King's War

King's War
Poster
Also known as	Legend of Chu and Han Chu Han Chuanqi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	楚漢傳奇
Simplified Chinese	楚汉传奇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chǔ Hàn Chuánqí
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Wang Peigong Wang Hailin Yan Gang
Directed by	Gao Xixi Shen Yan Guo Miaoxin
Presented by	Yu Dong Chi Yufeng Ouyang Changlin Yang Shoucheng Zhang Suzhou Wan Ke Wang Tongyuan Wang Xiaodong Zhao Shuqing Gu Yongqiang Luo Hao He Ling
Starring	Chen Daoming Peter Ho Duan Yihong Qin Lan Li Yixiao Sun Haiying Yang Lixin Huo Qing Yu Hewei You Yong Elvis Tsui Yu Bin
Opening theme	Tianxia Yingxiong (天下英雄) performed by Han Lei
Ending theme	Wei Ai Er Sheng (为爱而生) performed by Song Zuying
Composer	Xu Peidong
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	80
Production
Executive producers	Zhao Hongmei, Zhang Huali, Kong Lingquan, Cheng Weidong, Gu Shunkun, Zhao Duojia, Guo Man, Zheng Gang, Xue Huixuan, Ding Yilan, Guo Li, Xiao Rong, Guo Yan, Ma Baozhou, Zhang Heng, Yang Yuming, Yu Wanqin, Liu Jun
Producers	Lu Guoqiang, Li Chaoyang, Feng Weiwei, Jiang Zhong, Mu Xiaosui
Production location	China
Cinematography	Niu Mingshan Guo Qingrui Zhang Yong Li Li
Production companies	Bona Film Group Beijing Xishiji Film and TV Culture Development
Original release
Network	Anhui TV Zhejiang TV Jiangxi TV Tianjin TV
Release	28 December 2012 (2012-12-28)

King's War, also known as Legend of Chu and Han, is a Chinese television series based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty. It started airing on Anhui TV, Zhejiang TV, Jiangxi TV and Tianjin TV on 28 December 2012.

The show began streaming on Netflix in 2017.^[1]

Cast

Production

King's War is the second historical drama television series directed by Gao Xixi, after Three Kingdoms (2010). The production cost for King's War was expected to break records, as Bona Film Group announced on 8 June 2011 that it would provide Gao Xixi with a budget of 1.7 billion yuan for the project, excluding the costs for possible future expansions.^[2]

Filming started on 25 August 2011^[2] and ended on 5 May 2012.

Set construction

According to reports, apart from its huge budget, one of the highlights of the series is its realistic sets. The palace, along with other important locations in the television series, had to be totally reconstructed in accordance with the requirements stated in the script. The sets were expected to be completed by July 2011.^[2]

Casting

Chen Daoming formally signed on to play Liu Bang, one of the lead roles in the drama.^[2] On 25 August 2011, Gao Xixi appeared in public with six confirmed members of the cast, including Chen Daoming, Peter Ho, Hu Dong and Liu Yuxin. Chen Daoming had been confirmed to play Liu Bang while Peter Ho was a likely choice for the role of Xiang Yu.^[3]

Script

Screenwriter Wang Peigong spent years creating the script for King's War. Gao Xixi said in an interview, "Peigong and I would discuss about King's War when we have time. It has been four years, I believe the time is ripe now. The story will begin from Liu Bang starting off as a patrol officer in Pei County, until he established the Han dynasty and became the emperor. This series will not follow the narrative style of historical dramas. The clever part about Legend of Chu and Han lies in the word Legend."^[3]

English dub

On 15 August 2015, an English dub of all 80 episodes was completed for release on South African Cable Television.

Reception

The series received average ratings, but Gao Xixi claimed that it was attracting a highly educated audience.^[4]

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

Country	Network(s)/Station(s)	Series premiere	Title
Thailand	True4U	August 10, 2015	ฉู่ฮั่น ศึกชิงบัลลังก์ สะท้านปฐพี (Chu Han Suek Ching Ballang Sataan Pattapi[5])

References

External links

• (in Japanese) Japanese DVD trailer on YouTube

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