Love Destiny (TV series)

Love Destiny
GenreRomance
Comedy
Drama
Historical
Time travel
Based onBupphesanniwat by Rompaeng
Written bySalaya Sukanivatt
Directed byPawat Panangkasri
StarringRanee Campen
Thanavat Vatthanaputi
Louis Scott
Susira Nanna
Parama Imanothai
Country of originThailand
Original languageThai
No. of episodes15 + 3 special episodes
Production
ProducerArunocha Bhanubandhu
Running time150 minutes
Production companyBroadcast Thai Television
Original release
NetworkChannel 3
ReleaseFebruary 21 (2018-02-21) –
April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)
Related
Love Destiny 2
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Love Destiny [1](Thai: บุพเพสันนิวาส; RTGSBupphesanniwat; IPA: [bùp.pʰeː.sǎn.ní.wâ:t]) is a 2018 Thai historical television series that originally aired on Channel 3 from February 21 to April 11, 2018. The 15-episode series contains elements of romance, comedy, and time travel.[2] Starring Ranee Campen and Thanawat Wattanaputi, Love Destiny was a major hit in Thailand and gained popularity across Asia and contributed to a rise of tourists in the filming locations.[3] Its success has been attributed to its elaborate screenplay, costumes, and locations.[4]

The lakorn, set in Ayutthaya Kingdom, during the reign of King Narai, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rompaeng, the penname of Chanyawi Somprida.[5] The novel got the Seven book award in 2010 and was adapted into a television drama for the first time in this series. The television adaptation was done by Broadcast Thai Television, the scriptwrier was Sanlaya, and the director was Pawat Panangsiri.[6]

  1. ^ "'Love Destiny' is more fantasy than nostalgia". 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ hermesauto (2018-03-31). "Prisoners in Thailand get to watch mega drama hit Love Destiny - by popular demand". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ^ Finlay, Leslie (23 April 2018). "Love Destiny: The Kitsch Period Drama Taking Thailand by Storm". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. ^ "Venerating the past, traditional costume fever grips Thailand". Reuters. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  5. ^ "รอมแพง เธอคือใคร? ใยคนอยากรู้จักกันทั้งเมือง", http://www.newtv.co.th/news/12576, accessed March 29, 2018.
  6. ^ ^"บุพเพสันนิวาส", http://www.ch3thailand.com/ละครช่อง3/second/477/บุพเพสันนิวาส.html, accessed March 29, 2018.