Huo Yuanjia is a television series based on the story of Chinese martial artist Huo Yuanjia. It includes a subplot on the story of Chen Zhen, a fictional student of Huo Yuanjia and protagonist of the 1972 film Fist of Fury. The series was directed by Kuk Kwok-leung and starred Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Zhou Muyin, Bryan Leung, Ding Li and Qu Yue in the lead roles. It was first released in 2007 and broadcast on various television channels in other countries in the following year. A sequel titled Jingwu Chen Zhen was released in late 2008, in which Jordan Chan reprised his role as Chen Zhen.
Huo Yuanjia is born in Jinghai in a family of martial arts practitioners. He is asthmatic since childhood and his father Huo Endi strongly discourages him from practising martial arts, but he does not give up and practices secretly. Huo Endi and Zhao Shengxian are both trained in mizongyi, but they have a disagreement over how the martial art should be practiced and have since been at odds with each other. Despite the rivalry between their respective fathers, Huo Yuanjia develops a close friendship with Zhao Shengxian's daughter Zhao Qiannan. One day, Cheng Tianxiao, Huo Endi and Zhao Shengxian's
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