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The Last Madame (2019)

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Original title
Last Madame
Genre
drama
Country
Singapore
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rated
MA 15+
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows two women in different time periods whose lives are connected through an old shophouse. In the 1930s, a brothel owner navigates a world of spies and murder. In the present day, a woman discovers secrets hidden within the same building.

suspensefulromanticintriguingperiod-piecemysteriousmurderousspy-thrillernostalgic

What happens

Last Madame (Chinese: 最后的夫人) is a 2019 Singaporean television series and Toggle Original created by Jean Yeo, featuring Joanne Peh, Jeff Chou, Lina Ng, Brandon Wong, Constance Lau, Fiona Fussi, Ky Tan, and Alan Wan. The English language 12-parter, which weaves a present-day plotline with another set in the 1930s about a brothel owner, is a story of intrigue involving spies, murders, romance and an old shophouse. The series aired on Mediacorp in Singapore and premiered on 26 September 2019 on MeWatch. It is the first M18 English Drama produced locally, and the second highest rated locally produced drama. A prequel, Last Madame: Sisters of the Night, was made available on meWATCH from 13 July 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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