The Investiture of the Gods | |
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Also known as | The First Myth |
Genre | Epic fantasy, Chinese mythology, Gods and demons fiction |
Based on | Fengshen Yanyi |
Written by | Jerry Chien |
Directed by | Wang Weiting, Yang Jianwu |
Starring | Sammul Chan Viann Zhang Vular Jiang Johnny Zhang |
Opening theme | Zhang zhuowen Shenxian Dao (《神仙道》) |
Ending theme | Jin Lin Rain Fall down in Chang'an (《雨落长安》) |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 50(TV)/75(DVD) |
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Executive producer | Jerry Chien |
Production location | Hengdian World Studios |
Production companies | Huace Film and Television Company |
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Original network | Shandong Television, Guizhou Television, Hubei Television |
Original release | January 31 – February 18, 2014 |
Related | |
The Investiture of the Gods 2 |
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Traditional Chinese | 封神英雄榜 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 封神英雄榜 | ||||||
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The Investiture of the Gods is a Chinese shenmo television series directed by Wang Weiting and Yang Jianwu. The television series are based on the classical 16th-century novel Fengshen Yanyi (also known as Investiture of the Gods or Creation of the Gods) written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. [1] [2]
The success of the series have led to an upcoming sequel Investiture of The Gods II which will air in 2015.
It's a hot TV series recently in Shandong,Guizhou,Hubei three major Television. [4] [5] [6]
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