Flying Tiger 2
| Flying Tiger 2 | |
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| 飛虎之雷霆極戰 | |
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| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Breathing Is Hazardous" by Karen Mok |
| Ending theme | "Reunion" by Raymond Lam and MC Jin |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
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| Production locations | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Youku |
| Release | 6 September 2019 |
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Flying Tiger 2 (Chinese: 飛虎之雷霆極戰) is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime drama television series jointly produced by Shaw Brothers Studios and Youku. It stars Michael Miu, Bosco Wong, Kenneth Ma, Ron Ng, Lawrence Ng, Joel Chan, Yoyo Mung and Kelly Cheung as the main leads. It is created by Cha Chuen Yee, Raymond Lee and Billy Tang. Flying Tiger 2 is the second installment of the Flying Tiger franchise, featuring a new storyline.[1] The series first premiered on Youku on 6 September 2019.[2]
Synopsis
An unknown group is behind a series of crimes in Hong Kong, putting the safety of the city and its citizens on the line. A secret anti-terror task force, A Team, is formed under Lok Ga Sing (Michael Miu), the commander of the Flying Tigers (Special Duties Unit), to uncover those behind the crimes. The team consists of Wang Gwok Dong (Bosco Wong), Cheung Man Long (Ron Ng), Ding Hou Yin (Kenneth Ma), Mou Yat Man (Jacky Cai), and Yiu Ga Nam (Jennifer Yu). A Team members finds there are foreign secret agents trying to gain intelligence in Hong Kong while evidence leads Lok to conclude that Au Yeung Ching (Dominic Lam) is running an underground syndicate. Meanwhile, Ho Chun (Joel Chan) returns to Hong Kong to avenge the past, revealing secrets behind a police raid in 1997.[3][4]
Cast
- Michael Miu as Lok Ka Sing, Chief Superintendent of the Special Duties Unit and leader of A Team. Appointed as Deputy Chief Commissioner of Police at the last episode
- Bosco Wong as Eddie Wong Gwok Dong, Senior Inspector of the Regional Crime Unit; previously was an MI6 agent
- Kenneth Ma as Ting Ho Yin, Senior Inspector of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau
- Ron Ng as Cheung Man Long, Senior Inspector of the Narcotics Bureau
- Lawrence Ng as Paul Hoon, Commissioner of Police
- Joel Chan as Ho Chun
- Yoyo Mung as Au Yeung Man Yi
- Kelly Cheung as Jean Yau Ho Yuet
- Michael Wong as Brown, Senior Superintendent of SDU
- Oscar Leung as Tong Wing Fei
- Jacky Cai as Mo Yat Man, an officer working under Ting Ho Yin
- Christine Kuo as Yan Ting, wife of Ting Ho Yin
- Jennifer Yu as Yiu Ka Nam, Senior Inspector of the Identification Bureau
- Zoie Tam as Or Man Ying, a triad leader
- David Chiang as Wong Kwok Keung, Eddie's father
- Dominic Lam as Au Yeung Ching, a businessman
- James Ng as Ben Wong Chi Bun
- Pat Poon as Lee Chong Sing, Secretary of Security Bureau
- Timothy Cheng as Tsui Wang Yip, Deputy Secretary of Security Bureau
- Rebecca Chan as Lam Wai, wife of Au Yeung Ching
- Lee Pace (special guest star) as Sam Colin, an MI6 agent
- Liza Wang (special guest star) as Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Development and Production
After the filming of Flying Tiger, Shaw Brothers confirmed they intended to film a sequel series, with filming commencing in late 2018.[5] Main cast members Michael Miu, Bosco Wong, Ron Ng, and Oscar Leung from the first installment were confirmed to return for season 2. In September 2018, American actor Lee Pace was cast.[6] Filming for Flying Tiger 2 began in October 2018 and concluded in early February 2019, primarily in Hong Kong, and some scenes in the United Kingdom.[1][7]
Broadcast
The series made its premiere on streaming website Youku on 6 September 2019. In Hong Kong, it made its premiere on TVB on 18 May 2020.[8] In the China version of the broadcast, mentions of Russia and the United Kingdom were changed to fictional countries.[9][10]
References
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- ^ "Shaw Brothers' "Flying Tiger 2" Still Has No Broadcast Date for Hong Kong". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ "飛虎之雷霆極戰 - 主頁 - tvb.com". programme.tvb.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ "《飛虎之雷霆極戰》1-30集大結局劇情 黃宗澤、吳卓羲、馬國明終極對戰！第三輯落實開拍！ | 劇情". 東方新地. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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- ^ Otterson, Joe (2018-09-12). "Lee Pace Joins Hong Kong Drama Series 'Flying Tiger' in Key Role (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ "《飛虎之雷霆極戰》已開拍，演員陣容曝光，新加入馬國明和她" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ "Lee Pace's "Flying Tiger 2" to premiere this May". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ "《飞虎之雷霆极战》五个角色有多重身份，马国明和他快要被虐了_阿飞". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ 董欣琪 (2020-05-28). "飛虎之雷霆極戰｜黃宗澤變「茨國」特工 揭內地粵語版遲上架原因". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-06-16.