Upcoming Shows in the Lost Tomb Series
I'll continue to update this post on any rumors I see about the projects. None of these English titles are official and are subject to change when they air. MyDramaList version
Tibetan Sea Flower is a television series slated to have 36 episodes. It takes place 6 years after Ultimate Note. Wu Xie investigates Zhang Qiling's past.
Projected Air Date: Summer of 2023 (own projection)
Production: Currently filming. if there are no delays, filming should be completed in June 2022. Zhang Qiling's actor is done filming.
Zhang Luyi as Wu Xie [starred as Wu Laogou in the Mystic Nine];
Chen Minghao as Wang Pangzi [starred as Pangzi in Sand Sea and Reunion];
Zhang Kangle as Zhang Qiling;
Wen Yongshan as Zhang Haixing;
Qiao Zhenyu as Xie Yuchen [starred as Xie Yuchen in Reunion].
Order: Comes after Ultimate Note and before Tomb of the Sea.
Based on: The second sequel to the main novel series. Available here.
Images/Videos: Opening Ceremony, ZQL Actor Wrapping Up, Behind the Scenes 1, BTS 2 (Weibo), BTS 3 (Weibo), BTS 4 (Weibo)
Tomb of the Sea 2 is a planned television series announced by Xu Lei (author of novels) in a live stream in February 2021.
Projected Air Date: unknown
Production: in pre-production
Cast: Not yet announced. The original cast is highly unlikely to return.
Order: comes after Tomb of the Sea and before Reunion
The Mystic Nine 2 is a planned television series announced by iQiyi.
Projected Air Date: Q4 2023
Production: Pre-production
Cast: No cast announced. Most of the original cast will not be returning, but it seems the production team is still trying to get William Chan. Some rumors even say he has already signed on.
Order: After The Mystic Nine and before The Lost Tomb
Based on: no particular novel
Tibetan Sea Opera is slated to have 36 episodes. It is about Wang Zanghai and what happened to him at the Heavenly Palace as well as how the Wang family came to be. Neither the iron triangle nor the mystic nine will appear in the show.
Projected Air Date: unknown
Production: Pre-production. It was recently mentioned in Xu Lei's Company's hiring notice, so it is still planned.
Cast: No cast announced or rumored.
Order: Before the Mystic Nine. It will take place in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
Based on: Wang Zanghai shorts on the author's weibo (untranslated).
Title Info: The Zanghai in the title means Tibetan Sea but it is also from Wang Zanghai's name (王藏海). Xi (戏) means drama/play and Lin (麟) comes from Qilin (麒麟). Lin is the female version of the mythical creature but it can also be used to refer to the creature in general. So, the show can also be translated as Wang Zanghai's Qilin Opera. The official English title will definitely be something different.
The Southern Archives (南部档案)
The Southern Archives is a side-story television series. The Southern Archives is a secret organization created by the Zhang Family. It explores the trials and tribulations of Zhang Haiyan (aka Little Brother Zhang).
Projected Air Date: Q4 2024
Production: Pre-production
Cast: No cast announced or rumored.
Order: Before The Mystic Nine and after Tibetan Sea Opera. It takes place during the early Republican Era (1912-1920s).
Based on: The Southern Archives, available here.
Xu Lei's company puts out hiring notices that contain projects potential screenwriters will be working on. There is very little information about these shows/movies. I only included projects related to DMBJ.
2022 Spring Hiring Notice
Included all of the shows mentioned above and a project titled 《十一仓》 which refers to Warehouse 11...
Included all of the shows mentioned earlier and a project titled 《新月饭店》 which refers to the Xin Yue Restaurant.
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