Meteor Garden (2018 TV series)

Meteor Garden
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Genre
Based onMeteor Garden, Boys Over Flowers (花より男子, Hana Yori Dango)
Written bySharon Mao[1]
Directed byLin Helong[2]
Starring
Opening theme"For You" by Dylan Wang (王鹤棣), Darren Chen (官鸿), Caesar Wu (吴希泽), Connor Leong (梁靖康)
Ending theme"Love Exists" (爱,存在) by Kiki Wei (魏奇奇)
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes
  • 49 (Netflix / DVD Version)
  • 50 (TV Version)
Production
ProducerAngie Chai[1]
Production locationsShanghai, China
London, United Kingdom
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
  • Star Ritz
  • Mango Entertainment[1]
  • Edko Films
Budget$33 million[1]
Original release
NetworkHunan Television (China)
Netflix (Worldwide)
ReleaseJuly 9 (2018-07-09) –
August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29)
Related
Boys Over Flowers "Hana Yori Dango" (1992 manga, 1996 anime, 1997 animated film; Japan)
Hana Yori Dango (1995 film, Japan)
Meteor Garden (2001, Taiwan)
Meteor Garden II (2002, Taiwan)
Hana Yori Dango (2005, Japan)
Hana Yori Dango Returns (2007, Japan)
Hana Yori Dango Final (2008, Japan)
Boys Over Flowers (2009, South Korea)
Hana Nochi Hare: HanaDan Next Season (2018, Japan)
F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers (2021, Thailand)
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Meteor Garden (Chinese: 流星花园; pinyin: Liúxīng Huāyuán) is a 2018 mainland Chinese television series starring Shen Yue, Dylan Wang, Darren Chen, Caesar Wu, and Connor Leong. The series is based on the Japanese manga series Boys Over Flowers (花より男子, Hana Yori Dango) written by Yoko Kamio, and a remake of the 2001 Taiwanese series of the same name.[1] The series is produced by the maker of the original Taiwanese series Angie Chai and directed by Lin Helong.[3][2] It is set in Shanghai and London.

The series reboot was first broadcast in China on Hunan Television, then made available after its airing to VIP users of its streaming counterpart, Mango TV. The stream was then made available to everyone the day after it aired. Two episodes were released per day on a Monday to Wednesday basis. It is also available globally via Netflix.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Trailblazing idol drama Meteor Garden getting S$33-million reboot". The Straits Times. April 12, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "《流星花园》导演换人!疑因热恋陈意涵耽误拍摄". Sina (in Chinese). February 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Meet the new F4 and Shancai in the 2018 Meteor Garden TV reboot". The Straits Times. November 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "New F4 are ready to charm in Netflix's 'Meteor Garden' 2018". South China Morning Post. July 11, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2023.