Web Drama: Tomb of the Sea / Sand Sea
Chinese Title: 沙海 / Sha Hai
Broadcast Website: Tencent
Broadcast Date: July 20, 2018 |
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Suspense, Treasure Hunt
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 52
Director: Mao Kunyu, Li Zelu, Zou Xi
Screenwriter: Nanpai Sanshu, Tang Qicen, Zhang Yuan'ang
Production Company: Tencent Penguin Pictures, NP Entertainment, Ciwen Media
Producer: Fang Fang, Bai Yicong
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Nan Pai San Shu
Watch Episodes On: Viki (eng subs), Youtube (eng subs)
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Synopsis and Plot Summary
A high school student accidentally becomes the key person in an elaborate setup, leaving him no choice but to join Wu Xie in a dangerous mission.
Faced with an abusive father at home, Li Cu (Wu Lei) is a high school student who doesn't harbor much home for his future. However, an unusual encounter with a man who has returned from the desert changes his life.
Wu Xie's (Qin Hao) tomb raiding experiences through the years have hardened him and honed his wisdom. He approaches Li Cu, a young man who has become crucial to his plan and coerces him to accompany them on a mission. Under the guise of a photographer, Wu Xie heads back to the the desert with Li Cu in tow to begin a battle that was fated since thousands of years ago.
Fun Facts
- Filming lasted 113 days beginning on September 15, 2017 and ending on January 9, 2018.
- Filming took place in Wuxi and Yinchuan.
- Wu Xie is the main character of The Lost Tomb series. In this version, he is older, wiser, more mature and ready for the coming fight.
- The cast and crew filmed in the desert for almost two months.
- Zhang Meng learned that she was pregnant shortly after filming started. She ended up having a miscarriage and returned to film after a week break.
- It hit 100 million views in the first five hours after premiere.
- By its series finale, it has reached 5 billion views.
Cast
Leo Wu Lei as Li Cu | |
Qin Hao as Wu Xie | |
Alina Zhang Meng as Su Nan | |
Yang Rong as Liang Wan | |
Jeffrey Ji Chen as Hei Ye | |
Zhang Mingen as Zhang Rishan |
Supporting Cast
- Liang Tian as Yang Jingmi
- Zhu Jie as Wang Meng
- Zhu Jian as Yang Hao
- Wang Haoxuan as Su Wan
- Yu Kaining as Luo Que
- Lay Zhang Yixing as Jie Yuchen
- Chen Jiawen as Shen Qiong
- Chen Minghao as Wang Pangzi
- GAI as Zheng Yi
- Dou Bai Lin as Bai She
- Kong Songjin as Huo Youxue
- Zhang Yiwen as Chen Jinshui
- Qiao Minglin as Lao Tie
- Yao Lu as Ma Maonian
- Yu Hewei as Wu Sansheng
- Liu Chang as Wang Can
Soundtracks
- Da Mo Jing (大漠经) by Chen Xue Ran (陈雪燃)
- Mi Jing (秘境) by He Hui Hui (和汇慧)
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