Summary
Swordsman is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The series is written and produced by Yu Zheng, and directed by Hu Yijuan, starring Wallace Huo and Yuan Shanshan in the leading roles.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 57GoodWatch 62
IMDb5.7
Time to watch it all
42 h
56 episodes, about 45 min each
An episode a night: about 8 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
First aired
2013
February 6, 2013
Ended 2013
Genres
DramaSci-Fi & FantasyLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14 · most episodes first
Wallace HuoLinghu Chong · 56 episodes
Yuan ShanshanRen Yingying · 56 episodes
Joe Chen Chiao-enDongfang Bubai · 56 episodes
Yang RongYue Lingshan · 56 episodes
Hei ZiRen Woxing · 56 episodes
Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin56 episodes
Kou ZhenhaiLin Zhen Nan · 56 episodes
Sophie ZhangQu Fei Yang · 56 episodes
He JiayiDingyi · 56 episodes
Chen XiaoLin Pingzhi · 56 episodes
Bryan Leung Kar-yanFeng Qingyang · 56 episodes
Wang Jianxin黄钟公 · 56 episodes
Wang ZhengLu Bai · 56 episodes
Zhang HaoxiangMo Da · 56 episodes
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