The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre

Based On the book by Jin Yong

Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre (倚天屠龙记) is a 2019 Chinese wuxia television series adapted from the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong. Originally published in newspapers from 1961 to 1963, the story has been revised twice; once in 1979 and the second in 2005. This remake is primarily based on the third edition of the novel and also being promoted as a rework to the 1994 adaptation. The series is the first adaptation to be released as a web series and was first broadcast on Tencent in China on February 27, 2019.

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Release date:

February 27, 2019

Director:

Jiang Jiajun

Cast:

Zeng Shunxi, Chen Yuqi, Zhu Xudan

Genre:

Wuxia

Country:

People's Republic of China

Language:

Standard Chinese

Year page:

2019 in adaptations