Tencent The Untamed
Created by Chen Jialin & Zheng Weiwen · 2019 ·
The Untamed (2019) earns a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Chen Jialin & Zheng Weiwen; streaming on Netflix.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, IMDb, fan). See how we calculate scores.
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Is The Untamed worth watching?
Yes — The Untamed earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Chen Jialin & Zheng Weiwen and streaming on Netflix.
Critics Consensus
A gorgeously mounted xianwu fantasy epic whose central friendship and sweeping mythology built one of the largest international fandoms Chinese television has ever produced.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is The Untamed about?
Two gifted young cultivators are drawn into a bloody conflict against a tyrannical clan; years after one dies in disgrace, a strange resurrection reunites them to unravel a decades-old conspiracy — a lavish fantasy epic adapted from Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's novel that ignited a global fandom.
Critic Reviews
The Untamed Review: The Fantasy Epic That Built a Global Fandom
★★★★½
China's The Untamed spins a lavish tale of two cultivators entangled in rebellion, betrayal and a mystery reaching across the grave — a sumptuous xianwu fantasy whose central bond ignited one of the largest international fandoms Chinese TV has produced.
A gorgeous, sweeping fantasy epic with a deeply felt emotional core — one of the great international breakouts of modern Chinese television.
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