The Conquest (TV series)

The Conquest is a television series based on the conflict between the states of Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. The series was jointly produced by Hong Kong's TVB and mainland China's CCTV under executive producers Tommy Leung and Raymond Chai. It was renamed to Legend of the Heroic Duo for the mainland China release, where it aired two episodes every night on Zhejiang Satellite TV (ZJSTV) from 6 June to 28 June 2006, totalling 49 episodes. In Hong Kong, The Conquest aired five days a week on the TVB Jade network from 18 December 2006 to 10 February 2007, totalling 42 episodes.

The Conquest
The Conquest intertitle
GenreHistorical drama
Developed byXun Yifeng
Liang Bai
Written byLau Choi-wan
Directed byRaymond Chai
StarringJoe Ma
Damian Lau
Chen Kun
Sonija Kwok
Opening themeZhengba Chuanqi (争霸传奇) performed by Chen Kun
Ending themeZhen Yongyuan (真永远) performed by Chen Kun
ComposerBen Li
Country of originHong Kong
China
Original languagesCantonese (Hong Kong version)
Mandarin (China version)
No. of episodes42 (Hong Kong version)
49 (China version)
Production
Executive producersTommy Leung
Raymond Chai
ProducerFei Yu
Production locationChina
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companiesTVB
CCTV
Release
Original networkJade
ZJSTV
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Original release18 December 2006 (2006-12-18) 
10 February 2007 (2007-02-10)
The Conquest
TVB promotional poster
Traditional Chinese爭霸
Simplified Chinese争霸
Literal meaningPower Struggle
Legend of the Heroic Duo
Traditional Chinese爭霸傳奇
Simplified Chinese争霸传奇
Literal meaningLegend of the Power Struggle

Cast

Viewership ratings

The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership, derived from the TVB Jade network ratings in Hong Kong.

WeekEpisodeAverage pointsPeaking pointsReferences
1December 18–22, 20061–525[1]
2December 25–29, 20066–1025[2]
3January 1–5, 200711–1527[3]
4January 8–12, 200716–202830[4]
5January 15–19, 200721–2528[5]
6January 22–26, 200726–302829[6]
7January 29 – February 2, 200731–352932[7]
8February 5–9, 200736–4029[8]
9February 10, 200741–422830[9]

Awards and nominations

40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)

  • "Best Drama"
  • "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Joe Ma)
  • "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Power Chan)

See also

References

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