The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002)

Original title

齊天大聖孫悟空

Cast

Dicky Cheung, Sam Lee, Edmond Leung, Gao Fan, Eric Kot, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Andy Hui

Genre

drama television series, comedy television series

Country

Hong Kong, Taiwan

Length

1 season, 44 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows the Monkey King as he journeys with his companions to retrieve Buddhist scriptures. They encounter various monsters and gods along the way.

whimsicalcomediclightheartedaction-packedmythicfast-pacedplayfulcolorful

What happens

The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (Chinese: 齊天大聖孫悟空) is a 2002 Hong Kong TV series based on the 16th-century novel Journey to the West. It is also a remake of the 1996 TVB version. This is the second Monkey King that is portrayed by Dicky Cheung, the other one being Journey to the West (1996). It is also the first Monkey King series that is not titled Journey to the West. It was only broadcast on TVB, even though it is a Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production. This series consists of 40 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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