The Teenage Psychic (Chinese: 通靈少女; pinyin: Tōng Líng Shàonǚ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-lêng siàu-lí) is a 2017 Taiwanese television miniseries. It is an adaptation of Chen He Yu's 2013 short film The Busy Young Psychic (神算). It stars Kuo Shu-yao, Kent Tsai, Akio Chen, Alina Zheng and Sylvia Hsieh. Filming began on July 19, 2016. First original broadcast began on April 2, 2017, on PTS.[1][2][3]

The Teenage Psychic
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Traditional Chinese通靈少女
Hanyu PinyinTōng Líng Shàonǚ
GenreSupernatural
Drama
Romance
Written byChen He Yu
Liao Zhen Kai
Li Ting Yu
Lin Meng Huan
Directed byChen He Yu
StarringKuo Shu-yao
Kent Tsai
Akio Chen
Ending theme"Untitled Daily" 無題日常 by Mu Liang Zhen Zhen
ComposersWen Zi Jie, Yang Wan Qian
Country of originTaiwan
Original languagesMandarin
Taiwanese Hokkien
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Jonathan Spink (HBO Asia)
  • Erika North
  • Shi Yue Wen (PTS)
  • Francis Smith (IFA Media)
ProducersChen Wei Ru, Liu Yu Xuan
Production locations
CinematographyChen Ke Qin
EditorLin Kai En
Running time50 minutes
Production companyInfocus Asia PTE. LTD. (IFA Media)
Original release
NetworkPTS
HBO Asia
RED by HBO
ReleaseApril 2 (2017-04-02) –
April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)
Related
The Teenage Psychic 2

Synopsis

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Xie Ya Zhen is a high school student who is born with psychic abilities. At night, she works at the temple as a Xian-gu (仙姑) to help believers.

Cast

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Main cast

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Supporting cast

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  • Tiger Wang as Huang Xin Ren
  • Da-her Lin as Birdy
  • Hong Qun-jun as Hong Jun Bao
  • Xiang Cheng-yu as Chen Meng Da
  • Zhang Wei as Zhang Wei
  • Lin Si-ting as Lin Si Ting
  • Ye Zi-yan as Teacher Zhu
  • Li Ying-hong as Ah Hong
  • Wu Hong-xiu as Ah Xiu

Soundtrack

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  • Untitled Daily 無題日常 by Mu Liang Zhen Zhen
  • Never Come Back 不曾回來過 by Lee Chien-na

Awards and nominations

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Award ceremony Category Recipients Result
52nd Golden Bell Awards Best Miniseries The Teenage Psychic Won
Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film Kuo Shu-yao Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film Lee Chien-na Won
Best Newcomer in a Miniseries or Television Film Kent Tsai Nominated
Best Directing for a Miniseries or Television Film Chen Ho-yu Nominated
Best Writing for a Miniseries or Television Film Lee Ting-yu, Chen Ho-yu, Lin Meng-huan, Liao Zhen-kai Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "郭書瑤逆齡演通靈少女 自認帥過木村拓哉". yam蕃薯藤新聞. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  2. ^ 中時電子報. "郭書瑤示範祭改 被神明笑「神棍」". 中時電子報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  3. ^ "直擊/郭書瑤回春16歲黑短髮曝光!克服拿火通靈起乩". ETtoday東森新聞雲 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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