Top most-awaited TVB dramas of 2019
HONG KONG: TVB expects to unfurl some big-name comebacks next year as it struggles to remain profitable.
Topping the list of series comebacks is former Best Actress Miriam Yeung. She is to star in Wonder Women, her first TVB drama in nearly 18 years.
Also slated to usher in the new year is Big White Duel.
This series stars Roger Kwok, Kenneth Ma, Matthew Ho and Natalie Tong.
Killer, starring Wayne Lai and Moses Chan, is a blood-letting series about hitmen out to even the score.
The most-awaited series for 2019 are:
Wonder Women
Starring award-winning singer-songwriter Miriam Yeung in her big TVB comeback, Wonder Women tells the story of Lam Fei (Yeung), a “multi-functional” housewife happily married to her successful husband Sheung Kim-hung (Raymond Wong).
But he had been unfaithful, and leaves for mainland China, leaving Fei to raise their son on her own. She rents out a part of her apartment to the young and wealthy Wing Ho-tin (Pakho Chau), who becomes her biggest support when she decides to start her own business. As life seems to settle down for Fei, Sheung suddenly reappears, vying for her heart again.
Big White Duel
Starring Roger Kwok, Kenneth Ma, Matthew Ho, Natalie Tong, Ali Lee, Kelly Cheung and Crystal Fung, Big White Duel focuses on the doctors and surgeons working for a Hong Kong public hospital, set in the backdrop of a financial crisis that could shake up the health industry. Dr Yeung (Kwok), the vice president of Ming Sing North Hospital, has hopes to change the system around, but consultant doctor Dr Tong (Ma) has his doubts.
The series was filmed in multiple hospital locations across Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
Killer
Once known as the King of Killers, Victor (Wayne Lai) lost his former glory in a case that killed his wife and blinded his daughter. Zero (Moses Chan is the underground’s new hitman star, having succeeded in multiple contracted killings. However, he bears the burden of needing to avenge the death of a friend. By chance, the two hitmen meet, and discover that they have a common enemy—the Taiwanese triad boss Or Chinghung. But just as one chapter is finished, another starts again, and both Victor and Zero find themselves in a never-ending cycle of vendettas. The Defected
The Defected has all the elements that Hong Kong film excels in—a crime thriller, featuring a recovering former undercover with post-traumatic stress syndrome and an ambitious superintendent who wants to control Hong Kong with an iron fist.
It stars Benjamin Yuen as the undercover (UC) Jadrien, who miraculously survives a bullet to the head after he attempts to save another’s life. The shooter turns out to be Bingo (played by Philip Keung), another UC, who was formerly under Chief Superintendent Maggie Man (Kara Hui). Due to disagreements with Chief Superintendent Vincent Kan (Shek Sau), Maggie betrays Bingo, leaving Bingo to to turn his loyalty to the triads.
However, Bingo’s camaraderie for his fellow cops never wavers, and Jadrien becomes a chess piece in an internal police war.
The Defected has a strong cast—led by rising star Benjamin Yuen, it stars film queen Kara Hui, returning veteran actors Shek Sau and Hui Shiu-hung as well as film actor Philip Keung.
The Final Confession 18 Years Later
Eighteen years ago, a silly fight led to the death of one among seven childhood friends.
Eighteen years later, the friends are already leading separate lives, with successful careers and new families. The body of their deceased friend suddenly appears, and the friends have to once again face their past.
The Final Confession stars TVB newcomer and Best Actor nominee Shaun Tam, alongside promising actors Joel Chan, Mandy Wong, Vivien Yeo, Candice Chiu and Anthony Ho.
It also sees the return of veteran actors Dominic Lam and Elvina Kong.