Men with Sword: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Thunder crackles, territories split, warlords rise. The emperor worshiped by all the lands dies from an assassination, triggering a war that rages on for centuries. Four vassal states divide the central territory amongst themselves and rise to power, each reigning over their respective land. After Qiu Zhen, the assassin sent by Tianxuan Kingdom, succesfully kills the Jutian Kingdom's leader, he sealed himself in a coffin that allows his body to never rot, inducing reactions by four other swords.

Series details

• Title: Men with Sword
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Action, History
• Premiere date: 2016-08-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-07-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Sohu TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 40 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28050
• TVDB ID: 331745

Cast and credited roles

• Wayne Huang — Yu Qing
• Zhao Zhi Wei — Gong Sun Qian
• Evan Ma — Jian Bin
• Dylan Xiong — Zhong Kun Yi
• Ian Yi — Qi Zhi Kan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-08-14; final listed air date 2016-10-18; episode order: 30.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-06-15; final listed air date 2017-07-26; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Men with Sword 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.