New adaptation of the classic folk tale that tells the love story between an immortal and a human. The story is set in Hangzhou, then the capital of the Southern Song court, and is about a 1,000-year-old snake spirit that’s transformed into a beautiful woman and falls in love with a young man. However, a Buddhist monk intervenes…
(Source: Mydramalist)
New Legend of White Snake – 新白蛇传
Release Date: TBA
Status: Finished filming in June 2017
Main Cast: Cindy Sun, Lu Hong, Zhang Tian Yang
Genre: Costume & Period, Youth, Fantasy, Romance
Network: Tencent
Episodes: 48
Trailers: Trailer (RAW)
Where to watch with subtitles: currently no subbing in planning
(request the license on Viki and Netflix)
Year of Production: 2017
Production Company: Puti Yi Meng, Yue Wen Jia Rui, Impact Media, Hairun
Director: Wang Fang Yun
Filming Location: Hengdian World Studios
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Viki has this drama already on their list of coming soon
The one licensed by Viki is another adaptation of the same folk tale (with a more popular cast): https://cdramabase.com/2018/11/28/coming-soon-the-legend-of-white-snake-web-drama/
So we are having 3 versions of white snake within 12 months of each other? Yangzi, Cindy Sun, and Ju Jing Yi? Sigh…
There is even an animated movie which is currently playing in cinemas.