Legend of the Eight Immortals
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| Genre | Chinese mythology fiction |
| Written by | Wu Yuantai (original story) Lu Zhiming Li Yanping Huang Jinhua Xie Junyuan |
| Directed by | Edmund Tse Zhang Baolian Huo Zhikai Yuan Guowei Leung Sing-kuen Luo Ting |
| Starring |
Steve Ma Phyllis Quek Jacelyn Tay Jerry Chang Yvonne Lim |
| Theme music composer | Lin Yi-hsin Xiong Tianping |
| Opening theme | Xiaoyao You (逍遥游) performed by Wu Jiaming |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Li Daming Zhou Qiang |
| Producer(s) | Ma Jiajun Zheng Ning Cheng Xinmin Edmund Tse |
| Location(s) | Singapore Malaysia China |
| Editor(s) | Jiang Jianhua Xie Jinmei |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
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| Original network | TCS Eighth Frequency |
| Original release | 26 November 1998 – 6 January 1999 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 東遊記 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 东游记 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Dōng Yóu Jì |
Legend of the Eight Immortals is a Singaporean television series based on stories about the Eight Immortals in Chinese mythology and adapted from the Ming dynasty novel Dong You Ji (东游记) by Wu Yuantai (吴元泰). Produced by the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS; now MediaCorp) in collaboration with two mainland Chinese companies, the series had cast members from Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China. It was first aired in Singapore on TCS Eighth Frequency (now MediaCorp Channel 8) from 26 November 1998 to 6 January 1999.
The Universe is under threat by a demonic cult led by Tongtian Jiaozhu. The Jade Emperor, the supreme ruler of Heaven, orders Immortal Donghua to find seven other worthy beings and form a team known as the Eight Immortals to counter the cult. After the first five members – Tieguai Li, Han Zhongli, Zhang Guolao, Lan Caihe and He Xiangu – have joined, Donghua chooses to undergo reincarnation to help the remaining two members – Han Xiangzi and Cao Guojiu – achieve immortality faster. He is reincarnated as Lü Dongbin and serves as the team leader. However, he has to overcome his romantic entanglements with Peony Fairy because romance between immortals is forbidden by Heaven's laws. At one point, Tongtian Jiaozhu implants a "blood curse" in Lü Dongbin which causes the latter to lose control of his senses and go rogue. Tongtian Jiaozhu is later betrayed and killed by his treacherous follower, Pangolin, who absorbs his powers. Pangolin, who has a crush on He Xiangu, cleverly manipulates the Eight Immortals and causes them to turn against each other and sow discord between them and other deities. The Eight Immortals combine their strengths to defeat Pangolin and the evil forces and bring peace to the Universe.
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