''Shero'' (stylized in

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) is a 2023 Singaporean action drama series starring

Joanne Peh Joanne Peh Wei Siew (; born 25 April 1983) is a Singaporean actress and host managed under The Celebrity Agency. She was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor Qi Yuwu. Life ...

Romeo Tan Tan Romeo (; born 9 April 1985) is a Singaporean actor, who has been named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Tan came into prominence after finishing in fourth place on the tenth season of the television series ''Star Search'' in 2010 ...

Carrie Wong Carrie Wong Si Tian (; born 1 January 1994) is a Singaporean actress. She was discovered through the reality television competition '' Hey Gorgeous''. Early life The only child of a housewife mother and father who works in a security firm, ...

and

Nick Teo Nick Teo (), is a Singaporean television actor, host and model contracted under Mediacorp. Acting career In 2014, Teo made his acting debut in a half-hour long-running drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8, '' 118'', which made got him ...

. It follows the story of a woman who decides to join her missing sister's bodyguard company to search for her parents' murderer and to continue her sister's legacy. It began airing on

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from 12 June 2023.

Cast

Main and supporting

as Zhang Yinchen *

as Yue Ruixiang / Max *

as Zhang Yinxi *

as Guan Junsheng *

Aileen Tan Aileen Tan (born 18 October 1966) is a Singaporean actress. Life and career She was educated at the now defunct Willow Secondary School. Tan was often cast in leading roles in the first 15 years of her acting career, but has since played supp ...

as Chen Meihua *

Rayson Tan Rayson Tan (; born 12 January 1965) is a Singaporean actor. Career Before joining MediaCorp, Tan worked as a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines. In 1990, he emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up in Singapore's Star Search Singapore talent compet ...

as Yue Feihong * Brandon Wong as Yang Huabiao *

Priscelia Chan Priscelia Chan Shih Mei, also known as Zeng Shimei, is a Singaporean television actress and host. Career Chan was a tax auditor before taking part in Star Search Singapore 1999. Despite being eliminated in the semifinals, she was offered a co ...

as Jiang Meizhen *

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as Lin Xinya *

Cheryl Chou Cheryl Chou (born 15 March 1996) is a Singaporean actress, tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She joined the entertainment industry after being crowned Miss Universe Singapore 2016. Early and personal life Chou was born and rai ...

as Zhou Jingyu * Grace Teo as Zhao Zihan * Brian Ng as Code * Daryl-Ann as Chen Weiting *

Zhu Xiufeng Zhu Xiufeng (born Choo Siew Fong in 1943 or 1944) is a Singaporean actress whose acting career spans more than six decades. She has performed on stage, in films and television. She has also worked as a screenwriter, a film company publicity m ...

as Chen Yalian * Angela Ang as Liu Ruoling * Jack Hyde as Officer Hayden

Cameo appearances

* Regene Lim as Han Shasha * Joyce Ng as Chloe Lam *

Darren Lim Darren Lim (, born 30 September 1972) is a Singaporean actor and television host. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1997 to 2016 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. Career Having left school at age 15, Lim began his ca ...

as Dai Guowei *

Cynthia Koh Cynthia Koh (born 25 March 1974), also known as Xu Mei Zhen 许美珍, is a Singaporean actress. She is best known for acting in many television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. Early life Koh has one younger sister. Her father works i ...

as Gina Chee *

Chen Shucheng Tan Soo Seng, better known as Chen Shucheng, (, born 21 October 1949) is a Singaporean actor and television host. He is one of Mediacorp's few artistes still active from the " black and white" era. Career Acting Chen joined Mediacorp, then kn ...

as Huang Yudai * Wu Kaishen as Yudai's elder son *

Benjamin Tan Benjamin Tan (born 27 March 1993) is a Singaporean actor known for his roles in the television dramas '' My Guardian Angels'', ''Mister Flower'', ''When Duty Calls 2'', ''Soul Doctor'', ''The Heartland Hero'', ''Emerald Hill High'' and ''Strik ...

as Joel Seah * Bernard Tan as Zhang Tianyou * Zhu Zeliang as News anchor * Evelyn Tan Qijia as News anchor * Ann Poh as Australian nurse

Production

Principal photography began in December 2022. The production crew of 27, which includes cast members

and

, travelled to

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for filming on 21 February 2023.

joined the cast in Canberra on 28 February 2023. On 27 February 2023, scenes involving Joanne Peh and Romeo Tan were shot at Pialligo Estate. Local media in Canberra reported that the production crew spent 10 days, from 22 February to 4 March, filming at various locations in the capital city including the airport, Cockington Green and Jamala Wildlife Park. ''Shero'' is also reportedly the largest overseas filming crew to ever shoot in Canberra.

References

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