Series synopsis
The Magician on the Skywalk, also known as 天橋上的魔術師 is a drama mystery sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on PTS on February 20, 2021. It ended on March 20, 2021. It was created by Liu Wei-jan. It stars Kaiser Chuang, May Suen, Sam Yang and Berant Zhu.
Through the stories of nine kids living in the Chinese Shopping Mall, this film depicts their diverse and magical life experiences.
In the summer of 1985, while Xiaobudian (the tiny one) was at the fourth grade, he was already a convincing street vendor, who sold stuff for allowance on a skywalk every day. Xiaobudian’s father is a shoe shop owner who was doing business in the Chinese Shopping Mall. One day, a magician from nowhere showed up in the mall. He had a treasure bowl and a zebra capabl ...
Premise
Through the stories of nine kids living in the Chinese Shopping Mall, this film depicts their diverse and magical life experiences.
In the summer of 1985, while Xiaobudian (the tiny one) was at the fourth grade, he was already a convincing street vendor, who sold stuff for allowance on a skywalk every day. Xiaobudian’s father is a shoe shop owner who was doing business in the Chinese Shopping Mall. One day, a magician from nowhere showed up in the mall. He had a treasure bowl and a zebra capable of emitting colorful lights, and he was able to make countless magic tricks. Xiaobudian admired this magician, and bought magic props for practice every day. At the same time, more and more boys and girls in the mall have met this mysterious magician, and gained life-changing power after they watched the magic show.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kaiser Chuang as The Magician
- May Suen
- Sam Yang
- Berant Zhu as Pi
- Edison Song
- Chu Meng-hsuan
- Lekal Ro
- Iain Lu
Supporting cast
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 20, 2021 | March 20, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 10 | February 20, 2021 | March 20, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | March 20, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99th Floor | February 20, 2021 |
| 2 | The Small Black Man | February 20, 2021 |
| 3 | Crystal Ball | February 27, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | PTS |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 20, 2021 |
| Last aired | March 20, 2021 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |