The Lost Tomb

I. INTRODUCTION

The Lost Tomb is a 2015 Chinese streaming television series based on the internet novel Daomu Biji. The series was originally intended to have 8 seasons filmed over a period of 8 years but only three seasons were produced as of 2020. The first season premiered on iQiyi on 12 June 2015.

II. SYNOPSIS

50 years ago, a group of Changsha grave robbers dug out manuscripts of the location of treasures from Warring states, but an encounter with an undead rendered almost the whole group dead. In the present, the young grandchild of the sole survivor, Wu Xie, discovers a secret within his grandfather's notes. Together, with his third uncle Wu Sansheng, and a few other experienced tomb robbers, to search for the treasure. But what no one expected was to find the intriguing mysteries that accompanied their tomb robbing adventure - just who was the owner of that tomb? Will they be able to find the real coffin? And just where will these puzzles lead the group?

III. TRAILER

IV. RECEPTION

The Lost Tomb is the most watched web drama of 2015 with over 2.8 billion views.

Despite its popularity, the series was criticized for its draggy story-line and poorly done special effects. Fans of the novel also commented that the plot and characters deviated too much from the original novel.

V. AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS