Rogue Emperor
| Rogue Emperor | |
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| Genre | Pre-modern Drama, Comedy, Romance |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by | Cheng Chung Tai, Cheung Suet Guk, Au Yin Yuan, Wong Sau Ching, Wan Kam Fung |
| Directed by | Lam Chi Yan, Chin Wing- Chi |
| Starring | Kenneth Ma Niki Chow Mandy Wong Benjamin Yuen Koo Ming Wah Brian Tse |
| Theme music composer | Damon Chui |
| Opening theme | Warm Heart (心暖) by Kenneth Ma & Niki Chow |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer | Poon Ka Tak |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Editor | Chan Kam Ling |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
| Release | 12 December 2016 – 1 January 2017 |
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| Chinese | 流氓皇帝 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Rogue Emperor" | ||||||||||||
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Rogue Emperor (Chinese: 流氓皇帝; Jyutping: lau4 man4 wong4 dai3; Cantonese Yale: làuh màhn wòhng dai; literally "Rogue Emperor") is an upcoming 2016 Hong Kong pre-modern romantic-comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Kenneth Ma, Niki Chow, Mandy Wong, Benjamin Yuen, Koo Ming Wah and Brian Tse as the main cast.[1] Filming took place from April till June 2014. The drama was originally scheduled to broadcast after "Master of Destiny" on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and HD Jade channels on August 3, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 20 episodes.[2] On July 8, 2015 the drama was shelved again with no schedule date of when it will be broadcast.[3] In November 2016, it was announced that the drama will finally have an air date of 12 December 2016, with the number of episodes decreasing to 17.
Rogue Emperor is a remake of TVB's 1981 drama The Misadventure of Zoo, which starred Adam Cheng and Louise Lee as the leads.[4]
Cast
Chu family
- Rainbow Ching as Yau Yue Si (尤如絲; homophone to "shredded squid")
- Kenneth Ma as Chu Gam Chun (朱錦春; homophone to "stupid as a pig")
- Benjamin Yuen as Chu Cheung Fun (朱祥芬; homophone to "rice noodle roll")
Yi family
- Joseph Lee as Yi Sang Kei (易生枝)
- Niki Chow as Yi Yung Yung (易蓉蓉)
Ng family
- Koo Ming Wah as Ng Do Ho (吴多好; homophone to "not good")
- Mandy Wong as Ng Do Yu (吳多茹)
Extended cast
- Brian Tse as Nau Yuk Gon (牛玉乾; homophone to "beef jerky")
- Luk Wing Kuen as
- Harriet Yeung as Lung Chuen Fung (龍川鳯)
- Joe Tay as Nau Lik (牛力)
- Pal Sinn as Che Dai Pau (車大炮
- Lau Kong as
- Henry Lo as
- Kirby Lam as
- Kimmi Tsui as
- Russell Cheung as
- King Lam as
- Alan Tam Kwan-lun as
- Kenny Chan as
- Snow Suen as Siu Wan (小環)
- Adam Ip as
- Mark Ma as
- Hero Yuen as
- Aaryn Cheung as
- Samuel Chan as
- Kanice Lau as
- Hinson Chou as Shanghai singer (上海歌星)
- Kelvin Yuen as Bou (寶)
- Quinn Ho as Biu (標)
- Lily Ho as
- Tracy Chu as Fung Siu Yung (馮小融)
Development
- Tavia Yeung was considered for the lead actress role by executive producer Catherine Tsang during early development of the drama.[5]
- Niki Chow was confirmed as the lead actress during the costume fitting ceremony held in March 2014.[6][7]
- The costume fitting ceremony was held on March 27, 2014 at 12:30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One.[8]
- The blessing and opening lens ceremony was held on April 15, 2014 at 12:30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Ancient Street.[9]
- Filming of the drama took place from April till June 2014.
- On June 26, 2014, a banquet was held at a restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui to celebrate completed filming of the drama.[10][11]
- A promo image of Rogue Emperor was featured in TVB's 2015 calendar for the month of March. Female lead Niki Chow was not featured on the image since she is not a contractual TVB artiste.[12]
- In early July 2015, Kenneth Ma and Niki Chow resumed their characters from the drama to film promotional clips when it was announced the drama would begin broadcast on August 3, 2015. On July 8, 2015 TVB shelved the drama to be air at a later unscheduled date in order to accommodate earlier broadcast of The Fixer (拆局專家) on August 10, 2015 9:30 pm timeslot . With The Fixer taking over the 9:30 timeslot, Brick Slaves was then moved to the 8:30 timeslot taking over the Rogue Emperor originally broadcast place.[13] The drama is now set to air from 12 December 2016, with 17 episodes.
Viewership Ratings
| # | Timeslot (HKT) | Week | Episode(s) | Average points | Peaking points |
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References
- ^ [1] Rogue Emperor soompi page. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [2] “The Misadventure of Zoo” to Save TVB’s Poor Viewership Ratings?. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [3] 《流氓皇帝》被抽 《樓奴》頂上 Template:Zh icon. Retrieved July 11, 2015
- ^ [4] “The Misadventure of Zoo” Completes Filming. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [5] Tavia Yeung and Kenneth Ma to Star in TVB Drama Remakes. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [6] 馬國明發達身痕對周麗淇不忠 Template:Zh icon. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [7] Niki Chow, Kenneth Ma at “The Misadventure of Zoo” Costume Fitting. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [8] "The Misadventure of Zoo" Costume Fitting. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [9] "The Misadventure of Zoo" Blessing Ceremony. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [10] “The Misadventure of Zoo” Completes Filming. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [11] "The Misadventure of Zoo" Completion Banquet. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [12] TVB Calendar 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015
- ^ [13] 馬國明爆周麗淇想搵外國人生B Template:Zh icon. Retrieved July 11, 2015