My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan (2016)

Original title

火線下的江湖大佬

Genre

drama

Country

Hong Kong

Length

1 season, 25 episodes

How it feels

A Hong Kong comedy series about aging triad members trying to adapt to middle age. It also follows former gangsters released from prison as they adjust to life outside the underworld.

lightheartedcomedicnostalgicmoderate-pacedplayfulquirkyheartfeltwry

What happens

My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan (Chinese: 火線下的江湖大佬; Cantonese Yale: Fósinhah dīk Gōngwùh Daaihlóu; literally "Triad Boss Under the Line of Fire") is a 2016 Hong Kong modern comedy television drama produced by Leung Choi-yuen for TVB, starring Kent Cheng, Tommy Wong, Alice Chan and Eliza Sam as the main leads. Filming took place from October 2015 to February 2016 on location in Hong Kong. The series premiered on April 25, 2016, airing every Monday to Friday on Hong Kong's TVB Jade, Malaysia's Astro On Demand and Australia's TVBJ channels during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot, concluding May 27, 2016 with a total of 25 episodes. My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan plot centers on triad members who are no longer in their prime and must learn to survive in middle age. It also tells of triads who must learn to adjust to life outside once they are released from incarceration after serving a long prison sentence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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