Nirvana in Fire

Nirvana in Fire
Nirvana in Fire promotional image
Also known as	Lángyá Bǎng 琅琊榜
Genre	Drama Wuxia Historical Politics
Created by	Hai Yan
Based on
Written by	Hai Yan
Directed by	Kong Sheng Li Xue
Starring	Hu Ge Liu Tao Wang Kai
Theme music composer	Meng Ke
Opening theme	"Main Theme (主题)" by Meng Ke
Ending theme	"When the Wind Blows" by Hu Ge
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Chinese
No. of episodes	54 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Hou Hong Liang
Location(s)	Hengdian World Studios Xiang Shan Studios
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	40-45 minutes
Production company(s)	Shandong Television Media Group Daylight Entertainment (Dongyang) Television Ltd.
Release
Original network	Dragon TV Beijing TV
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	September 19 – October 15, 2015
Chronology
Followed by	Nirvana in Fire II: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin

Nirvana in Fire (Chinese: 琅琊榜; pinyin: Lángyá Bǎng) is a 2015 Chinese historical drama based on Hai Yan's . It originally aired in 2 episodes daily on Beijing TV and Dragon TV, Monday through Sunday from 19:30 to 21:00. It was directed by Kong Sheng and Li Xue, and stars Hu Ge, Liu Tao and Wang Kai as Mei Changsu, Princess Nihuang and Prince Jing. The series tells the story of Lin Shu, who, under the alias Mei Changsu, enters the capital of Liang to seek justice for a conspiracy that labeled his family as traitors 12 years before.

Shooting began in February 2014 at Hengdian World Studios and ended in June. Although it was originally announced that Nirvana in Fire would be broadcast on September 18, 2015, it was later postponed to September 19. The drama was a commercial and critical success, surpassing ten million views by its second day, and receiving a total number of daily internet views on iQiyi of over 3.3 billion by the end of the series.Nirvana in Fire was considered a social media phenomenon, generating 3.55 billion posts on Sina Weibo that praised its characters and story-line.

It has surpassed 5 billion views on iQiyi alone, which excludes other major video-sharing websites.

The drama was also one of the recipients of the Outstanding Television Drama Award at the Flying Apsaras Awards, the highest government honor given for outstanding achievement in the television industry. Kong Sheng also won Outstanding Director Award for his work in Nirvana in Fire. In 2016, SARFT recognized the series as one of the top 20 most outstanding dramas of the year. It was also nominated as one of the best television series of 2015 at the 22nd Magnolia Awards. Its sequel, Nirvana in Fire II: The Wind Blows in Chang Lin, was confirmed to begin filming in November 2016 and is due to be broadcast in 2017.