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| Love Destiny | |
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| Genre | Romance Comedy Drama Historical Time travel |
| Based on | Bupphesanniwat byRompaeng |
| Written by | Salaya Sukanivatt |
| Directed by | Pawat Panangkasri |
| Starring | Ranee Campen Thanavat Vatthanaputi Louis Scott Susira Nanna Parama Imanothai |
| Country of origin | Thailand |
| Original language | Thai |
| No. of episodes | 15 + 3 special episodes |
| Production | |
| Producer | Arunocha Bhanubandhu |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Production company | Broadcast Thai Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 3 |
| Release | February 21 (2018-02-21) – April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11) |
| Related | |
| Love Destiny 2 | |
Love Destiny[1] (Thai:บุพเพสันนิวาส;RTGS: Bupphesanniwat;IPA:[bùp.pʰeː.sǎn.ní.wâ:t]) is a 2018Thai historical television series that originally aired onChannel 3 from February 21 to April 11, 2018. The 15-episode series contains elements ofromance,comedy, andtime travel.[2] StarringRanee Campen andThanawat Wattanaputi,Love Destiny was a major hit in Thailand and gained popularity across Asia and contributed to a rise of tourists in the filming locations.[3] Its success has been attributed to its elaborate screenplay, costumes, and locations.[4]
Thelakorn, set inAyutthaya Kingdom, during the reign of KingNarai, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name byRompaeng, the penname of Chanyawi Somprida.[5] The novel got the Seven book award in 2010 and was adapted into a television drama for the first time in this series. The television adaptation was done by Broadcast Thai Television, the scriptwrier was Sanlaya, and the director was Pawat Panangsiri.[6]
While traveling back home from a school excavation trip inAyutthaya, Ketsurang (Ranee Campen), a history student and her friend, Rueangrit (Prama Imanothai), got into a car accident. Ketsurang wakes up in the body of Karaket (การะเกด), the daughter of the ruler ofPhitsanulok who was living inAyutthaya, the capital of theAyutthaya Kingdom, during the reign of KingNarai (1656–1688). She lives in the residence of King Narai's chief astrologer,Phraya Horathibodi (พระยาโหราธิบดี), who is the father of her fiancé,Det (Thanawat Wattanaputi), a foreign ministry official holding the noble title of Muen Sunthon Thewa. The eccentric and goofy behavior of Ketsurang shocks everyone, but her kindness changes their attitudes towards her, eventually winning their hearts and minds. She amazes the people with her knowledge of the historical events of the era and questions the veracity of the knowledge she had learned in the future.
The drama also includes theAyutthayan embassy accredited to the court of KingLouis XIV of France, withPan as the ambassador, in addition to thesuccessful enterprise ofPhra Phet Racha, King Narai's xenophobic regent, to seize power and get rid of the Christians in the kingdom. The coup was supported by the Buddhist clergy and Narai's own daughter, PrincessSudawadi, and leads to the execution ofPhaulkon, who held the position of Prime Counsellor of Ayutthaya and assumed the Thai noble title ofChao Phraya Wichayen.[7]: 59, 64
In this table,the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings andthe red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Bangkok | ||
| 1 | February 21, 2018 | 3.4% | 5.8% |
| 2 | February 22, 2018 | 4.8% | 7.5% |
| 3 | February 28, 2018 | 7.3% | 11.6% |
| 4 | March 1, 2018 | 8.2% | 13.0% |
| 5 | March 7, 2018 | 11.4% | 16.0% |
| 6 | March 8, 2018 | 12.6% | 19.8% |
| 7 | March 14, 2018 | 14.8% | 20.5% |
| 8 | March 15, 2018 | 15.5% | 22.8% |
| 9 | March 21, 2018 | 16.0% | 23.4% |
| 10 | March 22, 2018 | 16.0% | 21.4% |
| 11 | March 28, 2018 | 17.4% | 22.6% |
| 12 | March 29, 2018 | 17.4% | 23.9% |
| 13 | April 4, 2018 | 17.4% | 21.8% |
| 14 | April 5, 2018 | 17.9% | 23.9% |
| 15 | April 11, 2018 | 18.6% | 23.4% |
| Average | 13.3% | 18.5% | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Bangkok | ||
| Special 1 | April 12, 2018 | 10.1% | 12.6% |
| Special 2 | April 18, 2018 | 8.6% | 12.3% |
| Special 3 | April 19, 2018 | 8.0% | 12.5% |
| Average | 9.1% | 12.5% | |