| The Legendary Ranger | |
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| Also known as | 原振俠 |
| Genre | Wuxia, fantasy, science fiction |
| Starring | Leon Lai Michelle Reis Catherine Hung Athena Chu |
| Opening theme | Wishing That You'll Not Leave Tonight |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mui Siu-ching |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Running time | 45 minutes (each) |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jade |
| Release | 3 January – 26 March 1993 |
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The Legendary Ranger (Chinese: 原振俠, Yuan Zhen-xia) is a 1993 Hong Kong cross-genre television miniseries produced by Mui Siu-ching and aired by TVB. The series starred Leon Lai,[1] Michelle Reis[1] and Catherine Hung,[1] and featured a supporting cast of veteran actors, stars, and future stars, including Faye Wong and Athena Chu. It is based on Ni Kuang's fictional surgeon/adventurer Yuan Zhen-xia and is set in the Wisely fictional universe, a setting in which extraterrestrial aliens, magic and wuxia heroes co-exist.
At the time Leon Lai was at the beginning of the Four Heavenly Kings period of his career and the series' was filmed and edited, especially the fight scenes, with a pop video sensibility. The series cross-genre setting and visual aesthetic was at the time groundbreaking in comparison to the historical costume wuxia that Hong Kong audiences were used to.
- ^ a b c "《原振俠》港劇星味不復返" ["The Legendary Ranger" unrepeatable star quality in Hong Kong dramas]. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). 16 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.