''The Bridge'' is a Malaysian-Singaporean

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aired on HBO Asia, and starring

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and

Bront Palarae Nasrul Suhaimin bin Saifuddin (born 27 September 1978), known professionally as Bront Palarae, is a Malaysian actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Early life and education Palarae was born in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. In 2005, ...

. The series was inspired by the Danish-Swedish series, '' Broen/Bron''.

Plot

The series takes place on the border of

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and

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. Its centerpiece is the bridge on the border where a female corpse was discovered. The Malaysian Investigator is Detective Megat Jamil, the Singaporean is Detective Serena Teo. Together they investigate a series of crimes that are well prepared, skillfully executed and contain a "message" to society on the subject of social injustice.

Cast

Main

as Megat Jamil *

as Serena Teo *

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as Heriyanto Salim (season 2)

Recurring

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as Lim Boon Teck (seasons 1–2) * as Maria Othman (seasons 1–2) * as Erin Tajuddin (seasons 1–2) * as Yusof Iskandar (seasons 1–2) * as Nabil / Adam (season 1) * Dia Farhana as Mia (season 1) * Syed Muhammad Husayn as Imran (season 1) * Syed Ali Murtadha as Farid (season 1) * Charles Roberts as Reuben Kumar (season 1) * Erwin Dawson as Jason (season 1) * Gavin Yap as Daniel Chong (season 1) * Dawn Cheong as Chen Seet Yan (season 1) * Alvin Wong as Lee Jun Weng (season 1) *

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as Clarence Richmond (season 1) * Belinda Chee as Michelle Richmond (season 1) * as Jamal Mokhtar (season 1) *

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as Anil Raj (season 1) * as Arif Hilmi (season 2) *

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as Dian Galih (season 2) * as Datuk Ishak Hassan (season 2) * as Datin Roslinda Ahmad (season 2) * as Zeckri Ishak (season 2) * as Lyanna Mokhtar (season 2) *

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as Bayu Soemarsono (season 2) *

Whulandary Herman Whulandary Herman (born 26 June 1987) is an Indonesian actress, television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 pa ...

as Indah Pangestu (season 2) * Joseph Marco as Christian Salvador (season 2) *

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as Sylvester "Silver" DaCosta (season 2) * as Peter Harris (season 2) *

Chew Kin Wah Chew Kin Wah (; born 30 September 1965) is a Malaysian actor of Chinese descent. In June 2018, he was listed as one of the 10 top Malaysian actors who gain recognition internationally by ''Harian Metro''. Born and raised in Ipoh, Perak, Kin Wa ...

as Wong Ping Chuan (season 2) *

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as Mr. Ong (season 2) * as Datuk Rahman Samad (season 2) * as Pearl Yong (season 2)

Series overview

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2020)

Awards

References

External links

* {{The Bridge (TV series) Television shows set in Malaysia Bioterrorism in fiction 2018 Malaysian television series debuts The Bridge (TV series) Television shows set in Singapore HBO Asia original programming Viu (streaming media) original programming 2018 Singaporean television series debuts