| Candle in the Tomb | |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller |
| Based on | Ghost Blows Out the Light by Zhang Muye |
| Written by | Zhang Muye Bai Yicong |
| Directed by | Kong Sheng |
| Starring | Jin Dong Joe Chen Zhao Da |
| Ending theme | Flowing Down (顺流而下) by Jane Zhang |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Hou Hongliang |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production companies | Daylight Entertainment Tencent Penguin Pictures Dream Author |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tencent Video |
| Release | 19 December 2016 |
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Candle in the Tomb (Chinese: 鬼吹灯之精绝古城) is a 2016 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel Ghost Blows Out the Light. It is directed by Kong Sheng, produced by Hou Hongliang and stars Jin Dong, Joe Chen and Zhao Da.[1] It tells the story of a gang of tomb raiders as they go on adventures and unearth the truth behind a mysterious curse.[2] The drama aired 3 episodes every Monday at 20:00 on Tencent Video from 19 December 2016.
The series received acclaim for its exciting and fast-paced storyline, actors' performance as well as staying true to the novel.[3] It surpassed 200 million views in one day [4] and has over 1.6 billion views in total.[5]
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