Journey to the West: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Journey to the West relates the amazing adventures of the priest San-zang as he travels west in search of Buddhist sutras with his three disciples, the irreverent and capable Monkey, greedy Pig, and Friar Sandy. The opening chapters recount the earlier exploits of Monkey, culminating in his rebellion against Heaven. The main story, the journey, takes the priest through all kinds of entertaining trials and tribulations, mainly at the hands of monsters and spirits who want to eat him. Only the courage and powers of his disciples, especially Monkey, save him from death.

Series details

• Title: Journey to the West
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2011-07-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-07-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TVS TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16828
• IMDb ID: tt2240929
• TVDB ID: 256211

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-07-28; final listed air date 2011-07-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Journey to the West on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.