiful demon mother. He was prophesied to become the emperor and destroy the world. Because of this, he is not loved by the Emperor, and lives in seclusion and loneliness. While his brothers fight for the throne, the whimsical half-spirit prince spent his days seeking the mysteries of the gem. To the outside world, he was declared insane and then dead.
Years later, when the emperor and his brothers died, the abandoned prince was pushed to the throne. Longing for the world of the gem and the woman he saw in it (Janice Man), he escapes the palace by blowing apart the barrier between it and the River Folks. Along with the palace, he left behind chaos and a country under attack on all sides. Leading the attack on land is Shuofeng Heye (Zhou Yiwei), a man who has tamed the wolves and seeks to unify the nomadic tribes and finally give them a home of their own.
And then there is Muru Hanjiang (Shawn Dou), the son of the exiled family of generals who were once equals with the Muyun’s. Returning from the land of giants to seek revenge for the betrayal by the Muyun family, he ends being an unlikely ally to the young Emperor against the new ruler, Muyun Sheng’s uncle (Wang Qianyuan).
Interwoven among the men are the women who also cannot escape from the storm of prophecies. The woman who was prophesied to become Empress (Xu Lu) but whose heart died with the death of a former prince (Sun Jian), the Princess who lusts for blood (Zhang Jianing), the ruler of the River Folks who wants to build an empire of her own (Kan Qingzi), the treacherous Empress (Jiang Qinqin) and her niece (Wan Qian), who schemes to be the Empress.
Pain and sorrows of past wounds now manifest in the new generation.
Muyun Family
Muru Family
Shuofeng Family
