Candle in the Tomb (2016)

Original title

鬼吹灯之精绝古城

Directed by

Kong Sheng

Cast

Jin Dong, Chen Qiao En, Zhao Da, Wang Yong Quan, Yang Xin Ming, Feng Hui, Kuang Mu Ye, Jin Ze Hao

Genre

action & adventure, drama, mystery

Country

People's Republic of China

Length

1 season, 21 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of tomb raiders explores ancient underground chambers and faces supernatural dangers while trying to uncover the source of a curse. The story follows their journey through treacherous ruins and hidden secrets.

suspensefuladventurousfast-pacedatmosphericmysteriousaction-packedspookycharacter-driven

What happens

Candle in the Tomb (Chinese: 鬼吹灯之精绝古城) is a 2016 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel Ghost Blows Out the Light. It is directed by Kong Sheng, produced by Hou Hongliang and stars Jin Dong, Joe Chen and Zhao Da. It tells the story of a gang of tomb raiders as they go on adventures and unearth the truth behind a mysterious curse. The drama aired 3 episodes every Monday at 20:00 on Tencent Video from 19 December 2016. The series received acclaim for its exciting and fast-paced storyline, actors' performance as well as staying true to the novel. It surpassed 200 million views in one day and has over 1.6 billion views in total. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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