First published 2024
This hardcover collection explores the world behind The Untamed, the Chinese drama that captured over 9 billion views and became a global phenomenon on Netflix. The guide adapts Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's New York Times bestselling novel series Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation into a visual journey through the historical fantasy realm. Readers discover the cast through exclusive interviews, explore the intricate costumes and detailed settings that brought the story to life, and examine concept art that shaped the production. The 300-plus page volume combines photography from the series with illustrations, song lyrics, and character studies. This art-and-text companion reveals how the source material transformed into one of China's most watched dramas, offering fans both familiar and new an inside look at the creative process behind the adaptation.
Genres: art, fantasy, historical-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: creative-process, found-family
Setting: China, Netflix
Period: 21st-Century
312 pages · Hardcover · Seven Seas