The New Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in the late Yuan Dynasty, the story revolves around a pair of priceless and extremely powerful weapons, known as the Heaven Reliant Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre, which many martial artists in the jianghu covet. Either or both of them are thought to allow their wielder to rule the wulin, according to a widely circulating rumour in a repeated mantra. The series follow protagonist Cheung Mo Gai throughout his adventures, and along the way finds him entangled in a complex web of love relationships with four maidens.

Series details

• Title: The New Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance
• Premiere date: 1986-11-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-12-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TVB
• Network country: Hong Kong
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42206
• TVDB ID: 317784

Cast and credited roles

• Tony Leung — Cheung Mo Gai
• Kitty Lai — Chiu Mun
• Maggie Shiu — Siu Chiu
• Sheren Tang — Chow Chi Yeuk

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-11-03; final listed air date 1986-12-30; episode order: 40.

Source and licence

Adapted from The New Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre 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.