Painted Skin (TV series)

Painted Skin is a Chinese television series adapted from the 2008 film of the same title, which, in turn, is loosely based on a classic short story in Pu Songling's Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. It was first broadcast on TVS4 on 3 March 2011 in mainland China.
A sequel series based on the second film, Painted Skin: The Resurrection, was broadcast in 2013.

Cast

Fiona Sit as Xiaowei / Xuxu
Tammy Chen as Peirong
Gui Gui as Xia Bing
Li Zonghan as Pang Yong
Ling Xiaosu as Wang Sheng
Yang Mi as Xiaohong
Law Kar-ying as Xia Yingfeng
Qi Yuwu as Long Yun
Dong Yijin as Xiaoyi
Xin Zhilei as Susu
Jiang Tianyang as Ye Yi
Zhao Yi as Sha Luo
Hai Bo as Wang Chengzhou
Hinson Chou as Yu Zhi
Han Zhenhua as Chen Huichuan
Zhang Jin as Yuan Ren
Lou Yajiang as Yang Gang
Liu Chenxia as Peirong's mother

Production

The production team of the 2008 film, Painted Skin, including its director and producer Gordon Chan, were involved in the planning and production of this television series. Chan mentioned that the television series would not be a repetition of the film, as the script used for the film would be revised, and more focus would be placed on the relationships between the main characters Xiaowei, Wang Sheng, Peirong, Pang Yong and Xia Bing. Shooting began on 8 September 2010 in Beijing and wrapped up in December.