Novoland: Pearl Eclipse

Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (Chinese: 斛珠夫人; pinyin: Húzhū Fūrén) is an upcoming Chinese television series starring Yang Mi and William Chan, and is based on Xiao Ruse's novel with the same name.

Novoland: Pearl Eclipse
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Mrs. Pearl Bead
  • 九州斛珠夫人
Chinese斛珠夫人
MandarinHúzhū Fūrén
GenreRomance
Fantasy
Xianxia
Created byXiao Ruse
Directed byJin Sha
Starring
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes55
Production
ProducerGao Chen
Production locationsMainland China
Hengdian Studios
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
  • Beijing Joy Jiaxing Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd.
Distributor
Release
Original networkTencent
Picture format4K
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original release2021 (2021)

Synopsis

During the Zheng Dynasty, efforts to obtain the rare Naga pearl causes an entire merfolk tribe to become completely slaughtered, causing the tribe's one survivor Ye Haishi to beg the passing first minister Fang Zhu to take her under his wing as his disciple. Disguised as a male, she enters the imperial court as the emperor Zhu Zhongxu's bodyguard. The emperor develops feelings for her, while Haishi falls for Fang Zhu.[1]

Cast
  • Yang Mi as Fang Haishi/ Ye Haishi
  • William Chan as Fang Zhu/ Fang Jianming
  • Xu Kaicheng as Di Xu/ Zhu Zhongxu
  • Chen Xiaoyun as Ti Lan/ Zi Zan
  • Yuan Yuxuan as Zhe Liu
  • Wilson Wang as Zhou Ying/ Duo Han/ Duo Luo

Production

Originally expected to be 40 episodes, production extended the number to 55 in September 2017.[1] In November 2018, Yang Mi attended Tencent drama-round up press conference to announce her upcoming role in the Novoland franchise.[2] After paparazzi images of the actors in costume surfaced online, production officially announced the cast with character posters in early May 2020.[3] Filming was officially wrapped up on 20 September 2020.

References
  1. "电视剧拍摄制作备案公示表 - 九州斛珠夫人". State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. 文：vhaha (2018-11-08). "杨幂新剧曝光 将出演萧如瑟原著《九州斛珠夫人》|杨幂|九州斛珠夫人|萧如瑟_新浪娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. "《斛珠夫人》曝海报官宣阵容 杨幂陈伟霆白衣飘飘画面唯美". baijiahao.baidu.com. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
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