Mirror: A Tale of Twin Cities
| Mirror: A Tale of Twin Cities | |
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| 镜·双城 | |
| Genre | Wuxia, Fantasy |
| Based on | Mirror: Twin Cities by Cang Yue[1] |
| Directed by | Patrick Yau |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Hengdian |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | Huace Croton Media Tencent Penguin Pictures[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tencent Video, Youku |
| Release | 16 January – 26 February 2022 |
| Related | |
| The Longest Promise | |
Mirror: A Tale of Twin Cities (traditional Chinese: 鏡·雙城; simplified Chinese: 镜·双城; pinyin: Jìng·Shuāng Chéng) is a 2022 Chinese streaming television series adapted from the Chinese fantasy novel Mirror: Twin Cities written by Cang Yue. The series was directed by Patrick Yau and starred Li Yifeng, Chen Yuqi, and Zheng Yecheng. Set in a fantasy world named Yun Huang (云荒), the story tells of young heirs from Quan Xian and Kong Sang tribes, fighting for the freedom of their people. The series began airing on Tencent Video and Youku from January 16, 2022.[3][4][5][6] A prequel series, The Longest Promise, premiered on July 2, 2023.[7]
Synopsis
[edit]In a fantasy world called Yun Huang, there exist three tribes Quan Xian, Kong Sang, and Cang Liu. A century ago, the Cang Liu started a conspiracy and seized the empire created by Kong Sang. At the battle field, Kong Sang prince Zhen Lan fought against Cang Liu until him the last one. His power of Emperor was then sealed by Cang Liu. The six young kings of Kong Sang, including princess Bai Ying, sealed all their tribal people under the Mirror Lake in order to protect them from being massacred. After a century, the young heir Su Mo from Quan Xian allied with Kong Sang and fought together against the Cang Liu Empire. After overcoming a number of difficulties, Su Mo gained the power of Dragon God, and Zhen Lan unsealed his power of Emperor. They finally defeated the Cang Liu Empire and turned Yun Huang into a peaceful world.
Cast
[edit]- Li Yifeng as Su Mo/Chun Huang (苏摹/纯煌)
- Chen Yuqi as Bai Ying/Bai Wei (白璎/白薇)
- Zheng Yecheng as Zhen Lan/Lang Xuan (真岚/琅玕)
- Zhen Lan: prince of the Kong Sang Empire.[8]
- Lang Xuan: (long time ago) the first emperor of the Kong Sang Empire.
- Yang Zhiwen as Na Sheng (那笙)
- A girl from the outside world of Yun Huang. She is the lover of Yan Xi.[9]
- Liu Haikuan as Yu Huan (羽幻)
- A general of the Cang Liu Empire, also the 3rd disciple of the sword saint.[10]
- Ye Shengjia as Yan Xi (炎汐)
- a deputy commander of the Quan Xian tribe. He is the lover of Na Sheng.
- Liu Chang as Xi Jing (西京)
- A general of the Kong Sang Empire, also the 1st disciple of the sword saint.[11]
Production
[edit]- The series announced its cast members on July 31, 2020.[12]
- The series finished filming on October 8, 2020.[2]
- The series released the first teaser trailer on October 27, 2020.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Novelist Cang Yue: It will be Chinese Lord of the Rings". ChinaDaily. 2015-05-25.
The Mirror series consists of six books: Twin Cities, Po Jun, Long Zhan, Pi Tian, Shen Ji and Zhi Meng Zhe
- ^ a b "《镜·双城》杀青 李易峰陈钰琪云游仙洲之"镜"" (in Chinese). NetEase Entertainment. 2020-10-09.
- ^ a b c "《镜·双城》开播，李易峰陈钰琪上演宿命般的虐恋". Eastday (in Chinese). 2022-01-16.
- ^ a b c "《镜·双城》今日收官 苏摹白璎星魂海誓逆转宿命结局". 中国娱乐网 (in Chinese). 2022-02-16.
- ^ "李易峰獻古裝初吻 《鏡·雙城》捧臉熱吻「最美趙敏」". chinatimes (in Chinese). 2022-02-16.
- ^ "《鏡•雙城》李易峰扮人魚獻古裝螢幕初吻 戀上有夫之婦大談「人魚戀」". Yahoo Taiwan (in Chinese). ELTA TV. 2022-06-30.
- ^ "《镜.双城》《玉骨遥》一母同胞，空桑出情种，女主却爱鲛人" (in Chinese). Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "《镜双城》热播！起底苏摹身边的新二号人物真岚". qianlong (in Chinese). Beijing Youth. 2022-01-25.
- ^ "电视剧《镜·双城》官宣 杨志雯演绎中州少女那笙" (in Chinese). NetEase Entertainment. 2020-07-31.
- ^ "刘海宽《镜·双城》收官 3000字人物分析走心告别羽幻". Ifeng (in Chinese). 2022-02-17.
- ^ "刘畅《镜双城》开播 大将军西京执剑护国". 中华网娱乐 (in Chinese). 2022-01-17.
- ^ "《镜·双城》官宣主演阵容". XinhuaNet (in Chinese). 2020-07-31.
- ^ "《镜·双城》曝预告，李易峰陈钰琪百年光阴相拥守护". The Beijing News (in Chinese). 2020-10-27.