Candle in the Tomb (TV series)

Candle in the Tomb
GenreAction, Adventure, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller
Based onGhost Blows Out the Light by Zhang Muye
Written byZhang Muye
Bai Yicong
Directed byKong Sheng
StarringJin Dong
Joe Chen
Zhao Da
Ending themeFlowing Down (顺流而下) by Jane Zhang
Country of originChina
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes21
Production
ProducerHou Hongliang
Running time35 minutes
Production companiesDaylight Entertainment
Tencent Penguin Pictures
Dream Author
Original release
NetworkTencent Video
Release19 December 2016 (2016-12-19)
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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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  2. ^ "Highly-anticipated tomb-raiding adventure series on air". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ "《鬼吹灯之精绝古城》首播告捷 网友们是这么评价". Piaoliang.com. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. ^ "《鬼吹灯之精绝古城》赵达版王凯旋实力吸睛". NetEase.
  5. ^ "《鬼吹灯之精绝古城》剧情过半点击近16亿 评分远超同类题材". NetEase.