The New Legends of Monkey

*The New Legends of Monkey*
The New Legends of Monkey
Genre	Fantasy; Adventure;
Based on	Journey to the West; by Wu Cheng-en
Written by	Jacquelin Perske; Craig Irvin; Samantha Strauss;
Directed by	Gerard Johnstone
Starring	Chai Hansen; Luciane Buchanan; Josh Thomson; Emilie Cocquerel;
Country of origin	Australia; New Zealand;
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Rachael Gardner; Robin Scholes;
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	See-Saw Films; Jump Film and TV;
Original release
Network	ABC Me; TVNZ; Netflix;
Release	28 January 2018 –; present

The New Legends of Monkey is a television series inspired by Monkey, a Japanese production from the 1970s and 80s 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.^[1] The show is a co-production between ABC Me, TVNZ, and Netflix, and consists of ten episodes. The New Legends of Monkey premiered on 28 January 2018.

Premise

The new series follows a young monk, escorted by a group of gods, on a journey across an ancient and fantastical land now ruled by evil demons to collect lost scrolls of wisdom.^[2]

Cast

Main

Chai Hansen as Monkey
Luciane Buchanan as Tripitaka
Josh Thomson as Pigsy
Emilie Cocquerel as Sandy

Recurring

Jarred Blakiston as Font Demon
Josh McKenzie as Davari
Jordan Mooney as Raxion
Rachel House as Monica
Daniel Watterson as Shaman
Bryony Skillington as Princess Locke
JJ Fong as Lusio
Jayden Daniels as Gaxin

Episodes

No.	Episode	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	Episode 1	Gerard Johnstone	Jacquelin Perske	28 January 2018 (2018-01-28)
2	Episode 2	Gerard Johnstone	Jacquelin Perske	28 January 2018 (2018-01-28)
3	Episode 3	Gerard Johnstone	Jacquelin Perske	28 January 2018 (2018-01-28)
4	Episode 4	Gerard Johnstone	Craig Irvin & Jacquelin Perske	29 January 2018 (2018-01-29)
5	Episode 5	Craig Irvin	Craig Irvin	30 January 2018 (2018-01-30)
6	Episode 6	Craig Irvin	Jacquelin Perske	31 January 2018 (2018-01-31)
7	Episode 7	Gerard Johnstone	Craig Irvin	1 February 2018 (2018-02-01)
8	Episode 8	Gerard Johnstone	Samantha Strauss	2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
9	Episode 9	Craig Irvin	Craig Irvin	3 February 2018 (2018-02-03)
10	Episode 10	Craig Irvin	Jacquelin Perske	4 February 2018 (2018-02-04)

Broadcast

The first three episodes debuted in Australia on 28 January as a single 90-minute telemovie. Subsequent episodes of the ten-episode series were released daily until 4 February 2018.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Lodderhouse, Diana (20 April 2017). "See-Saw & Jump Team On 'Legend Of The Monkey' For ABC Australia, Netflix". Deadline.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ "The New Legends of Monkey (2017) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ Mitchell, Robert (20 April 2017). "See-Saw's 'Legend of the Monkey' Swings Into Production for ABC Australia, Netflix". Variety.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ "Australian Television: The New Legends of Monkey: episode guide". www.australiantelevision.net.

External links

The New Legends of Monkey at IMDb

[1] Lodderhouse, Diana (20 April 2017). "See-Saw & Jump Team On 'Legend Of The Monkey' For ABC Australia, Netflix". Deadline.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

[2] "The New Legends of Monkey (2017) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[3] Mitchell, Robert (20 April 2017). "See-Saw's 'Legend of the Monkey' Swings Into Production for ABC Australia, Netflix". Variety.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

[4] "Australian Television: The New Legends of Monkey: episode guide". www.australiantelevision.net.

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