Immortality (TV series)

Immortality (Chinese: 皓衣行; pinyin: Hàoyī Xíng) is an upcoming Chinese television series based on the BL xianxia novel The Husky and His White Cat Shizun (Chinese: 二哈和他的白猫师尊; pinyin: Èr Hā Hé Tā De Bái Māo Shī Zūn) by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat (Chinese: 肉包不吃肉; pinyin: Ròubāo Bùchī Ròu) starring Luo Yunxi and Chen Feiyu.[2][3] The series is expected to air on Tencent Video with 50 episodes.[1]

Immortality
Chinese	皓衣行
Mandarin	Hàoyī Xíng
Genre	Xianxia
Based on	The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat
Directed by	He Shupei
Starring	Luo Yunxi Chen Feiyu
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	50[1]
Production
Producers	Qi Shuai Ye Fangcang Wang Yirong Yu Yalian Liu Beibei Luo Xuan
Production location	Hengdian World Studios
Production companies	Tencent Penguin Pictures Otters Studio
Release
Original network	Tencent Video
External links
Official Weibo

Synopsis

The story is set in a tumultuous era where the world is facing a probable invasion by the demon world due to a rift in the heavens. The world's most powerful cultivator Chu Wanning did not forget his original intention of joining the world to help the Dao cultivation and sets out on a mission to protect the beings of the world. He uses his abilities to prevent the heavens from splitting and at the same time, his compassion and love influences his misguided disciple Mo Ran to return to the righteous path he has strayed from. Chu Wanning also successfully imparts the value of putting the greater good before personal desires to Mo Ran. In the end, the pair of teacher and disciple dedicate their lives and work together with the rest of the cultivating heroes to stop the villains' conspiracy and protect the world.[2]

Cast

Main

Actor	Character	Introduction
Chen Feiyu TBA (young)	Mo Ran (墨燃)	Courtesy name: Mo Weiyu (墨微雨) Mo Ran is Chu Wanning's third disciple, a confident, mischievous, and cheeky cultivator who isn't the brightest student in the sect. By chance, he gains mysterious memories of himself as Lord Taxian (踏仙君), an immoral and murderous ruler who loathes Chu Wanning and vows to murder all the cultivators in the world. His personality slowly changes after being influenced by the fragmented memories implanted in his mind, and he must fight to regain his own consciousness as the kind and upright Mo Ran.
Luo Yunxi Huang Yi (teen) Lin Ziye (child)	Chu Wanning (楚晚宁)	Yuheng Elder (玉衡长老) Also known as Yuheng of the Night Sky (晚夜玉衡) and the Beidou Immortal (北斗仙尊), he is a grandmaster of the cultivation world who hides his caring and sensitive nature behind a cold exterior. He devotes his time to the thankless task of sealing the rifts in the barrier between the ghost realm and the mortal realm and often spends his spare time creating affordable mechanical devices such as the Holy Night Guardian so ordinary people can protect themselves from ghosts. Chu Wanning takes it upon himself to protect the people and rid the world of evil even if it means sacrificing himself.

Summit of Life and Death

Actor	Character	Introduction
Chen Yao	Shi Mei (师昧)	Courtesy name: Shi Mingjing (师明净) Shi Mei presents herself as a kind-hearted, polite, and reasonable person who avoids conflict. She doesn't hold grudges and is often the mediator for Mo Ran and Xue Meng when they argue. However, she actually harbors a deadly secret, and must ultimately decide between revenge and life as she knows it.
Zhou Qi	Xue Meng (薛蒙)	Courtesy name: Xue Ziming (薛子明) The narcissistic young master of the Summit of Life and Death who is actually responsible and kind at heart. He respects his teacher Chu Wanning deeply and dearly loves his parents Xue Zhengyong and Madam Wang. Despite a carefree childhood, he is forced to grow up when disaster strikes his sect.
Tse Kwan-ho	Xue Zhengyong (薛正雍)	Master of the Summit of Life and Death A kind and good-natured cultivator, he founds the Summit of Life and Death to protect the lower cultivation world from the ghost realm. He persuades Chu Wanning to join the sect after the latter leaves Rufeng Sect out of disgust.

Production

Pre-production and filming

Hengdian World Studios, the main filming site of the series

On January 6, 2020, CD HOME STUDIO released a casting call for the series, along with information of the participating staffs.[4] The series is produced jointly by Tencent Penguin Pictures and Otters Studio.[2] The series is directed by He Shupei,[4] and the main producers are credited to be Qi Shuai, Ye Fangcang and Wang Yirong.[4] On January 8, it was revealed that the drama has been filed on record at State Administration of Film Radio and Television (China).[1]

The series began filming on April 24, 2020 at Hengdian World Studios.

Casting

On January 21, 2020, Luo Yunxi and Chen Feiyu were announced as the main leads.[5]

Concept and design

A majority of the crew members, including world view design team Hua Tian, visual effects team TimeAxis, hair and makeup director Zeng Minghui and still photographer Li Ruoyu worked on 2018 fantasy romance drama Ashes of Love.[2] Chen Xin serves as the art director of the series, while Huang Wei is in charge of costume designs.[4][2] On January 21, 2020, the concept arts designed by Hua Tian were released on the series' official weibo.[6]

References

1. "《皓衣行》正式备案". Sina (in Chinese). January 8, 2020.
2. "《皓衣行》官宣 双男主罗云熙、陈飞宇加盟". Xinhua News Agency. January 21, 2020.
3. "《皓衣行》官宣双男主罗云熙陈飞宇 只问丹心不问值得". Netease (in Chinese). January 21, 2020.
4. "CD Home Studio". Weibo (in Chinese). January 6, 2020.
5. "《皓衣行》官宣 陈飞宇罗云熙演师徒". Sina (in Chinese). January 21, 2020.
6. "Otters Studio Weibo". Weibo (in Chinese). January 21, 2020.