The Untamed (陈情令, Chén Qíng Lìng) is a 2019 Chinese web series loosely based on the xianxia novel Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, starring Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo.
Release[]
The Untamed aired in China on Tencent Video from June 27, 2019 to August 20, 2019, although VIP users could access the episodes at an earlier date. As of December 2021, the series has recieved more than ten billion streams on WeTV.[1]
On June 27, 2021 – the series' two year anniversary – plans for a complete Japanese dub were announced on Twitter.
Synopsis[]
Sixteen years ago, the cultivation world was ruled over by five clans: Gusu Lan, Yunmeng Jiang, Qinghe Nie, Qishan Wen, and Lanling Jin.
The most powerful, the Wen Clan, dominates over the smaller Lan, Jiang, Nie, and Jin Clans. The carefree Wei Wuxian becomes fast friends with the righteous Lan Wangji, and during their adventures, the pair find out that the head of the Wen Clan is the evil mastermind behind a series of plots that would wreak havoc upon the lands.
Wei Wuxian’s attempts to protect the innocent members of the Wen Clan from unfair persecution leads to disaster, and he goes missing in the process. Wei Wuxian reappears sixteen years later, and works together with Lan Wangji to solve a series of murder mysteries, eventually finding and defeating the true culprit.
Cast[]
Main Characters[]
(Mandarin) |
(Japanese) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Wuxian | Xiao Zhan Su Yaxin (child) |
Lu Zhixing | Ryohei Kimura |
| Lan Wangji | Wang Yibo Chen Junkai (child) |
Bian Jiang | Shinnosuke Tachibana |
Gusu Lan Clan[]
(Mandarin) |
(Japanese) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lan Xichen | Liu Haikuan Shen Yifeng (child) |
Ling Fei | Toshiyuki Morikawa |
| Lan Sizhui | Zheng Fanxing Jiang Yiting (child) |
Chen Jinwen | Shimba Tsuchiya |
| Lan Jingyi | Guo Cheng | Liu Sicen | Soma Saito |
| Lan Qiren | Huang Ziteng | Zhang Wentian | Mitsuhiro Sakamaki |
| Lan Yi | Lee Yeuk-tung | Lu Gengyi |
Yunmeng Jiang Clan[]
(Mandarin) |
(Japanese) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiang Cheng | Wang Zhuocheng Huang Zhenchen (child) |
Wang Kai | Hikaru Midorikawa |
| Jiang Yanli | Xuan Lu Ye Xuantong (child) |
Bai Xuecen | Saori Hayami |
| Jiang Fengmian | Lu Jianmin | Tang Shuiyu | Kenji Hamada |
| Yu Ziyuan | Zhang Jingtong | Li Jinyan | Takako Honda |
| Jinzhu and Yinzhu | Zhang Jing (Jinzhu) Liu Xiaobin (Yinzhu) |
N/A | |
| Sixth Shidi | Lin Chenyue | N/A |
Lanling Jin Clan[]
(Mandarin) |
(Japanese) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jin Guangyao | Zhu Zanjin | Su Shangqing | Akira Ishida |
| Jin Ling | Qi Peixin | Zhang Si Wang Zhi | Yuki Kaji |
| Jin Zixuan | Cao Yuchen | Shi Zekun | Kenji Akabane |
| Jin Guangshan | Shen Xiaohai | Yang Mo | Sho Hayami |
| Qin Su | Jin Luying | N/A | |
| Jin Zixun | Yao Shuhao | Wang Minna | |
| Hu Xiaoting | N/A | ||
| Liu Yinjun | N/A |
Qinghe Nie Clan[]
(Mandarin) |
(Japanese) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nie Huaisang | Ji Li | Ji Li | Natsuki Hanae |
| Nie Mingjue | Wang Yizhou | Zhao Yi | Hiroshi Shirokuma |
Qishan Wen Clan[]
(Mandarin) |
(Japanese) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wen Ning | Yu Bin Su Qiuyi (child) |
Li Xin | Nobunaga Shimazaki |
| Wen Qing | Meng Ziyi Lin Chenxi (child) |
Qiao Shiyu | Ayako Kawasumi |
| Wen Ruohan | Xiu Qing | Liu Cong | Kenta Miyake |
| Wen Chao | He Peng | Wen Jingyuan | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
| Wen Xu | Wang Rong | N/A | |
| Wen Zhuliu | Feng Mingjing | Chang Wentao | Keiko Sakai |
| Granny Wen | Cai Yingchun | N/A | |
| Uncle Four | Yi Jianxiang | N/A |
Yi City[]
(Mandarin) |
(Japanese) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiao Xingchen | Song Jiyang | Chenzhang Taikang | Kaito Ishikawa |
| Xue Yang | Wang Haoxuan | Liu Sanmu | Kouki Uchiyama |
| Song Lan | Li Bowen | Lu Lifeng | Takuya Eguchi |
| A-Qing | Chen Zhuoxuan | He Wenxiao |
Others[]
Cultivators from Other Clans[]
(Mandarin) |
(Japanese) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Su She | Feng Cong | Liu Beichen | Masafumi Kobatake |
| Wang Lingjiao | Lu Enjie | Qiu Qiu | Kana Asumi |
| Ouyang Zizhen | Cao Junxiang | Qian Wenqing | |
| Clan Leader Yao | Niu Zhiqiang | N/A | |
| Clan Leader Ouyang | Pu Changcheng | N/A | |
| Yi Weichun | Zhang Ye | N/A | |
| Fang Mengchen | Xu Xiaowen | N/A |
Rogue Cultivators[]
(Mandarin) |
(Japanese) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Luo Qingyang | Wang Yifei | Zhang Yumeng | Lynn |
| Baoshan Sanren | Liu Tingyu | Bai Xuecen | |
| Xue Chonghai | Yu Zikuan | N/A |
Non-Cultivators[]
| Mo Ziyuan | Sun Shengxuan |
| Madam Mo | Jia Shuyi |
| Mister Mo | Liu Damin |
| A-Tong | Du Shihie |
| A-Ding | Feng Qiruo |
| A-Yan | Zhang Linran |
| Sisi | Su Yue |
| Bicao | Fan Huawei |
Spinoff Movies[]
The Untamed spawned two spinoff movies: The Living Dead (生魂; shēng hún; lit. living hun) released November 7, 2019, and Fatal Journey (乱魄; luàn pò; lit. chaotic po), released March 26, 2020.
The Living Dead[]
Cast[]
| Wen Ning | Yu Bin |
| Lan Sizhui | Zheng Fanxing |
| Xiao Qing | Wang Yifei |
| Zhao Yi | Gao Han |
| Zhou Zishu | He Longlong |
Fatal Journey[]
Cast[]
| Nie Huaisang | Ji Li Xu Weiluo (child) |
| Nie Mingjue | Wang Yizhou Xuan Yuewen (child) |
| Jin Guangyao | Zhu Zanjin |
| Nie Zonghui | He Xiang |
Awards and Nominations[]
| The Third Internet Film Festival |
Best Director | Chen Jialin | Won |
| Best New Actor | Zhu Zanjin | Won | |
| GQ 2019 Men of the Year | Breakthrough Actor of the Year |
Wang Yibo | Won |
| 6th "The Actors of China" Award Ceremony |
Best Actor (Web Series) | Xiao Zhan | Nominated |
| Golden Tower Award | Most Popular Drama | The Untamed | Won |
| Most Popular Actor | Xiao Zhan | Won | |
| Wang Yibo | Nominated | ||
| Sofa Film Festival | Most Popular Actor of the Autumn |
Xiao Zhan | Won |
| 6th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China (Wenrong Awards) |
Best Web Drama | The Untamed | Nominated |
| Best Director | Chen Jialin | Won | |
| Best Producer | Fang Fang | Won | |
| 3rd Yinchuan Internet Film Festival | Best Web Series | The Untamed | Nominated |
| Best Actor (Web Series) |
Xiao Zhan | Won | |
| 26th Huading Awards | Best Television Series | The Untamed | 1oth |
| Best Director | Chen Jialin Zheng Weiwen |
Nominated | |
| Best Producer | Yang Xia, Fang Fang, Wang Chu, Liu Mingtie |
Nominated | |
| Best Newcomer | Xiao Zhan | Won | |
| Wang Yibo | Nominated | ||
| Top Ten Favorite Actors | Wang Yibo | Won | |
| 2nd Cultural and Entertainment Industry Congress |
Best Actor (Drama) | Xiao Zhan | Nominated |
| Breakthrough Actor (Drama) | Xiao Zhan | Nominated | |
| Wang Yibo | Nominated | ||
| Best Couple | Xiao Zhan Wang Yibo |
Nominated | |
| China Entertainment Industry Summit (Golden Pufferfish Awards) |
Best Drama | The Untamed | Won |
| Best Marketing | The Untamed | Won | |
| Producer of the Year | Yang Xia | Won | |
| 7th Thailand Headlines Person of the Year Awards |
Most Influential Award | The Untamed Cast | Won |
| Tencent Music Entertainment Awards |
Song of the Year | "Unrestrained" | Won |
| China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival (1st Network Drama Awards) |
Most Popular Actor | Wang Yibo | Won |
| Most Anticipated Actor | He Peng | Won | |
| 20th China Video Awards | IP of the Year | The Untamed | Won |
| Weibo TV Series Awards | Most Popular Television Series |
The Untamed | Nominated |
| Most Outstanding Actor |
Xiao Zhan | 7th | |
| Wang Yibo | 4th | ||
| Song Jiyang | Nominated | ||
| Wang Zhuocheng | Nominated | ||
| Yu Bin | Nominated | ||
| Zheng Fanxing | Nominated | ||
| Liu Haikuan | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Character |
Wei Wuxian | Won | |
| Lan Wangji | Won | ||
| Golden Bud - The Fourth Network Film and Television Festival |
Best Web Series | The Untamed | Nominated |
| Most Influential Web Series |
The Untamed | Won | |
| Best Web Film | The Living Dead | Nominated | |
| Most Popular Director | Chen Jialin | Won | |
| Best Actor | Xiao Zhan | Nominated | |
| Wang Yibo | Nominated | ||
| Best Newcomer | Guo Cheng | Nominated | |
| Song Jiyang | Nominated | ||
| Wang Zhuocheng | Nominated | ||
| Wang Haoxuan | Nominated | ||
| Zheng Fanxing | Nominated | ||
| New Force Energy | Wang Haoxuan | Won | |
| Sougou In Award | Drama of the Year | The Untamed | Won |
| Kugou Music Awards | Song of the Year | "Unrestrained" | Won |
| Film and TV Role Model 2019 Ranking |
Drama of the Year | The Untamed | Nominated |
| Actor of the Year | Xiao Zhan | Nominated | |
| Baidu Fudian Awards | Top Ten Television Series |
The Untamed | Won |
| Sina Film & TV Awards | Top Ten Television Series |
The Untamed | Won |
| 8th China Student Television Festival | Most Watched Television Series |
The Untamed | Won |
| Tencent Video All Star Awards | Web Drama of the Year | The Untamed | Won |
| Popular Actors of the Year |
Xiao Zhan | Won | |
| Wang Yibo | Won | ||
| Most Promising Actor | Liu Haikuan | Won | |
| Doki New Force | Wang Zhuocheng | Won | |
| Tencent Entertainment White Paper |
Television Actor of the Year |
Xiao Zhan | Won |
| Star Celebrity Board: Television Actor of the Year |
Xiao Zhan | Won | |
| Weibo Awards Ceremony | Hot Drama of the Year | The Untamed | Won |
| Media and Entertainment Industry Reporter | Innovative Marketing of the Year |
The Untamed | Won |
| Hengdian World Studio Classic Ranking |
Most Popular Drama | The Untamed | Won |
| Most Popular Character | Wei Wuxian (Xiao Zhan) | Won |