Season 1
2001 | 2 Episodes
The Monkey King
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
- NBC
Czech Republic
English- 1 Season (2 Episodes)
- 2001 - 2001
- Ended
American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search for the long lost manuscript to 'Hsi Yu Chi' (The Journey to the West) by Wu Ch'eng En He is accompanied on his journey by a humanoid ape with incredible strength and magical powers, a humanoid pig-man, and his brother-in-arms, an ex-cannibal
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Storyline
American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search for the long lost manuscript to 'Hsi Yu Chi' (The Journey to the West) by Wu Ch'eng En. He is accompanied on his journey by a humanoid ape with incredible strength and magical powers, a humanoid pig-man, and his brother-in-arms, an ex-cannibal. Based on one of the greatest stories in Chinese history.
Country: Czech Republic
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English, Chinese
Release Date: December 1, 2001
Also Known As: The Lost Empire: The Legend of the Monkey King, L'empire du roi-singeKралят на маймуните, L'incantesimo del manoscritto, The Monkey King, Изгубљено царство: Краљ мајмуна, Guerreiros do Império Perdido, El rey mono, Podróż na zachód, Taxidi stous thrylous, Le dernier empire, モンキーキング 西遊記, Monkey King, Monkey King - Ein Krieger zwischen den Welten, The Lost Empire, A sárkány éve, Король обезьян | See more »
Plot Keywords
journey to the west
sun-wukong-the-monkey-king-character
chinese
demon
dragon
manuscript
scholar
time
battle
china
goddess
tv-mini-series
palace
hermit
jungle
cave
book-burning
emperor
writer
pilgrimage
tiger
chanting
bamboo
stage
magic-spell
costume
proverb
chinese-opera
voice-over
folklore
flashback
chinatown
warrior
legend
artifact
candle
fable
lance
fire
temple
explosion
professor
reference-to-mao-tse-tung
sword
prisoner
royal-court
transformation
armor
incarceration
walled-city
prime-minister
supernatural-power
capture
reference-to-bruce-lee
soldier
inter-cultural
two-part-tv-movie
magic
book
giant
martial-arts
Company Credits
Production Co: Hallmark Entertainment, RTL, Babelsberg International Film Produktion, Milk & Honey Pictures
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Awards
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OFTA Television Award 2001
Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Nominee
OFTA Television Award
Best Visual Effects in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
Primetime Emmy 2001
Nominee
Primetime Emmy
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
