Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a 1982 Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. The 50 episodes long series is divided into two parts, with their Chinese titles as 天龍八部之六脈神劍 and 天龍八部之虛竹傳奇 respectively.
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The people behind it
Bryan Leung Kar-Yan
喬峰
Kent Tong Chun-Yip
段譽
Felix Wong Yat-Wah
虛竹
Shek Sau
慕容復
Idy Chan Yuk-Lin
王語嫣
Sharon Yeung
木婉清
Cecilia Wong
鍾靈,阿朱
Chan Fok-Sang
阿紫
Patrick Tse Yin
段正淳
Leung Shan
刁白鳳
While escorting military funds, Qiao Jiu is ambushed by agents of the Second Prince Zhou Mubai and Dai Shuang. To save him, Jiang Yefeng marries Qiao Jiu, but they are soon framed and imprisoned. Using their wits, they escape and begin to uncover the truth. During their search, Jiang Yefeng is attacked by Zhou Mubai while defending Qiao Jiu. Returning to their lives, Jiang realizes his mistakes and proposes to Qiao Jiu, hoping for a fresh start together.
Gu Xiaosu, a skilled and enigmatic chef, enters the imperial city’s renowned chef tournament alone. She soon joins forces with restaurant owner Qiao Ruyu, and together, they tackle a series of culinary challenges—at sea, in forests, and in a grand showcase. As they inch closer to victory, Xiaosu’s hidden past begins to unravel, bringing new revelations and deepening their bond.
Talented perfumer Ying Hemeng marries into the rival Ye family, determined to clear her late mother’s name. As the concubine of heir Ye Buhan, their relationship is fraught with hidden agendas and tense encounters. Yet, amidst their schemes, unexpected feelings arise, and together they navigate a complex web of love, betrayal, and secrets to uncover a long-buried truth.
Fan Li, an advisor to the state of Yue, searches for a swordsmith and swordsman to forge weapons and train soldiers to restore his homeland. In the process, he faces many obstacles, but he eventually finds Qing'er to train the soldiers. Despite Qing'er's growing affection for Fan Li, he only loves Xi Shi. The state of Yue eventually conquers Wu, and Fan Li reunites with Xi Shi, while Qing'er sacrifices her love to let them be together. The soldiers commemorate the name of the Yue Maiden Sword in honor of Qing'er.
Luo Lingyu, a fallen noblewoman, travels to Yuezhou with her sister to seek refuge. On the way, she rescues a destitute man but later forces him to jump overboard due to societal norms. Unaware that the Lu family's third young master is the man she pushed into the water, she tries to win his favor—only to be repeatedly thwarted. He watches her struggle, exposing her every move, yet when she turns to someone else, he refuses to let her go!
In Luoyang, a string of murders targeting young women throws the city into turmoil. Dali Temple official Hu Zhengyi is tasked with uncovering the truth, while young martial artist Li Jianxing, seeking to solve his family’s massacre, approaches Hu Zhengyi with hidden motives. Together, they unravel chilling mysteries, transforming from wary strangers to loyal allies in a high-stakes quest for justice.
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
Detective Liu Shen and aspiring constable A Qing join forces to unravel a series of bizarre murders. As they uncover staged crimes and decade-old revenge plots, a mysterious killer bearing A Qing’s likeness emerges, bringing a new, imminent threat.
Laughing in the Wind is a 2001 Chinese television series produced by Zhang Jizhong, starring Li Yapeng and Xu Qing in the leading roles. The series is an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2001.
A man who time-travels from the past ends up getting taken in by a girl. As they spend time together, they start finding out the secrets of their birth.
The Forsyte Saga is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of The Forsyte Saga novels, and its sequel trilogy A Modern Comedy. The series follows the fortunes of the upper middle class Forsyte family, and stars Eric Porter as Soames, Kenneth More as Young Jolyon and Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene. It was adapted for television and produced by Donald Wilson and was originally shown in twenty-six episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2, at a time when only a small proportion of the population had television sets able to receive this channel. It was therefore the repeat on Sunday evenings on BBC1 starting on 8 September 1968 that secured the programme's success with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969. It was shown in the United States on public television and broadcast all over the world, and became the first BBC television series to be sold to the Soviet Union.
When strong-willed servant Huang Yu is wrongly accused during a Jinyiwei mission, she’s forced by stoic commander Lu Zhan to join the Northern Bureau as a constable. Gifted with a unique ability for solving crimes, Huang Yu uncovers shocking truths about her past. Amid perilous conspiracies and growing feelings for Lu Zhan, she rises from a humble maid to a fearless seeker of justice determined to clear her family’s name.
Chen Yinyin, a spirited girl from Chenzhai, and Shen Yi, the prime minister’s gentle son, come from contrasting worlds. Through misunderstandings and their clashing personalities, their bond deepens, unfolding a heartwarming journey of love and personal growth.
After losing her memory in a betrayal, General Mo Lingyue starts a new life under the name Shang Yueqing, only to be framed by her husband Liu Shifei and his allies. When her memories return, she joins forces with the crown prince Xie Changyan to expose a royal conspiracy and reclaim justice for her fallen comrades.
After descending to the mortal world, goddess Shen Luo falls in love with sect senior Pei Xuan and bears his child. Years later, she discovers their love was built on lies and that he has been unfaithful. Heartbroken, Shen Luo chooses to end their bond and face divine retribution. Reclaiming her true form, she returns as a goddess to deliver justice and avenge her son.
Yu Qing Luo gives birth to a son named Nan Nan. Seven years later, she becomes a renowned physician with unorthodox skills. She sets out to find Yang Xiu Cheng, Nan Nan's father. On her journey, she comes across a man named Ye Xiu Du, the prince of Feng Cang Kingdom. As Ye Xiu Du resembles Yang Xiu Cheng, Yu Qing Luo grew to resent him. However after several encounters, she realizes it was just a co-incidence and began to open up to him. At the same time, Yu Qing Luo's skills and talent attracted unwanted attention and she gets swept up in conflicts. Yu Qing Luo and Ye Xiu Du work together to defeat the opponents.
Upon returning from a trip with her husband NG MAN TAK (Chung King Fai), cookery teacher LO SIU LAI (Lee Sze Kei, Louise) is shocked to find that her little daughter NG CHOI NI (Chen Fala) has started cohabiting with a homosexually inclined colleague LAU TAT YAN (Hung Tin Ming) while her divorced sister LO SIU MEI (Ng Wing Mei) is seemingly caught up in a love triangle between tenant YAU KAI (Mak Cheung Ching) and her ex-husband. By and by TAK is forced to retire early and stays at home all day with nothing to do. LAI, on the other hand, is lucky enough to have the opportunity to host a culinary show on TV. Everything seems to have happened too fast but this does not leave LAI frustrated and accursed. Instead she tries to get round every problem with even more patience and dedication, which however is not appreciated by TAK. The bickering continues until LAI eventually thinks of a good way to tackle TAK…
The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.
Shu Man, a talented 21st-century magician, is suddenly transported into the fictional Jing Kingdom as Shen Yaoyao, the daughter of a prominent official. After witnessing the ruthless Xiao Yu assassinate the crown prince, she avoids death by feigning blindness. Fate soon entangles them in marriage, making her his princess consort and plunging her into a tense life of hidden dangers and secrets at every step.
Noblewoman Wen Wan once idolized Su Xuanjing, the most revered lord in the imperial city, but her wedding night turned into betrayal, leading to her family’s tragic massacre. Reborn with a thirst for revenge, Wen Wan is determined to change her fate, only to uncover a deeper conspiracy behind the tragedy. As the massacre’s shadows rise again and secrets unfold, Wen Wan must navigate this treacherous path—will her second chance be enough to alter her destiny?
This contemporary version of the classic drama series delves into the “what if” questions that keep us awake at night. Each episode tells emotional, provocative stories about people who walk in with a desire, but end up reborn to themselves through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.
In this new era, Catalina, now head of the DEA in Colombia, has a new challenge: to track down a criminal organization that is trafficking a new synthetic drug. What she ignores is that her daughter is part of the Cartel that traffics them and that Yésica, her worst enemy, is infiltrated in the DEA.
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
Desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life, Dodge Maynard accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he’s not the hunter but the prey.
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
Ian Mitchell is a lawyer and father who one day receives a box containing a gun and a picture of a stranger, along with instructions to kill the pictured person. He is subsequently attacked by another stranger, and discovers that he has been chosen by a mysterious organization known as The Watchers to participate in a lethal game.
Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, the series follows several seemingly unrelated characters living in a small city. Tying them all together is a mysterious savior who’s impeccably equipped for everything the night throws at them. As the clock winds down with their fates hanging in the balance, each character is forced to reckon with their pasts as they discover how far they will go to survive the night.
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Inspired by the classic television series of the same name.
Banshee: Origins is a series of webisodes based on the American drama television series produced by Cinemax called Banshee. The series offers flashbacks in-between the time where Lucas Hood was arrested and when Sheriff Lucas Hood first arrived in Banshee.
Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head to head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend, Sarah. Rudy, along with his boss, Bruiser, and her disheveled paralegal, Deck, uncovers two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son.
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.
Falsely accused of bombing a Los Angeles subway train by “tweet-now, confirm-later” journalism, blue collar worker Mike Ferro must prove his innocence by uncovering the real perpetrator, before the legendary cop heading the investigation can apprehend him.
The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence.
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
Dublin, 1868. The Guinness family patriarch is dead, and his four children — each with dark secrets to hide — hold the brewery's fate in their hands.
When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. They quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.
What if you lost your memory? What if a spy didn't know they were a spy? Years ago, the top agents of Citadel, Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, had their minds wiped. But, they're called back to action as sinister forces emerge from the past. With the help of spymaster Bernard Orlick, these former lovers must remember the past to save the future.
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.