The Bridge (2018 TV series)
The Bridge is a Malaysian-Singaporean crime drama television series aired on HBO Asia, and starring Rebecca Lim and Bront Palarae.[2] The series was inspired by the Danish-Swedish series, Broen/Bron.
| The Bridge | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Broen/Bron by Hans Rosenfeldt Måns Mårlind Björn Stein |
| Written by | Chi-ren Choong |
| Directed by | Lee Thean-jeen |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Decadence of My Love" by Zee Avi |
| Country of origin |
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| Original languages |
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| No. of seasons | 2[1] |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers |
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| Editor | Cheah Foong Foong |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Double Vision |
| Distributor | HBO |
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| Original release | 26 November 2018 – present |
Plot
The Bridge in 2005
The series takes place on the border of Malaysia and Singapore. 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.[2]
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 26 November 2018 | 25 December 2018 | HBO Asia Viu | ||
| 2 | 10 | 15 July 2020 | 13 August 2020 | |||
Cast
Main
- Bront Palarae as Megat Jamil
- Rebecca Lim as Serena Teo
- Ario Bayu as Heriyanto Salim (season 2–present)
Recurring
- Adrian Pang as Lim Boon Teck (seasons 1–2)
- Susan Lankester as Maria Othman
- Cheryl Samad as Erin, Megat's wife
- Dia Farhana as Mia, Megat's daughter (season 1)
- Syed Muhammad Husayn as Imran, Megat's and Erin's son (season 1)
- Syed Ali Murtadha as Farid, Megat's and Erin's son (season 1)
- Tony Eusoff as Nabil / Adam (season 1)
- Gavin Yap as Daniel Chong (season 1)
- Dawn Cheong as Chen Seet Yan (season 1)
- Charles Roberts as Reuben Kumar (season 1)
- Izzat Mushtaq as Yusof
- Erwin Dawson as Jason (season 1)
- Alvin Wong as Lee Jun Weng (season 1)
- Pablo Amirul as Jamal Mokhtar (season 1)
- Belinda Chee as Michelle Richmond (season 1)
- Miller Khan as Arif (season 2)
- Amanda Manopo as Dian (season 2)
- Alicia Amin as Lyanna Mokhtar
- Lukman Sardi as Bayu Soemarsono
- Whulandary Herman as Indah Pangestu (season 2)
- Wan Hanafi Su as Datuk Ishak Hassan
- Aida Aris as Datin Roslinda (season 2)
- Fikry Ibrahim as Zeckri Ishak (season 2)
- Pete Teo as Sylvester "Silver" DaCosta (season 2)
- Zahim Albakri as Peter Harris (season 2)
- Chew Kin Wah as Wong Ping Chuan
- Louisa Chong as Pearl Yong (season 2)
- Radhi Khalid as Datuk Rahman Samad (season 2)
- Patrick Teoh as Mr. Ong
- Joseph Marco as Christian
Awards
References
- Frater, Patrick (June 15, 2020). "Asian Adaptation of 'The Bridge' Launches Second Season on Viu, HBO Asia". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- McCarty, Stephen (December 9, 2018). "Asian remake of popular Scandinavian noir The Bridge: lack of chemistry leads to troubled waters for the seen-before show". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- "Final Winners 2020" (PDF). Asian Academy Creative Awards. December 4, 2020.
- @viuindonesia (January 17, 2021). "Selamat untuk Viu Original: Pretty Little Liars (Best Adaption of an Existing Format) dan Bront Palarae dari Viu Original: The Bridge Season 2 (Best Leading Performance - Digital) yang menang di Asian Television Awards🏆✨" (in Indonesian). Retrieved January 18, 2021 – via Instagram.
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