The Lost Empire (2001)
American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search for the long lost manuscript to 'Hsi Yu Chi' (The Journey to the West) by Wu Ch'eng En. He is accompanied on his journey by a humanoid ape with incredible strength and magical powers, a humanoid pig-man, and his brother-in-arms, an ex-cannibal. Based on one of the greatest stories in Chinese history.
- First aired
- 2001-03-11
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Seasons
- 1 (2 episodes)
- Status
- Ended
- Directed / written by
- Peter MacDonald
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 from 35 votes
Cast
- Thomas Gibson as Nicholas Orton
- Bai Ling as Kwan Ying
- Russell Wong as Monkey King
- Ric Young as Confucius
- Kabir Bedi as Friar Sand
- Richard Ng Yiu-hon as Communist Official
- Eddie Marsan as Pigsy
- Randall Duk Kim as Shu
- Henry O as Wu Chan Yen
- Lim Kay Siu as Subodhi
- Burt Kwouk as Professor Sheng
- Hon Ping Tang as Nine Inch Nail Demon