Monkey King: The Lost Empire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nicholas Orton is an American businessman who has lived in China for several years. He has a chance encounter with a beautiful Chinese lady who says that he is the only one who can save the world from reverting five-hundred years. He is unswayed by this until many modern buildings begin disappearing before his eyes. This mystical lady transports him to a portal which offers entrance, through the teachings of Confucius, to the ancient Chinese underworld.

Series details

• Title: Monkey King: The Lost Empire
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2001-03-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-03-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 44760
• IMDb ID: tt0198779
• TVDB ID: 252297

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-03-11; final listed air date 2001-03-11; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Monkey King: The Lost Empire 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.