A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch | |
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Also known as | Time-Traveling Officials |
超時空男臣 | |
Genre | Historical fiction, Science fiction, Comedy, Wuxia |
Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
Written by | Wong Wai-keung (head writer), Mak Sai-lung, Leung Tse-yin, Yim Lai-wah, Man Yu-han, Ngai Hong-yee, Gu Hin-lung |
Starring | Edwin Siu Kristal Tin Raymond Cho Grace Wong Matthew Ho Rebecca Zhu David Chiang Tsui Wing Joseph Lee Willie Wai Claire Yiu |
Theme music composer | Damon Chui |
Opening theme | "Praise for War" (戰勝吧) by Fred Cheng |
Ending theme | "木紋" (Wood Grain) by Denise Ho |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 32 |
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Executive producer | Catherine Tsang |
Producer | Marco Law |
Production locations | Hong Kong, Foshan China |
Editor | Wong Wai-keung |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | TVB |
Original release | |
Network | TVB Jade |
Release | 17 July 27 August 2017 | –
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Traditional Chinese | 超時空男臣 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Time-Travelling Male Official" | ||||||||||
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A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch (Traditional Chinese: 超時空男臣; literally "Time-Travelling Male Official") is a 2017 Hong Kong television costume historical, science fiction comedy drama produced by Marco Law for TVB, starring Edwin Siu, Kristal Tin, Raymond Cho, Grace Wong and Matthew Ho as the main cast. It premiered on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and Malaysia's Astro On Demand on July 17, 2017 airing Monday through Friday during its 8:30 to 9:30 pm timeslot and concluding August 27, 2017 with a total of 32 episodes.[1]
A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch is a historical fiction comedy about three Ming dynasty imperial officials who accidentally travel to modern day Mainland China by accident while searching for the crown prince's missing wife. The three male leads are actual historical Chinese figures Yuan Chonghuan, Zuo Guangdou and Wei Zhongxian, however, the characters are portrayed fictitiously in the drama.