Kenneth Ma booted out of ‘Forensic Heroes IV’ as lead

HONG KONG: Following TVB's green light for a fourth instalment of ' Forensic Heroes', news sources started reporting that TVB was in talks to cast Kenneth Ma and Joey Meng in the lead. However Joey, who is currently on an acting hiatus, appears to be no longer in the running.

Earlier this month, it was reported that TVB has booked Shaun Tam as the second male

Shaun Tam, who is rising in popularity, will now lead the show.

lead, while Selena Lee and Jacqueline Wong are booked for female leads. This story has since changed, however — when curious netizens reached out to Producer Mui about the cast, the producer said Kenneth would not be on the show.

Many Kenneth fans were disappointed to hear that their idol was booted out and called out TVB for mistreatment. A source then reported that Shaun, who is rising in popularity, will now carry the show without another male lead.

Kenneth’s fans aren’t the only disappointed viewers. Many netizens who have been followers of the 'Forensic Heroes' franchise pointed out that the show has always had multiple leads with a star- studded cast. Having only three leads would put ' Forensic Heroes IV' as the weakest show in the franchise. Many netizens also agreed with Kenneth’s fans, believing in the mistreatment theory. Others believed that Kenneth stepped down from the show after hearing that Shaun would be made fi rst lead.

The Forensic Heroes franchise started in 2006 with Bobby Au-yeung, Frankie Lam, Yoyo Mung, and Linda Chung. The sequel—with the additions of Kevin Cheng and Charmaine Sheh , was released in 2008. A reboot, Forensic Heroes III, was released in 2011, which starred Wayne Lai, Maggie Cheung, Ron Ng, Kate Tsui, Ruco Chan, and Nancy Wu.