A Tale of Thousand Stars (2021)

Original title

นิทานพันดาว

Directed by

Noppharnach Chaiwimol

Genre

LGBT-related television series

Country

Thailand

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

น 13+

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 66 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Tian receives a heart transplant from a volunteer teacher who died in an accident. Through her diary, he discovers her wish to count a thousand stars with a forest ranger named Phupha. Tian decides to take on her destiny and goes to meet Phupha.

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What happens

A Tale of Thousand Stars (Thai: นิทานพันดาว – 1000stars; RTGS: Ni-than Phan Dao – 1000stars) is a 2021 Thai television series starring Pirapat Watthanasetsiri (Earth) and Sahaphap Wongratch (Mix). The series follows Tian Sopasitsakun (Sahaphap Wongratch), who receives a heart transplant after volunteer teacher Torfun (Sarunchana Apisamaimongkol) dies in a tragic accident. By reading through Torfun's diary, Tian learns about her final wish, which is to count a thousand stars with Phupha Viriyanon (Pirapat Watthanasetsiri), a chief forest ranger. In time, Tian accepts Torfun's destiny as his own. Directed by Noppharnach Chaiwimol and produced by GMMTV, it is one of the twelve television series GMMTV showcased for 2020 during their "New & Next" event on 15 October 2019. Originally scheduled as a 2020 release, the series premiered on GMM 25 and LINE TV on 29 January 2021, airing on Fridays at 20:30 ICT and 22:30 ICT, respectively. The series aired its final episode on 2 April 2021, it was replaced by Fish upon the Sky (wherein Sahaphap is a part of the cast.) on its timeslot on GMM25. The series had an rerun every Friday to Sunday from 3 September to 24 September 2021 at 8:30 pm on GMM25, replacing the reruns of 2gether: The Series and Still 2gether. The rerun of the series was then subsequently replaced by the rerun of its successor series, Fish upon the Sky on its timeslot. It was featured on Teen Vogue's best BL dramas list in 2021, and gained widespread popularity among fans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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