Season 1 of The New Legends of Monkey premiered on January 28, 2018 in Australia and consists of 10 episodes. It became available outside of Australia and New Zealand on Netflix on April 28, 2018.
Plot overview[]
The Monkey King Sun Wukong was imprisoned under a mountain 500 years ago by his enemies in Heaven. 500 years later, the Earthly realm is overrun by demons and humans are oppressed by demons. The gods and immortals are in hiding or oppressed by demons as well. A scholar secretly concocts a plan to bring together a few warriors and a monk, thus named Tripitaka, to undertake a quest to resurrect the Monkey King and find the Heavenly scrolls that were stolen by Monkey 500 years ago and hidden away secretly on earth. Anyone who finds the scrolls would gain unlimited power. However, the night the group is about to start on their quest, a demon attacks the scholar's home and kills everyone inside except for the scholar's adopted daughter. In his last moments, the scholar entrusts his daughter with the quest. She takes on the identity of Tripitaka and ventures out into the world, narrowly escaping death herself.
In a town she gives charity to a monk and ends up forced to work for a tavern owner, thus gaining a job and a room to sleep in. When the same demon that killed her adoptive father shows up, she secretly steals the magical crown and makes a run for it. When demons begin searching the town for her and the magic crown, she is disguised as a monk by the same monk she helped and successfully makes her way out of the city. In an opening along the side of a mountain, she finds the stony visage of the Monkey King's face, and puts the crown on his head. Finally, the Monkey King is free. The pair return to the town and join up with Pigsy and Sandy, who are also gods, and the four of them begin their quest of finding the lost scrolls and gaining enough power to overthrow all the demons.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Chai Hansen as Monkey (10/10)
- Luciane Buchanan as Tripitaka (10/10)
- Josh Thomson as Pigsy(10/10)
- Emilie Cocquerel as Sandy (10/10)
Co-Starring[]
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Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Airdate | |||||||
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| 1 | "Hope Must Never Die" | Gerard Johnstone | Jacquelin Perske | 28 January 2018 | |||||||
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After a demon steals a magical crown from warrior monks, an orphaned girl flees the monastery in a quest to awaken the long-petrified Monkey King. | ||||||||||
| 2 | "The Edge of Nowhere" | Gerard Johnstone | Jacquelin Perske | 28 January 2018 | |||||||
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Tripitaka learns a troubling legend about Monkey, but the pair gains a surprising new ally before setting out to find the seven sacred scrolls. | ||||||||||
| 3 | "The Journey Begins" | Gerard Johnstone | Jacquelin Perske | 28 January 2018 | |||||||
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A demon jeopardizes the trio's quest before it even begins. Tripitaka makes a startling discovery about Pigsy, who makes a momentous decision. | ||||||||||
| 4 | "The Monkey King Returns" | Gerard Johnstone | Craig Irvin & Jacquelin Perske | 29 January 2018 | |||||||
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An eccentric clan of loyal Monkey King zealots guides the group toward a sacred scroll's hiding place, but booby traps and betrayal await them. | ||||||||||
| 5 | "The Breaking Ground" | Craig Irvin | Craig Irvin | 30 January 2018 | |||||||
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A shaman uses trance-like mind games to trick the gods into translating divine scrolls, sending Monkey dangerously far into his own subconscious. | ||||||||||
| 6 | "A Crown Does Not Make You King" | Craig Irvin | Jacquelin Perske | 31 January 2018 | |||||||
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Trapped in the depths of his mind, Monkey relives terrible events of centuries before, when his arrogance led to tragedy and his banishment. | ||||||||||
| 7 | "Until I Met You" | Gerard Johnstone | Craig Irvin | 1 February 2018 | |||||||
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The shaman hires nightmarish forest dwellers to hunt the group down. A foe from Monkey's past sows seeds of doubt in Tripitaka's mind. | ||||||||||
| 8 | "A Part of You That's Missing" | Gerard Johnstone | Samantha Strauss | 2 February 2018 | |||||||
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Tripitaka leaves the quest to find her mother but faces even greater peril. Monkey and Pigsy strike a bargain with the demon hounding them. | ||||||||||
| 9 | "In Search of Tripitaka" | Craig Irvin | Craig Irvin | 3 February 2018 | |||||||
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With help from an unlikely ally, Monkey and Pigsy infiltrate Jade Mountain to help Tripitaka thwart the fiendish plans of demon master Davari. | ||||||||||
| 10 | "A Hero to Save Us All" | Craig Irvin | Jacquelin Perske | 4 February 2018 | |||||||
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As Davari's quest for immortality nears fruition, Tripitaka races to unlock a secret that could destroy the demon's hold on power. | ||||||||||
Trailer[]
