A General, A Scholar and A Eunuch (2017)

Name: A General, A Scholar and A Eunuch
Released: 2017-07-17

A General, A Scholar and A Eunuch poster

Original title: 超時空男臣
Country: Hong Kong
Length: 1 season, 32 episodes
Rated: 14+
Rating: 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere: IMDb

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How it feels

Three officials from the Ming dynasty accidentally time travel to modern day China. They try to find their way back home while adapting to the present and searching for a missing person.

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What happens

A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch (Traditional Chinese: 超時空男臣; literally "Time-Travelling Male Official") is a 2017 Hong Kong television costume historical, science fiction comedy drama produced by Marco Law for TVB, starring Edwin Siu, Kristal Tin, Raymond Cho, Grace Wong and Matthew Ho as the main cast. It premiered on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and Malaysia's Astro On Demand on July 17, 2017 airing Monday through Friday during its 8:30 to 9:30 pm timeslot and concluding August 27, 2017 with a total of 32 episodes. A General, a Scholar and a Eunuch is a historical fiction comedy about three Ming dynasty imperial officials who accidentally travel to modern day Mainland China by accident while searching for the crown prince's missing wife. The three male leads are actual historical Chinese figures Yuan Chonghuan, Zuo Guangdou and Wei Zhongxian, however, the characters are portrayed fictitiously in the drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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