''Another Era'' () is a 2018 drama produced by
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...
,
iQiyi,
CCTV
Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly t ...
and CRTP. It is the sequel to
At the Threshold of an Era
''At the Threshold of an Era'' () was a Hong Kong epic drama series broadcast by TVB Jade Channel from 11 October to 18 December 1999 and 13 March to 26 May 2000 and was extensively promoted by TVB as its cross-millennium, one-hundred-episode-long ...
with
Roger Kwok
Roger Kwok Chun-on is a Hong Kong television actor and former singer, who works for the TV station TVB. Kwok was born in Hong Kong, and his native family roots are in Zhongshan, Guangdong. He is one of the three actors who won Best Actor three ...
,
Niki Chow
Niki Chow (周勵淇, previously 周麗淇; born August 30, 1979) is a Hong Kong actress and singer.
Early life
Chow was born and raised in Hong Kong. She is fluent in Mandarin. However, netizens have pointed that her Cantonese pronunciation ...
,
Frankie Lam
Frankie Lam Man-lung (born 19 December 1967) is a Hong Kong actor. He entered a singing contest and subsequently, signed a contract with TVB. He left TVB in 2011 to join HKTV.
Lam married Hong Kong actress Kenix Kwok on 10 March 2004. Their ...
,
Tavia Yeung
Tavia Yeung Sin-yiu (; born 30 August 1979), previously known as Tavia Yeung Yi (), is a Hong Kong actress. She is best known for starring in the television dramas '' Vigilante Force'' (2003), '' Moonlight Resonance'' (2008)'', Beyond the Real ...
,
Benjamin Yuen
Benjamin Yuen Wai-ho (Simplified Chinese: 袁伟豪; Traditional Chinese: 袁偉豪, born May 11, 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures.
Yuen’s career started when he became the winner of Hong ...
and
Pakho Chau
Pakho Chau Pak-ho (; born 12 November 1984), is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, songwriter, and actor. He signed with Warner Music Group and officially entered the Hong Kong music industry in 2007. He left Warner Music in July 2017 and subsequent ...
as the main leads; and
Linda Chung
Linda Chung Ka-yan (; born on 9 April 1984) is a Chinese-Canadian actress, singer and songwriter. She signed a long-term contract with TVB in 2004 after winning the Miss Chinese International. Chung was always Non-official Best Actress during ...
as a guest star.
The theme and storyline revolve around the development of Hong Kong's economy in the past 10 years. Production cost a total of HK$100 million and took half a year.
The cut 34-episode version was uploaded on
iQiyi on 29 August 2018, and aired on
CCTV-8
CCTV-8 is the television drama channel of the CCTV
Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from ...
on 30 August 2018. The original 36 episode version aired on
TVB Jade
TVB Jade (), or simply Jade, is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Bro ...
from 10 September 2018 and on Mediacorp's Channel U on 23 April 2020.
Plot
The story of Another Era begins with the global financial crisis of 2008. Ambitious businessman Leo Ho Ting Sang (
Roger Kwok
Roger Kwok Chun-on is a Hong Kong television actor and former singer, who works for the TV station TVB. Kwok was born in Hong Kong, and his native family roots are in Zhongshan, Guangdong. He is one of the three actors who won Best Actor three ...
) wanted to buy out Fong Chung Yam’s (
Bowie Wu) business group, but Cheuk Kai Tong (
Pat Poon) stopped him in time. Furious, Leo decides to out a plan to destroy him.
Ten years later, Cheuk Kai Tong becomes one of the richest men in the city, but the psychological torment of his son’s untimely death has put him bedridden, soon followed by a coma. His daughter, Cheuk Ding Yiu (
Niki Chow
Niki Chow (周勵淇, previously 周麗淇; born August 30, 1979) is a Hong Kong actress and singer.
Early life
Chow was born and raised in Hong Kong. She is fluent in Mandarin. However, netizens have pointed that her Cantonese pronunciation ...
) learns to manage the family business, and together with her trusted accountant Ko Chit (
Frankie Lam
Frankie Lam Man-lung (born 19 December 1967) is a Hong Kong actor. He entered a singing contest and subsequently, signed a contract with TVB. He left TVB in 2011 to join HKTV.
Lam married Hong Kong actress Kenix Kwok on 10 March 2004. Their ...
), she starts a business war with Leo. Leo’s wife Cheung Ming Hei (
Tavia Yeung
Tavia Yeung Sin-yiu (; born 30 August 1979), previously known as Tavia Yeung Yi (), is a Hong Kong actress. She is best known for starring in the television dramas '' Vigilante Force'' (2003), '' Moonlight Resonance'' (2008)'', Beyond the Real ...
), Fong Chung Yam’s grandson Fong Chak Yu (
Benjamin Yuen
Benjamin Yuen Wai-ho (Simplified Chinese: 袁伟豪; Traditional Chinese: 袁偉豪, born May 11, 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer contracted to TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures.
Yuen’s career started when he became the winner of Hong ...
), and rookie entrepreneur Ching Hoi (
Pakho Chau
Pakho Chau Pak-ho (; born 12 November 1984), is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, songwriter, and actor. He signed with Warner Music Group and officially entered the Hong Kong music industry in 2007. He left Warner Music in July 2017 and subsequent ...
) also join the war, starting a new era of business politics.
Cast
Ho family
Cheuk family
Fong family
Ko family
Man family
Other cast
Broadcast
Music
Viewership ratings
TVB Jade
Awards and nominations
See also
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At the Threshold of an Era
''At the Threshold of an Era'' () was a Hong Kong epic drama series broadcast by TVB Jade Channel from 11 October to 18 December 1999 and 13 March to 26 May 2000 and was extensively promoted by TVB as its cross-millennium, one-hundred-episode-long ...
References
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TVB dramas
Hong Kong television series
2010s Hong Kong television series