Noblesse Oblige (2014)

Original title

宦海奇官

Cast

Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung, Joel Chan, Benjamin Yuen, Lau Dan, Yoyo Chen, Cilla Kung, Ram Tseung

Genre

drama television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

1 season, 21 episodes

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

How it feels

A period drama set in the late Kangxi Emperor's Qing dynasty. It follows officials and their conflicts within the imperial court.

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What happens

Noblesse Oblige (Chinese: 宦海奇官; Jyutping: waan6 hoi2 kei4 gun1; Cantonese Yale: waahn hói kèih gūn; literally "The Realm of Unusual Officials") is a 2014 till 2015 Hong Kong period drama set during the later years of Kangxi Emperor's Qing dynasty rule. Produced by Lee Tim-sing, it stars Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung as the main leads, with Joel Chan, Benjamin Yuen, Ram Chiang and Cilla Kung as the major supporting cast. The drama was filmed from January till April 2014. First original broadcast began on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels December 29, 2014 till January 24, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 21 episodes, the last two episodes were aired on the same night as a two-hour finale. This is Kenneth Ma and Tavia Yeung's fifth collaboration. The two previously starred together in The Mysteries of Love, The Hippocratic Crush l & ll and Three Kingdoms RPG. This is also Joel Chan's first drama since previously quitting acting to concentrate on his personal life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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