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📊 Series Specifications
Network NBC
Episode Runtime ~120 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 2
Original Language EN
The Lost Empire (2001)
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Ended Series Status:
This series has concluded and all seasons are available for tracking.
Synopsis
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (Miniseries)
2 Episodes E1 Episode 1
While on an archeological dig of secret Chinese tombs, Nick's epic adventure begins by a "chance" meeting with Kwan Ying, a beautiful goddess sent by the Terracotta Warriors (who recognize Nick as the "Scholar from Above") to recruit him for the heroic task of rescuing the manuscript within 3 days -- or face the world's end.
E2 Episode 2
The goddess Kwan Ying recruits former China-scholar Nick Orton to help her take back a magical manuscript from evil demons.