The Wolf
2020 1 season · 49 ep live_tv Scripted China

The Wolf

狼殿下

Synopsis

狼殿下

Towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Wen usurped the throne and established the Liang Kingdom. A boy from the wild accidentally falls off a cliff while being pursued for saving wolf pups. He is rescued by Zhu Wen who adopts him as a son, and is renamed Zhu Youwen. Ten years later, the young boy has been conferred the title Prince of Bo and he meets and falls in love with Zhaixing, the daughter of a governor. Zhaixing discovers that Zhu Youwen is kind and righteous in spite of his status and the two become embroiled in a struggle for power.

Audience Engagement

19
Reviews
38th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

19 audience reviews — more than 38% of China seriess in our index.

Popularity (95th percentile) outruns review volume (38th) — a trending, discussed title among China seriess.

Also On Tencent Video

Other series that aired on Tencent Video.

Action & Adventure + Drama in China

28 China titles in our catalog blend the Action & Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Wolf itself).

The 2019–2021 China Window

The Wolf holds position #82 of 225 China seriess in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    The Untamed: Special Edition

    ★ 9.5 · 2019
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    #2

    Swallowed Star

    ★ 9.2 · 2020
  3. The Long Ballad
    #3

    The Long Ballad

    ★ 9.1 · 2021
  4. Ling Cage: Incarnation
    #4

    Ling Cage: Incarnation

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  5. All Is Well
    #5

    All Is Well

    ★ 9.0 · 2019
  6. A Perfect Planet
    #6

    A Perfect Planet

    ★ 8.9 · 2021
  7. A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality
    #7

    A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

    ★ 8.9 · 2020
  8. LEGO Monkie Kid
    #8

    LEGO Monkie Kid

    ★ 8.8 · 2020

The 2020s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in China, 216 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Wolf premiered alongside 55 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 55 other China seriess in 2020.

The 777th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (199 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
November 19, 2020
Last Air Date
January 9, 2021
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
49 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 36.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
19
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #230 of 946 China seriess indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Action & Adventure productions specifically: #31 of 50 (top 62%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesChen Yu Shan (Lady and the Liar 千金女賊)
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 49
Release DateNovember 19, 2020

Questions Answered

Who created The Wolf?

The Wolf was created by 陈玉珊, 王为.

When did The Wolf end?

The Wolf finished its run with its final episode airing on January 9, 2021.

Where did The Wolf air?

The Wolf aired on Tencent Video, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.