Handsome Siblings (绝代双骄) is a 2020 Chinese wuxia television series based on the novel Juedai Shuangjiao by Gu Long. It aired on both CCTV and Netflix.
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Synopsis
The story follows a pair of twin brothers who were separated at birth and raised to be enemies. Jiang Xiaoyuer is trained by five of the "Ten Great Villains", who want him to be the greatest villain of all time in the jianghu. Hua Wuque is taken to Yihua Palace by Yaoyue and Lianxing, who kidnap him shortly after birth. He is raised to be righteous and to handle situations that arise in the jianghu.
Once his training is complete, Hua Wuque is ordered to leave Yihua Palace, find and kill Xiaoyuer, and not return until he has completed his mission. Along the way, Xiaoyuer and Hua Wuque befriend each other, and decide to work together to stop the jianghu from falling into chaos.
Cast
Chen Zheyuan as Xiaoyuer
Pei Wenbo as Xiaoyuer (child)
Hu Yitian as Hua Wuque / Jiang Feng
Wei Zhihao as Hua Wuque (child)
Vicky Liang as Tie Xinlan
Liang Jie as Su Ying
Tay Ping Hui as Lu Zhongyuan
Gallen Lo as Jiang Biehe
Gong Junze as Jiang Biehe (child)
Zhou Junchao as Jiang Yulang
Shao Yun as Murong Jiu
Wang Zhen as Zhang Jing
Song Wenzuo as Heizhizhu
Zhou Bin as Gu Renyu
Mao Linlin as Yaoyue
Meng Li as Lianxing
Zhao Yingzi as Hua Yuenu
Jiang Yuan as Tie Pinggu
Hou Changrong as Wan Chunliu
Sun Jiaolong as Du Sha
Jill Hsu as Tu Jiaojiao
Liu Weisen as Hahaer
Li Jianren as Li Dazui
Song Yuan as Yin Jiuyou
Marco Lee as Tie Zhan
Jin Song as Xuanyuan Sanguang
Zhang Xuan as Xiao Mimi
Liu Wei as Bai Kaixin
Yan Wei as Ouyang Ding
Yan Ming as Ouyang Dang
Luo Xuan as Murong Shuang
Lai Yi as Nangong Liu
Zhou Zixin as Murong Shanshan
Han Shuo as Qin Jian
Li Ming as Wei Wuya
Kou Zhanwen as Huang Niu
Yin Junzheng as Bai Shanjun
Hai Yang as Hu Yaoshi
Gao Yuqing as Bishe Shenjun
Zheng Qingwen as Ma Taxue
Huang Fei as Bai Yang
Wang Xingyi as Jin Yuanxing
Zhou Jiwei as Sichenke
Zhao Qiusheng as Heiquanxing
Lin Yizheng as Heimianjun
Chen Zhihui as Tie Wushuang
Reception
Handsome Siblings received generally positive reviews, scoring 7.8 based on 826 users on IMDb as of July 2024. Stephen McCarty of the South China Morning Post's Post Magazine noted that despite the story being adapted multiple times, this rendition was a "visual feast" and compared it to "Cirque du Soleil meets Journey to the West".
