#the empress of ayodhaya

[maidavika]

MAI DAVIKA HOORNE THE EMPRESS OF AYODHAYA ( 2024 )

[clairedaring]

Behind the Casting of Spare Me Your Mercy & other insights into oneD originals

This is an old interview from February 2024 when oneD originals were just announced and SMYM had not started filming yet. This is screenwriter Lux and director Wo talking about casting Tor Thanapob and JJ Krissanapoom for the lead roles.

When the first batch of oneD originals were first announced, I found it really interesting that many of the leads in these supposedly "big budget" original series for One31 were mostly independent actors/actors not under One31 management (Tor Thanapob, JJ Krissanapoom, Mai Davika, Baifern Pimchanok, Peach Pachara...)

More recently, P'Lux (the screenwriter of The Empress of Ayodhaya and Spare Me Your Mercy) posted a thread on Twitter discussing the casting/audition process for oneD originals but probably the same process apply to number of one31 series in general.

"Normally, when there is a role that requires an actor, the creator/project owner will inform the channel (One31) about the character/appearance/age/abilities they want. There might be examples of actors that [the creators] think are right for the executives to consider. The channel will specify which actors (in the channel) will come to audition. The casting department will contact them and ask if the actors are interested. Not everyone wants to audition for every role (re: some actors only audition for specific roles, some audition for multiple roles in one project). There are often actors who reject roles. If they want independent actors outside the channel/company, the casting department will contact them and ask for their willingness (to go to casting) in the same way. Then, an audition will be scheduled. The decision-makers are the channel executives/project creator/director/scriptwriter. They will discuss together. If the role is important, difficult, or not what you want, sometimes they will schedule another round of reading. They may do it more than once. In one project, one actor might audition for multiple roles. To see which role is best, most suitable. The OneD Original project places great importance on acting. It wasn't easy to finalize the actors."

This sentiment was also echoed by P'Aom Thammaruja, the casting director who said that the 8 people in the cast of Taste (an upcoming oneD original from the creators of Hormones The Series) were chosen among hundreds of candidates. Out of 8 people, only 3 are One31 actors (Charlette Wasita, Boom Saharat and Obey Punnavich)

Mabel (girl w/ pink background in the center) said all cast members were selected via auditions. Mabel went through two auditions herself. Mabel also said the Taste workshops are intensive and filming will begin this month. She also said the cast members have difficult schedules but the filming schedule has been set. (source)

While P'Lux is talking about this as an insight into oneD originals' casting process, but this casting process is mostly true for many projects across the industry, not limited to just One31.

[blue-grama]

A little Film/Jam requeim

Upon the news that these two are not planning any projects together in the future, I was pondering Thai actor pairings and why I liked this particular one. First let me say I'm very in favor of actors not getting joined at the hip forever -- I doubt that's why anyone gets into acting, and while I get the financial reasons this happens in Thai entertainment, I'm generally in agreement that it tends to limit creativity, since the brand often has to come before the story. My only gripe is that now they're off doing lakorns that will never get subbed in English and it's not fair and look, I need to see The Empress of Ayodhaya ok?? I don't think it's a bad thing to have actors with great chemistry appear together in multiple shows, however, and I wanna say that I think these two used that opportunity right. Look, we have Tian:

Utter cinammon roll, too pure for this world, total sweetheart. He's a little scared and a lot beaten down, but he still has a burning spark of respect for himself that he doesn't let extinguish. He spends 73% of this show in the throes of a mental breakdown but still manages to take control of his narrative in the end. It's actively insane that the murder glitter show has such fantastic characters.

And then you have Charn, who is...

... also beaten down by this world, but evil about it. It's all manipulation, manwhoring, and complicated smiles belaying his real feelings with this guy. Refreshingly, he only has to reform himself a little bit to get his happy ending.

Meanwhile, Jiu. Assassin, kind of a tsundere. Marshmallow center, obviously. I'll never be over how after he and Tian first had sex (under the influence of a beetle fungus, OBVIOUSLY), he got deeply hurt that Tian said it was a mistake and accused Tian of doing this to all the boys. Possibly my favorite Jiu moment. ANYWAY.

There isn't as much distance between Jiu and Tinn as there is between Tian and Charn (from what I've seen, Jam maybe doesn't have quite as much range as Film, or at least hasn't been asked to demonstrate it). But Tinn is a more open and straightforward character, the moral center of Laws of Attraction versus a guy who assassinates several people with scissors without remorse in Khun Chai.

Point is, we don't always get this with repeated actor pairings. A lot of the time, you have an underlying dynamic that comes through in all the pair's shows, and it can't wander too far from its origins - I was thinking about this specifically with regards to Only Friends after listening to this excellent debut of the Part 5 (of 4) podcast, which talks about the way Force's Top turned into a completely flat character, possibly because "interesting" would conflict with the whole True Love ForceBook dynamic that GMMTV needs to sell. An appealing dynamic can be great -- hey, I read fanfic, I get the joy of putting the same guy in situations -- but I really liked how Film and Jam went with/were given quite different characters in their two projects together. This could be a lakorn vs. BL thing, but it'd be cool to see more paired actors take on more disparate roles together!

My disappointment over no more shows from these two comes down to wishing I could see what else they might pull off. Jam as the rich jerk instead of Film? Both of them playing morally grey? It could have been fun.

Oh well; I'll just be over here lighting candles for English subs from One31, because at least this hot murderous royalty nonsense looks exquisite.

And if you've read this far, please feel free to drop me recs in the tags or comments of other pairs that have played really different roles or dynamics with each other. I love seeing actors show their range!

[dangermousie]

For whatever reason, Thai shows rarely work for me, but this one looks so gorgeous, I cannot resist.

[maggiecheungs]

so I’ve got the empress of ayodhaya (with mai davika) and scarlet heart thailand (with tu tontawan) to look forward to….. icb i’m finally getting some big budget female-led historical thai dramas about political power struggles 😭😭 i have waited so long for this

[keetika]

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[poomphuripan]

Update: Spare Me Your Mercy (Euthanasia) Has Finished Filming - All Released Stills

Spare Me Your Mercy wrapped its production today (31 August), with 32 queues and 8 episodes slated for release in November/December 2024. The production started filming on July 5 in Chiang Mai and had been continuously filming for two full months. It is the third to last oneD original to wrap filming (The Empress of Ayodhaya and Thicha will be the last oneD originals to wrap filming).

As a oneD original, Spare Me Your Mercy is most likely to take over the 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM on Thursday and Wednesday, typically reserved for oneD originals (like Bangkok Blossom, Love Lesson 010, Century Of Love...)

Here are all the stills which have been released by Director Wo as filming went on.

+ bonus video from Tor

[soclaimon]

KLEAR ปลื้ม! ได้รับเกียรติทำเพลงซีรี่ส์ ‘แม่หยัว’

https://www.naewna.com/entertain/836142 KLEAR ปลื้ม! ได้รับเกียรติทำเพลงซีรี่ส์ ‘แม่หยัว’ วันเสาร์ ที่ 19 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2567, 06.00 น. ก่อนจะไปชม “แม่หยัว” The Empress of Ayodhaya ซีรี่ส์ฟอร์มยักษ์แห่งปีโปรดักชั่นสุดอลังการของทางช่องวัน 31 ซึ่งจะเริ่มตอนแรกในวันพฤหัสบดีที่ 24 ตุลาคมนี้ เพลงจากซีรี่ส์แม่หยัว Unspoken Truth “แลกด้วยหัวใจ”…

[funfunrumine]

The Empress of Ayodhaya

Battle for the throne of Ayodhaya

With the story of an inspiring woman, “Mae Yua”, another name for “Thao Sri Sudachan”, and her path to becoming the “Queen” of Ayutthaya, to a great duty that is wagered with power and heart.

Director

San Srikeawlor

Creator & Script Writer

Sirilux Srisukon

Broadcast date and time

Mae Yua series starts with the first episode on Thursday, October 24th, every Wednesday - Thursday at 8:30 p.m. (GTM+7)

Watch live TV channel one31 TV version | via the oneD app UNCUT version and Netflix

Official Trailer

Cast

[maidavika]

the empress of ayodhaya

[clairedaring]

how do you know that spare me your mercy is airing in november?

Hello nonnie (❁´◡`❁) Since I've been waiting to info dump on Spare Me Your Mercy, please allow me the chance to ramble and theorize on the release of SMYM through this answer.

DISCLAIMER: THESE ARE JUST MY PERSONAL SPECULATIONS. PLEASE TAKE EVERYTHING WITH A GRAIN OF SALT.

So... one of the first indicators of its release period is P'Lux (screenwriter) and JJ and Tor all confirming that it'll be release at the end of/within the year. With the most specific one being JJ saying in a magazine interview at if nothing goes wrong, it'll be airing in December and in a recent IG live, he says his upcoming series might come out next month (November).

Second, I did some process of elimination. There were three main contenders for the Wed-Thu evening drama slot following Baifern's The Lady And Her Lovers. This is because they are oneD originals so they were definitely going into this Wed-Thu primetime slot.

The Empress Of Ayodhaya (starring Mai Davika, Film Thanapat), filming wrapped on October 10.

Spare Me Your Mercy (starring JJ Krissanapoom, Tor Thanapob, filming wrapped on August 31.

Thicha (starring Baifern Pimchanok, Peach Pachara), filming wrapped on October 8.

Logically, it would have made sense to air the one that wrapped earlier first. However, I believe oneD took into account of the fact that its competitor CH3 were airing My Cherie Amour - a romance comedy starring Tor Thanapob and Yaya Urassaya during this Wed-Thur evening slot. So if they were to air SMYM at the same time, Tor fans would have had to choose between SMYM and My Cherie Amour and I'm sure the option that has bigger general appeal is the light hearted romcom.

It wouldn't have made sense either to air a tense and melodramatic Baifern drama, right after ending a melodramatic Baifern drama.

Which is how I came to the conclusion that The Empress of Ayodhaya would be the drama, replacing The Lady And Her Lovers even if it was the last to wrap filming. The trailer is out, there are 10 episodes and it's premiering on Thursday, October 24.

Going by the schedule of The Empress Of Ayodhaya, which is expected to end on Wednesday, November 27 -> I strongly believe that Spare Me Your Mercy will premiere on Thursday, November 28. The trailer usually comes out around 1 - 2 weeks before the premiere, so I'm expecting the official trailer for SMYM on November 7 or November 14.

[blue-grama]

The Empress of Ayodhaya

No English subs and likely no hope of them in any sort of timeframe but this looks like a great time. It's based on the life of Sri Sudachan, a royal concubine of King Chairacha (1534-1547), who maaaaybe poisoned him and installed her son on the throne, eventually manuvering so that she and her non-royal lover Worawongsathirat acted as regents. Then her son died (accident? execution? poisoning by his mother's lover? poisoning by his own mother? the histories disagree) and Sri Sudachan installed Worawongsathirat on the throne, a flying-too-close-to-the-sun move that got them both killed. Mai Davika plays Sri Sudachan and Film Thanapat plays Worawongsarthirat. Everyone is dressed to the nines, swords are dripping blood, something lesbian appears to be going on in Sri Sudachan's bedroom: If OneD ever subs this I am SO HERE for it.

[dangermousie]

That is a really creepy turn of phrase...

Go get it, he's likely evil but HOT!!!!!

That's quite a make out!!!!

Ummmm guys have you not heard about anal?

Shadyyyyy! He's shadyyyy!

Smooooth!

I noticed he doesn't make a reciprocal vow...

[dangermousie]

My experienced show watcher spidey senses tell me this is OUR RESIDENT MURDER BEEFCAKE.

[dangermousie]

Any show that starts with child murder is not fucking around.

This is def not a wholesome idol tale.

[poomphuripan]

Update on Spare Me Your Mercy (Euthanasia) production

19 July - Tor told his fans at an event that Spare Me Your Mercy will take no more than 3 months to finish shooting and that there will be 8 episodes (clip source).

22 July - Day 6 of filming Spare Me Your Mercy (picture from Director Worawit's Twitter and clip from Jaylerr's Tiktok)

23 July - Tor confirms to fans asking about Spare Me Your Mercy that he is shooting right now and that he thinks the series will air "this year for sure".

personal note: don't @ me if my prediction is wrong but as SMYM is a part of oneD originals lineup this year, one31 might air SMYM during the primetime slot on Wednesday & Thursday every week (same slot as other oneD originals this year like Bangkok Blossom, Love Lesson 010, Century Of Love...) Currently there are three oneD originals filming: Spare Me Your Mercy, Thicha starrring Baifern and Peach Pachara, The Empress of Ayodhaya starring Mai Davika and Film Thanapat), SMYM is the last oned original to start filming so it might come out in October/November if post-production doesn't take much time like Century Of Love.