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The Condor Heroes Return

1994 · 1 season

A classic wuxia saga of friendship and vengeance, with measured pacing and earnest emotional stakes.

Created by
Zhang Weigang
Genres
Action & adventure, Drama
Overview
The Condor Heroes Return is a Hong Kong television series loosely based on the stories of two characters in Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1994.

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Created by
Zhang Weigang
Genres
Action & adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour3
Realism2
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, drama
Created by
Zhang Weigang
Starring
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Marco Ngai Chun-kit, Kwan Ching, Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung, Charine Chan Ka-Ling, Vindy Chan Wai-yee, Lam Sheung-Mo, Lee Ka Keung
Length
1 seasons, 20 episodes, 44 min each
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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