The New Legends of Monkey is an Australian-New Zealand television series inspired by Monkey, a Japanese production from the 1970s and 1980s which garnered a cult following in New Zealand, Australia, the U.K. and South Africa. The Japanese production was based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. The series is an international co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, New Zealand's TVNZ and Netflix. The first season, consisting of ten episodes, premiered on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Me television channel in Australia on 28 January 2018, and later debuted outside Australia and New Zealand on Netflix on 28 April. A second season, also ten episodes, was released on Netflix on August 7, 2020.
Genre | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure |
Written by | Jacquelin Perske, Craig Irvin, Samantha Strauss |
Directed by | Gerard Johnstone |
Starring | Chai Hansen, Luciane Buchanan, Josh Thomson, Emilie Cocquerel |
Composer(s) | Peter van der Fluit |
Country of origin | Australia, New Zealand |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Producer(s) | Rachael Gardner, Robin Scholes |
Cinematography | D.J. Stipsen, Dave Garbett |
Editor(s) | Mat Evans, Dany Cooper, Nicole La Macchia |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production company(s) | See-Saw Films, Jump Film and TV |
Original network | ABC Me (Australia), TVNZ 2 (New Zealand), Netflix (Other territories) |
Netflix ID | 80184682 |
About The New Legends of Monkey
Based on the Japanese television series Monkey, the adventure series co-produced by ABC Me, TVNZ and Netflix is a new take on Monkey King, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka the monk's journey to restore the world.
Achievement of The New Legends of Monkey
The original Japanese production which inspired the show was originally based on the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
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Latest information about The New Legends of Monkey updated on July 28 2021.