¿Y si de repente regresases a la vida 250 años después de tu muerte y encontrases el mundo al borde de la destrucción, causada por una serie de eventos inimaginables y fueses la última esperanza de la humanidad? Bienvenido a Sleepy Hollow, la emocionante nueva serie de aventuras de los productores Alex Kurtzman y Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Transformers). Ichabod Crane resucita dos siglos y medio después para descubrir que fuerzas del mal están a punto de conseguir que el mundo sea destruido y que él parece ser el único que puede evitar la desaparición de la raza humana. Él y una joven policía con la que parece tener un misterioso vínculo y que le ayudará a resolver los misterios que les rodean.
En esta moderna reinterpretación del clásico de Washington Irving, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison, Parade's End) es resucitado, traído a la época presente y obligado a desenredar un misterio que data de la época de los padres fundadores del país. Con él ha revivido también el infame Jinete Sin Cabeza, el peligroso asesino que aterrorizaba Sleepy Hollow en su época y que parece haber vuelto a las andadas. Ligado a él por un hechizo de sangre lanzado en época de la Revolución americana, Ichabod se dará cuenta rápidamente que detener al jinete es sólo el principio, ya que el malvado jinete al que persigue es tan sólo el primero de los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis.
Pitting notable historical and pop culture figures, real and fictional, against one another in a rap battle format.
Series about the life of Renaissance anatomist, scholar and politic Johannes Jessenius.
Already legendary series today, was produced by Czechoslovak Television Bratislava, directed by Slovak director Miroslav Luther in the first half of 80's in Barrandov Studios in Prague. The story and screenplay of the series wrote Czech writer Vladimír Körner. Five-episodes epic historical narration is a biographical story of distinguished Renaissance scholar, anatomist and politic of Slovak origin, Johannes Jessenius (Ján Jesenský, 1566–1621). It displays his life from the first studies and successes. In 1594 he became professor of surgery and anatomy on Wittenberg University, which he had attended years before. From that moment, his life went through social and personal wins and losses, to the sad end on the Prague Old Town Square gallows, among 27 noblemen, knights and burgenses, after lose Bohemian Revolt in 1621. His destiny was coupled with key events of Czech history in the break of 16th and 17th century, when Renaissance and European humanism slowly fade out.
Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power.
The story of Wei Xiaobao, a little man born at the bottom of society. He entered the imperial palace by chance without knowing any martial arts, and used his extraordinary wisdom to deal with gangs and court issues. He pretended to be a eunuch to help Kangxi capture and kill Obai. Then he met Chen Jinnan, and became his closed disciple. He assisted Kangxi in attacking his enemies. Wei Xiaobao grew up from a gangster who only wanted to make friends with the emperor in exchange for a rich and noble life, and grew up into a "deer prince" who discerns loyalty and evil. He meets many different women and lived a flowery family life full of fireworks
Fate/Apocrypha tiene lugar en un mundo paralelo a Fate/stay night, donde el Santo Grial fue alejado de la ciudad de Fuyuki tras la Tercera Guerra. Una serie de sucesos marcarán el comienzo de una nueva Santa Guerra por el Grial en Trifas.
Wei Xiao Bao, un taimado, pero astuto hijo de una prostituta, es el héroe menos común de la antigua dinastía Qing. Mientras trata de dejar el burdel donde nació en Yangzhóu para dirigirse a la capital, Pekín, se encuentra con todo tipo de problemas y contratiempos.
Cuando lo secuestran y lo llevan al palacio imperial, Xiao Bao se hace pasar por un eunuco para sobrevivir. Por accidente, conoce al emperador Kang Xi y ambos se convierten en amigos inimaginables.
Por mera suerte, astucia y otras casualidades, Xiao Bao es capaz de ayudar a Kang Xi a proteger su trono de los peligrosos desafíos, al mismo tiempo que sobrevive a muchos secuestros por cultos y otros grupos peligrosos. Xiao Bao también llega a tener siete esposas.
Sin embargo, ¿podrá Xiao Bao finalmente escoger entre su lealtad en conflicto hacia el emperador y el régimen en contra de los Qing?
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"Sissi" sigue la extraordinaria vida de la emperatriz Elisabeth de Austria. Moderno, honesto y auténtico. Contada desde la perspectiva de sus confidentes más cercanos, la serie da una nueva mirada a la vida de la emperatriz y revela a una mujer de múltiples capas.
"The Great King, Sejong" is a full-scale political drama describing how King Sejong and his loyal retainers cooperate and contrive to make his dynasty a better place. While King Sejong was on the throne, the Joseon Dynasty enjoyed increasing prosperity. The drama shows the dramatic processes of how so many new cultural heritages have been devised. At that time, "Hangul", the native phonemic alphabet system for Korean language was first invented and introduced. Before it was made, Chinese characters had been used for a written communication, which makes it extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn and use. "Hangul" is easy to learn for its simple and scientific principles. Other than "Hangul" itself, there had been so many cultural heritages during his regime including a rain gauge, a sundial, an hourglass to name a few. Also, King Sejong’s pragmatic diplomacy is concentrated in the drama. Then, the Joseon Dynasty was facing a powerful Ming dynasty of China, and King Sejong demonstrates the essence of pragmatism with dignity.
The story chronicles the life of Ii Naosuke.
The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori.
Women of the Tang Dynasty is an upcoming Chinese television series based on events in the Tang Dynasty starting from the late reign of Wu Zetian to Emperor Xuanzong's accession to the throne. The series was produced by Lafeng Entertainment, directed by Chang Hsiao-cheng, and starred an ensemble cast from various regions. Filming for the series started in October 2011 in Hengdian World Studios.
Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.
"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after attempting to kill Lord Kira. Once the retainers hear about their Lord's death, they sacrifice their lives to regain the honor of their former master.
Orphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as they hunt down the vanquished soldiers. He then spends years wandering the countryside mastering the sword. As his fame spreads throughout the nation, men seek him out to test their skills against him--most notably Sasaki Kojiro who faces Musashi in the ultimate duel at Ganryujima.
Jang Hee Bin tells the story of a young lady-in-waiting whose beauty catches the eye of the King and becomes his concubine. Quickly rising in the ranks and eventually giving birth to a son, her hunger for power drives her not only to maintain her position, but to become Queen.
Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a samurai. Together with his stepfather, he wiped out piracy along Japan's western coast, becoming a full-fledged warrior samurai. In an age when samurai were looked down on as members of the lower class, Kiyomori was skillful at winning the hearts and minds of the people. By rounding up surrendered pirates and achieving other successes, Kiyomori eventually became the de facto ruler of Japan.
Based off the very popular CGI animation series Qin's Moon, comes an adaptation from Tangren.