Rogue Emperor

Rogue Emperor
流氓皇帝
Also known as The Misadventure of Zoo 2015
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(s) Cantonese
No. of episodes 17
Production
Executive producer(s) Catherine Tsang
Producer(s) Poon Ka Tak
Location(s) Hong Kong
Editor(s) Chan Kam Ling
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s) TVB
Release
Original network TVB Jade, HD Jade
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 12 December 2016 – 1 January 2017
Rogue Emperor
Chinese 流氓皇帝
Literal meaning "Rogue Emperor"

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

Yi family

Ng family

Extended cast

Development

TVB 2015 calendar, March image. From left to right: Benjamin Yuen, Kenneth Ma, Mandy Wong, Brian Tse.

Viewership Ratings

# Timeslot (HKT) Week Episode(s) Average points Peaking points
1
TBA
TBA
1 — 5
2
TBA
6 — 10
3
TBA
11 — 15
4
TBA
16 & 17
Total average

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 (Chinese). 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 (Chinese). 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 (Chinese). Retrieved July 11, 2015

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