60 minSeason 1 • Episode 86
LatestToward the end of Northern Song Dynasty, the government was deeply corrupted. The oppressed people finally rebelled. A hundred and eight men and women fought against the government and took their last stand in a place called Liangshan.
Production
Massive battle scenes that actually look expensive, not CGI soup.
Acting
Zhang Hanyu's Song Jiang: charismatic, doomed, absolutely insufferable.
Writing
Adapts a 700-year-old classic without sanding off its cynical edges.
Creator
Kuk Kok-Leung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of China's Four Great Classical Novels, this 2011 adaptation was controversial for making Song Jiang more sympathetic than the original's outright villain.
The 86-episode runtime allowed full arcs for all 108 outlaws—some actors filmed for months only to die in episode 3.
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