The King’s Avatar (2019)
In the online game Glory, Ye Xiu (Yang Yang) is a text-book and top tier professional player. Used as a scapegoat for the team’s poor ranking, his club forces him to retire to make way for new blood.
After leaving the pro-scene, he finds a job working the grave yard shift as a manager of an Internet Cafe. When Glory launches its 10th server, he returns to the players’ scene. Armed with his 10 years of experience and an incomplete, self-made weapon, he begins his journey to reclaim Glory’s summit.
Based on his performance in the similar genre Love 020; his handsome, impassive demeanour, Yang Yang is the ideal Ye Xiu. Think Keanu Reeves in The Matrix trilogy.
Gamers and fans of the web novel and the anime series are eagerly anticipating the release of this live action version.
Update! The King’s Avatar live action release date is Summer 2019. It is anticipated for an end of July start.
- Genre: Gaming, Idol, Youth
- Language: Mandarin
- Episodes: 80
- Director: Shiyi Yue
- Production Company: Tencent Pengiun Pictures, Linmon Pictures, Phoenix Entertainment
- Origin: China Source: Adapted from a novel of the same name by Butterfly Blue
Cast
- Yang Yang as Ye Xiu
- Li Yujie as Tang Rou
- Song Hanyu as Wu Chen
- Yang Xin as Mo Fan
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You might want to mention a release date somewhere?
I’ve watched the 40 episode series. I was wondering if there will be a season 2 of the drama?
Hello Brad, There will be. It was initially announced there would be 80 episodes so there will likely be 2 seasons. The novel upon which it is based has lots more material. There are 1728 chapters. The first season ends when Ye Xiu and his team win the challenger league. Ye Xiu’s goal is to reach the top of the professional league so the second season will cover the second half of the novel. If you are interested and haven’t done so yet, you can check out the novel upon which it is based and the anime. I have 4… Read more »
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