Scripted series
I became the King of Hell, and took control of the Book of Life and Death
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TV DNA
How I became the King of Hell, and took control of the Book of Life and Death actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
I became the King of Hell, and took control of the Book of Life and Death reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Serialized.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The story
What it's about
Li Yi breaks through the job restrictions and advances to become the Fengdu Emperor, and finally quells the war through a decisive battle, restoring peace to the planetThe animation, through its grand setting of the underworld system fighting against alien races, showcases the protagonist's growth process of controlling life and death and protecting the common people
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 20 episodes.
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Season 1 · Complete
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202620 episodes
Exploring aspects of governance and the characters' interaction with the world of death.
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Season 2 · Unannounced
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0 episodes
Continuing to understand the new power and beginning to face the challenges.
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Season 3 · Unannounced
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0 episodes
Exploring aspects of governance and the characters' interaction with the world of death.
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