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Season 1 – The New Legends of Monkey

2018 Fantasy Adventure List
100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 61% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
A valiant girl liberates the Monkey King -- a god long trapped in stone -- in a quest to find seven sacred scrolls and save the world from evil. Read More Read Less

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Critics Reviews

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Michael Idato Sydney Morning Herald The series gently bends your expectations and plays with some modern (and seemingly outmoded) ideas of gender and power. Aug 23, 2018 Full Review Hanh Nguyen indieWire Because The New Legends of Monkey looks slick and is fun, it should be a draw for families who want an entertaining co-viewing experience. Rated: B- May 14, 2018 Full Review David Sexton London Evening Standard This remake loses some of that show's ludicrous appeal but should please children of all ages seeking a fix of the Far East. May 10, 2018 Full Review Kayla Cobb Decider Watching the series felt like watching a live-action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but one that was actually watchable. Aug 23, 2018 Full Review Craig Lines Den of Geek It's neither as psychotronic nor as deep as the original but it is flat-out great entertainment with its heart in the right place, an eccentric streak of humor and some cracking action. May 3, 2018 Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media Campy fantasy-adventure reboot is silly fun for kids. Rated: 3/5 May 2, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Stephan Oberauner W Die Serie animiert einen nach 3 Episoden schon wieder zum Ausschalten. Das CGI ist anscheinend aus den 70iger Jahren die Schauspieler sind grottenschlecht die Kämpfe sind billigst und schlecht dargestellt. Man versucht hier sogar mit Dragonball Wipes Zuseher zu gewinnen, die Kostüme sind einfach nur billig genau wie die ganze Serie. Wer eine Geschichte des Affenkönigs ansehen will, dem empfehle Ich „The Forbidden Kingdom" Das dürfte eure Entäuschung ein wenig lindern. Lg Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Give Asian actors a chance. You don't need all whites for a remake of a Chinese flix. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Xena Warrior princess and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon had a had a stillborn baby, smashed its face with a tire iron, and sent it to acting summer camp on the lake. This horrible show is the play parents are forced to pretend to enjoy on the last day of camp. Truly garbage. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review s m 100% Critic Score haha ... this show is ridiculous, coming from a woke Netflix, it's odd how they have chosen to effectively cut the Chinese source from the reboot, and in so doing turn an original all Asian cast into and almost all white cast, including an unusual amount of Northern Yorkshire Brits lol. Roll in the normal gender swap, (Sandy, not the Boy priest that was actually played by female actresses in the original as well) over the top forced humour...which the original got much better.. and just awful, wooden acting ...how this show has been nominated for awards is truly beyond me Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Not a single Asian let alone Chinese in an adaptation. Whitewashing is real. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Was this supposed to be a parody or comical jab at a classic tale? I see a serious lack of Chinese people especially for a Chinese story. Calling Him "Monkey" seems very much like a jab towards this story. Not too mention the horrendous acting. The main female lead who acts like this is a coming of age teenage high school movie talks monotone 90% of the time. This needs to be canceled and shoved to the farthest corner of the internet. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 28, 2018 Hope Must Never Die After a demon steals a magical crown from warrior monks, an orphaned girl flees the monastery in a quest to awaken the long-petrified Monkey King. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 29, 2018 The Edge of Nowhere Tripitaka learns a troubling legend about Monkey, but the pair gains a surprising new ally before setting out to find the seven sacred scrolls. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 30, 2018 The Journey Begins A demon jeopardizes the trio's quest before it even begins; Tripitaka makes a startling discovery about Pigsy, who makes a momentous decision. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 31, 2018 The Monkey King Returns An eccentric clan of loyal Monkey King zealots guides the group toward a sacred scroll's hiding place, but booby traps and betrayal await them. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 1, 2018 The Breaking Ground A shaman uses trancelike mind games to trick the gods into translating divine scrolls, sending Monkey dangerously far into his own subconscious. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 2, 2018 A Crown Does Not Make You King Trapped in the depths of his mind, Monkey relives terrible events of centuries before, when his arrogance led to tragedy and banishment. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 3, 2018 Until I Met You The shaman hires nightmarish forest dwellers to hunt the group down; a foe from Monkey's past sows seeds of doubt in Tripitaka's mind. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 4, 2018 A Part of You That's Missing Tripitaka leaves the quest to find her mother but faces even greater peril; Monkey and Pigsy strike a bargain with the demon hounding them. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 5, 2018 In Search of Tripitaka With help from an unlikely ally, Monkey and Pigsy infiltrate Jade Mountain to help Tripitaka thwart the fiendish plans of demon master Davari. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 6, 2018 A Hero to Save Us All As Davari's quest for immortality nears fruition, Tripitaka races to unlock a secret that could destroy the demon's hold on power. Details

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Season Info

Director
Gerard Johnstone
Executive Producer
Iain Canning
Screenwriter
Jacquelin Perske
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date
Jan 28, 2018
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