| A Tale of Thousand Stars | |
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| Also known as | 1000 Stars |
| Thai | นิทานพันดาว |
| Genre | |
| Based on | นิทานพันดาว by Bacteria |
| Directed by | Noppharnach Chaiwimol |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "นิทานพันดาว" (A Tale Of Thousand Stars) by Napat Injaiuea |
| Country of origin | Thailand |
| Original language | Thai |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Production company | GMMTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 29 January – 2 April 2021 |
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A Tale of Thousand Stars (Thai: นิทานพันดาว – 1000stars; RTGS: Ni-than Phan Dao – 1000stars) is a 2021 Thai television series starring Pirapat Watthanasetsiri (Earth) and Sahaphap Wongratch (Mix). The series follows Tian Sopasitsakun (Sahaphap Wongratch), who receives a heart transplant after volunteer teacher Torfun (Sarunchana Apisamaimongkol) dies in a tragic accident. By reading through Torfun's diary, Tian learns about her final wish, which is to count a thousand stars with Phupha Viriyanon (Pirapat Watthanasetsiri), a chief forest ranger. In time, Tian accepts Torfun's destiny as his own.
Directed by Noppharnach Chaiwimol[1] and produced by GMMTV, it is one of the twelve television series GMMTV showcased for 2020 during their "New & Next" event on 15 October 2019.[2][3] Originally scheduled as a 2020 release, the series premiered on GMM 25 and LINE TV on 29 January 2021, airing on Fridays at 20:30 ICT and 22:30 ICT, respectively.[4] The series aired its final episode on 2 April 2021, it was replaced by Fish upon the Sky (wherein Sahaphap is a part of the cast.) on its timeslot on GMM25. The series had an rerun every Friday to Sunday from 3 September to 24 September 2021 at 8:30 pm on GMM25, replacing the reruns of 2gether: The Series and Still 2gether. The rerun of the series was then subsequently replaced by the rerun of its successor series, Fish upon the Sky on its timeslot.
It was featured on Teen Vogue's best BL dramas list in 2021, and gained widespread popularity among fans.[5]
- ^ ""นิทานพันดาว" เจอดราม่า! เปลี่ยนอาชีพพระเอกจาก ทหาร เป็น ผู้พิทักษ์ป่า". sanook.com (in Thai). Sanook.com. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ อรัณย์ หนองพล (16 October 2019). "เปิดโผซีรีส์ใหม่ปี 2020 ของ GMMTV ทั้งซีรีส์วาย, ภาคต่อ, รีเมกเกาหลี และลิขสิทธิ์ F4!". thestandard.com (in Thai). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "New Project TV Series Of GMM TV For 2020". thaiupdate.info. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "เผยเคมีสุดจิ้น "เอิร์ท-มิกซ์" ผ่านตัวอย่างธรรมชาติโอบล้อม "นิทานพันดาว"". sanook.com (in Thai). Sanook.com. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Williams, K-Ci (16 December 2021). "The Best BL Dramas of 2021". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 19 December 2022.