Captain of Destiny (1988)

Original title

張保仔

Genre

drama television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

1 season, 30 episodes

How it feels

A modern police constable travels back to the 19th century and gets caught up in the conflict between a famous Chinese pirate and the Qing imperial army. The show mixes historical fiction with sci-fi time travel elements.

adventurousdramatictime-twistinglight-heartedaction-packednostalgicplayful

What happens

Captain of Destiny (Chinese: 張保仔; Jyutping: Zoeng1 Bou2 Zai2; Cantonese Yale: Jēung Bóu Jái; lit. 'Cheung Po Tsai') is a 2015 Hong Kong historical fiction sci-fi television drama created and produced by TVB. The drama is a retelling of the story of 19th century Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai and his conflict with the Qing imperial army, meanwhile encountering a time-travelling police constable from the 21st century. Development for Captain of Destiny began in mid-2014. A two-minute trailer was unveiled at the 19th Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) in March 2015, and a second trailer was revealed at the 21st Shanghai TV Festival in June 2015. It was the first of four grand productions to celebrate TVB's 48th anniversary. The drama aired on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels from 21 September till 25 October 2015, every Monday through Sunday during its 9:30–10:30 pm timeslot. It aired for 32 episodes. Captain of Destiny received mixed reviews during its run, mainly directed at the story's historical inaccuracies and inconsistent characterisation. However, the serial built a popular fanbase, winning My Favourite TVB Drama at the StarHub TVB Awards and the 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia. Ruco Chan received acclaim for his lead performance as the Eleventh Prince, winning My Favourite TVB Actor at both award ceremonies. Captain of Destiny received two awards in the TVB Anniversary Awards, including Most Popular Male Character for Ruco Chan and Best Supporting Actress for Elaine Yiu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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