Agent from Above
| Agent from Above | |||||||
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| Also known as | Agent from Above | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 乩身 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乩身 | ||||||
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| Genre | Fantasy | ||||||
| Based on | "Ji Shen" by Xing Zi | ||||||
| Written by | Emma Chen | ||||||
| Directed by | Donnie Lai | ||||||
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| Country of origin | Taiwan | ||||||
| Original language | Mandarin | ||||||
| No. of seasons | 1 | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 6 | ||||||
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| Producer | Rita Chuang | ||||||
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| Budget | NT$180,000,000 | ||||||
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| Network | Netflix | ||||||
Agent from Above (Chinese: 乩身), is an upcoming Taiwanese fantasy television series on Netflix based on the novel of the same name. The series is directed by Donnie Lai and stars Kai Ko, Wang Po-chieh, Hsueh Shih-ling, Buffy Chen and Johnny Yang in the lead roles.
Agent from Above is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in 2023, and will consist of six episodes.
Cast[edit]
- Kai Ko as Han Jie (韓杰), a criminal-turned-vessel of San Tai Zi.[1]
- Wang Po-chieh as San Tai Zi (三太子), a god who dwells in the modern world.[1]
- Hsueh Shih-ling as Wu Tian Ji (吳天機), an heir to fortune who attempts to overthrow the mortal realm.[1]
- Buffy Chen as Ye Zhi Ling (葉芝苓), a university student suffering from blood cancer.[1]
- Johnny Yang as Zhang Min (張泯), a police officer who has an ability to see ghosts.[1]
- Chris Pan[2]
- Phil Hou[2]
- Chen Yi-wen[2]
- David Chao[2]
- Kurt Hsiao[3]
- Da-her Lin[3]
- Kuo Tzu-chien as Dragon Prince (神龍太子), a con man posing as a daoshi.[4]
- Sonia Sui[4]
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
On December 10, 2019, Singapore's mm2 Entertainment and Taiwan's CaiChang International and Good Films Workshop announced the series. It was based on the novel of the same name by Taiwanese novelist Xing Zi. The series would be directed by Donnie Lai, produced by Rita Chuang and choreographed by Jimmy Hung, with Kai Ko, Wang Po-chieh, Sonia Sui, Kuo Tzu-chien and Pipi Yao starring in lead roles.[5][6] The series would consist of six episodes and the production cost of the first season was expected to exceed TWD$1.8 million, making it the most expensive drama to be produced out of Taiwan.[7][8] A pilot episode was planned to film in 2020, before the distributors were announced, and scheduled to be released in 2021.[8][9] Production was ultimately postponed due to COVID-19.[10] In November 2022, Hsueh Shih-ling, Buffy Chen and Johnny Yang were added to the cast.[11]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on November 14, 2022, in Keelung, Taiwan.[12] On December 27, 2022, a drone failed and crashed in front of Kai Ko while filming a close-up. The drone's blade sliced Ko's cheekbone and resulted in severe facial injuries. Ko was hospitalized and required 30 stitches.[13][14] Production was suspended after the accident and resumed in January 11, 2023.[14][15] Filming was wrapped on March 5.[16]
Release[edit]
The series is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in 2023.[17]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c d "台劇史上最高成本奇幻神作《乩身》柯震東入魂東方「康斯坦丁」" (in Chinese). NOVA. September 30, 2021. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ a b 陳郁文 (November 3, 2022). "Netflix新台劇公開 張孝全《誰是被害者2》+柯震東《乩身》" (in Chinese). TVBS. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ a b 林奕雯 (December 11, 2019). "柯震東轉攻小螢幕變《乩身》 隋棠被郭子乾騙雙修" (in Chinese). Ming Weekly. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ 林俐瑄 (December 10, 2019). "柯震東1.8億新戲華麗復出！郭子乾創邪教「找隋棠雙修" (in Chinese). Want Weekly. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "影集乩身斥資1.8億 柯震東演三太子代理人" (in Chinese). Taro News. December 10, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Cheung, Rainer (December 12, 2019). "Kai Ko makes official showbiz return after drug scandal with Taiwan's most expensive drama". Asia One. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "全新台式奇幻劇！柯震東化身「三太子乩身」為隋棠降妖除魔" (in Chinese). SET News. December 11, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "柯震東《乩身》斬妖除魔 低潮5年首接台劇 食粥食飯靠今舖？" (in Chinese). HK01. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ 葉冠吟 (November 14, 2022). "王柏傑「乩身」化身三太子 指揮柯震東鬼差事" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ 陳慧貞 (November 14, 2022). "柯震東變「乩身」 王柏傑認了女聲耳邊哈氣「陪我玩」" (in Chinese). United Daily News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ 林淑娟 (November 14, 2022). "王柏傑演三太子前先跟祂擲筊！和「乩身」柯震東都不禁慾" (in Chinese). China Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Lawes, Ruth (January 11, 2023). "Kai Ko Chen-tung suffers 'serious disfigurement' after drone accident on set of Netflix drama Agent From Above". Metro. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ a b Ntim, Zac (January 11, 2023). "Taiwanese Actor Kai Ko Suffers Serious Face Injury On The Set Of Netflix's 'Agent From Above'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Hollister, Sean (January 14, 2023). "Maybe don't stick flying bladed cameras in a movie star's face". The Verge. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ 鍾昀軒 (March 5, 2023). "這是柯震東？才遭無人機毀容急送醫 他曬「片場崩壞照」不藏了" (in Chinese). SET News. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Deng, Christy (2022-12-26). "【2023台劇推薦】最完整必看清單！Netflix懸疑台劇《模仿犯》、《台灣犯罪故事》、《乩身》" (in Chinese). Elle. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
