Novoland: The Castle in the Sky


Novoland: The Castle in the Sky is a 2016 Chinese television series based on an original story created by Shanghai Film Media Asia and Tencent Penguin Pictures. Set in an ancient world where humanity is separated into several races, the series centers on the souring relations between the Humankind Tribe and the Wingkind Tribe. It aired on Jiangsu TV from 20 July to 1 September 2016.
The series has over 1.6 billion views by the end of its run. Guan Xiaotong won the Best Actress award at the Macau International Television Festival for her performance in the series.

Synopsis

Long long ago, there lived two clans of humans - those who can fly and those who can't. The winged clan was considered more superior to the earth humans due to their flying ability and possession of flight technology. For centuries, earth humans and the winged humans battled for supremacy. After centuries of animosity, a fragile peace existed between these two clans in order to end all the deaths and losses both sides suffered during the wars.
What is the reason for the winged clan's ability to fly? It is the existence of a goddess who is reincarnated every 100 years. This goddess possesses the power to grant wings to the winged clan and the aura emitted from her powers all the flight technology. Envious of the winged clan's ability to fly, the queen of the earth humans started to plot for the re-incarnation of the goddess. The queen wished to have the reincarnated goddess under her control and to provide the power to fuel her grand plan for a sky kingdom in preparation for a war against the winged clan. As predicted, a baby girl was born and she was the reincarnation of the goddess. However, the queen missed her opportunity to kidnap the baby girl and the child grew up peacefully in anonymity, not knowing that she's the goddess reincarnate. To the humans and the winged clan, the goddess was born to grant the winged clan the ability to fly, but in reality the goddess is born every 100 years to reunite with her lover and even in this reincarnation, she was fated to meet and separate from him.
What is the fate of this pair of star-crossed lovers? Can they consummate their relationship in this reincarnation after so many centuries of missed opportunities and what of the impending war between the two clans?

Cast

Main

Supporting

Wingkind Tribe

  • Zhang Luyi as Ji Shu
  • Liu Junxiao as Xue Lin
  • Jia Zhengyu as Xiang Congling
  • Wei Yankan as Yue Yunqi
  • Zhao Jian as Feng Ren
  • Zhou Yifan as Yu Tongmu
  • Wang Siyao as Du Ruofei
  • Dai Chao as Pei Yu
  • Gao Feng as Xue Zhong, housekeeper of Xue family.
  • Luo Youyue as Xue Qian
  • Li Jing as Xue Su, officer.
  • ??? as Qiu Ting, doctor of Wingkind Tribe.

Humankind Tribe

  • Liu Min as Bai Xue
  • Zhu Shengyi as Bi Anhua
  • Aliya as Xiong Tang
  • Yang Chengjin as Yi Qianji
  • Tang Jingmei as Lin Ruizhu
  • Li Guo as Qi Luolin
  • Wang Yujing as Fang Yeyan

Stars Court

  • Wen Jiang as Xing Guxuan
  • Cui Peng as Xing Yinchi
  • Ma Qiguang as Xing Yufei

Heaven's Secret Door Descendents

  • Han Qing as Tian Yazi
  • Yan Junlin as Tian Jizi, Shuang City State Master
  • Guo Peini as Gu Shenghua

Others

  • Lin Jieni as Shao Wu
  • Ji Xiaobing as Pian Yu
  • Wang Jun as Da Jisi
  • Cheng Cheng as Xue Jin