Till the End of the Moon

Did You Know?

• The series marks the second Otter Studios production with Luo Yunxi in the leading role.
• Huang Wei served as costume director, Zeng Minghui as styling director, and Luan Hexin as art director.
• Huatian Studio was commissioned to do worldbuilding for the series.

Synopsis

Li Susu, the daughter of the Hengyang Sect leader, journeys five centuries into the past to stop the Devil God Tantai Jin. She inhabits the body of Ye Xiwu, whose mission is to eliminate the mortal Tantai Jin before an evil bone inside him turns him into the Devil God. Unbeknownst to her, Ye Xiwu is already married to Tantai Jin, a hostage prince from the Kingdom of Jing. Despite her original goal, Li Susu repeatedly saves him instead, and the two fall in love. Tantai Jin, who was born without the capacity for love, begins to care for her deeply, and Li Susu ultimately sacrifices herself trying to alter his fate. Devastated by her loss, Tantai Jin hunts for her soul for 500 years. He is taken in by a cultivation sect, becomes a disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, and encounters the reincarnated Li Susu. As their romance reignites, the truth of Tantai Jin's inherent nature once again threatens the three realms. He finally understands Li Susu's earlier struggles with their relationship. Confronting a cruel destiny, Tantai Jin devises a plan to prevent the world's destruction, this time determined to control the outcome.

Cast

Luo Yunxi portrays three roles: Tantai Jin, the fated Devil God who as a mortal cannot feel emotions due to an evil bone and is sent as a hostage prince to the Kingdom of Sheng; Cang Jiumin, the alias Tantai Jin uses while a cultivation disciple of Xiaoyao Sect's leader Zhaoyou; and Mingye, the powerful God of War whose dream Tantai Jin enters. Bai Lu plays Li Susu, the immortal daughter of Hengyang Sect's leader and the Chosen One to use the Mirror of the Past; Ye Xiwu, the younger daughter of General Ye of the Kingdom of Sheng whose body Li Susu takes over; and Sangjiu, a clam princess who becomes Mingye's consort after her clan's crown jewel saves him. Chen Duling appears as Ye Bingchang, Mo-nü, and Tianhuan.

Reception

Till the End of the Moon was a commercial success in China, helping Youku reach the highest number of downloads on the App Store since 2018 and netting a premiere day market share of 22.76%, making it the most-watched period drama since 2020. It broke the record for highest official merchandise sales, earning over 21 million yuan overall as of May 2023, with Mingye's bracelet the most popular item at over 5 million yuan. The series was praised for its innovative storyline emphasizing the hero's understanding of his existence and internal locus of control, and its costumes and depictions of Dunhuang culture and Chinese mythology were credited with promulgating classic Chinese culture. It boosted tourism GDP for Bengbu and Xuancheng, with Bengbu receiving a record number of tourists during the 2023 Labour Day holiday period, totaling 2.594 billion yuan. The drama was included in Alibaba Group's June Quarter 2023 Results as a contributor to Youku's subscription revenue growth, and was ranked the third most popular Chinese cultural intellectual property of the year in the 2023 Annual Report on the Chinese Cultural Symbols International Communication Index.