''Ever Night'' () is a 2018 Chinese television series based on the novel ''Jiang Ye'' by Mao Ni. It stars Chen Feiyu and Song Yiren. The series streamed on Tencent Video beginning October 31, 2018. The second season premiered on January 13, 2020, with Dylan Wang replaced Chen Feiyu as the lead star.

Synopsis

In the ancient world lies a prophecy: Upon the arrival of Yong Ye, the world will be thrown into Chaos.

The story takes place in the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

. When a family was unjustly massacred by a great general, only a young boy named Ning Que escapes. He manages to survive in the wilds through his wits and by defending the border of Tang and Yan as a soldier of sorts. One day, he digs a little girl he named Sang Sang, because of a mulberry shaped leaf birthmark on her foot (Sang sang means mulberry) out of a pile of corpses. Since that day, the two of them are inseparable. Ning Que joins the frontier military and eventually becomes part of the entourage of Princess Li Yu as she travels back to the capital. He manages to join the most prestigious academy in Tang where he discovers a hidden school within Tang Academy known as the Second Story. Members of this hidden school are invited disciples of Confucius (Fu Zi). He becomes the 13th disciple as well as the school’s ambassador. Becoming a disciple of Fu Zi leads him and Sang Sang to many wondrous and near death adventures. When Sang Sang becomes ill with a mysterious illness, Ning Que takes her to a doctor, only to discover that Sang Sang is the reincarnation of Yong Ye (Eternal Night), a mysterious and powerful being that is prophesied to bring chaos. Many hostile forces are gathering around them, and people are not who they appeared to be. Is Ning Que the son of the King of Underworld, or the savior of humanity against the Eternal Night? Ning Que would defy the powers of Heaven and Earth to protect his beloved.

Cast

Tang Empire State

Strongest Empire of the South. Home of the Great Cultivators and Warriors.

Tang Academy

Top Academy of the Country. Home to the mysterious and powerful Cultivators.

Tang kingdom

Yan kingdom

Archnemesis of Tang Empire.

Xiling Immortal Shrine

Home of the Dao Cultivists that overpowered the Continent. They strictly follow the law of Hao Tian. Home of Heaven Decree Academy, the arch-nemesis of Fu Zi Academy.

Sect Masters (Wayfarers)

Others

Production

The script for ''Ever Night'' was once awarded the Gold Prize at the 网络文学双年奖, and reportedly took two years to complete. Penning the script is Xu Run, who once wrote the screenplay for notable television series like '' Records of Kangxi's Travel Incognito'' and ''Maritime Silk Road''. The production team has also invited

Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese visual artist, character designer, illustrator, a scenic designer for theatre and film, and a costume designer. He began his career in 1967 at Tatsunoko Production working on anime such as '' Speed Racer'' and later became the c ...

to act as the series' concept director, and John Bruno as the special effects director. The series began filming at

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in August 2017, and wrapped up filming in February 2018. Filming took place in

and

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Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Tencent web series Television series by Tencent Pictures Chinese fantasy television series 2018 Chinese television series debuts Television shows based on Chinese novels 2018 web series debuts Chinese web series Tencent original programming