Native Name: | Chinese: 與諜同謀 |
Alt Name: | The Conspirators Conspiring with Spies |
Genre: | Crime drama Thriller |
Creator: | Wong Wai-sing |
Starring: | Gallen Lo Fred Cheng Ali Lee Jacqueline Wong Jonathan Cheung Jack Wu Winki Lai Roxanne Tong |
Opentheme: | "Chinese: 獨來獨往" (Alone) by Gallen Lo |
Endtheme: | "Chinese: 地盡頭" (The End of the World)by Fred Cheng |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Language: | Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin) |
Num Episodes: | 25 |
Executive Producer: | Wong Wai-sing |
Runtime: | 45 minutes |
Company: | TVB |
Network: | TVB Jade |
S: | 与谍同谋 |
L: | "scheming with spies" |
Y: | Yúhdihp Tùngmàu |
Ci: | pronounced as /jy̬ː.tìːp̚ tʰo̭ŋ.mɐ̭u/ |
J: | Jyu5dip6 Tung4mau4 |
P: | Yúdié Tóngmóu |
Showflag: | y |
Provocateur is a 2017 Hong Kong television drama produced by Wong Wai-sing and TVB. It premiered on TVB Jade in Hong Kong, Hub Drama First in Singapore and Astro On Demand in Malaysia on 6 March 2017. It stars Gallen Lo in his first TVB drama since 2009's Born Rich.
After the deaths of his first and second wife, cosmetic mogul Cheuk Kwan-lam, known as "King", tries to turn over a new leaf. As fate would have it, he encounters a resourceful young man known as Ringo Poon, through whom he sees a younger version of himself. King develops a familial attachment towards Ringo. The young man also wins the favor of King's secretary Rachel Chan, who believes that Ringo would lead the company, Endless Beauty, to success.
Rachel, still mourning over the disappearance of her husband Vincent many years ago, drowns herself with work. Endless Beauty, as well as King himself, becomes her sole purpose in life. Ringo exploits the trust Rachel has in him, also winning King's approval. Little do they know that Ringo is actually secretly conspiring with a team of talented people on the sly to steal trade secrets from large corporations for money. Ringo has been planning this for years, seeking the best opportunity to take destructive revenge on Endless Beauty.[1]
The series premiere of Provocateur aired on 6 March 2017. It is also broadcast by Astro On Demand in Malaysia and StarHub's TVB First in Singapore, premiering it on the same time as Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong, the first episode received an average viewership rating of 25 points and peaked at 26 points, reaching 1.68 million viewers.[2]
The debut week of Provocateur received mixed responses. On Douban, a Chinese media database, the drama received a rating of 5.8 out of 10 based on 500 votes.[3] Most of the criticism was directed at female lead Ali Lee, who was criticised for her dull acting in the first two episodes.[4] Gallen Lo's performance, however, received critical acclaim, with viewers citing Lo as their reason for tuning into the series.[5]
Association | Category | Nominee | Result |
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StarHub TVB Awards | My Favourite TVB Drama | ||
My Favourite TVB Actor | Gallen Lo | ||
Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | Jacqueline Wong | ||
My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song | "The End Of The World" by Fred Cheng | ||
Best New TVB Artiste | Roxanne Tong | ||
TVB Star Awards Malaysia | My Favourite TVB Drama Series | ||
My Favourite TVB Actor in a Leading Role | Gallen Lo | ||
My Favourite TVB Actress in a Supporting Role | Jacqueline Wong | ||
My Favourite TVB Most Improved Actress | Roxanne Tong | ||
TVB Anniversary Awards | Best Drama | ||
Best Actor | Gallen Lo | ||
Best Actress | Jacqueline Wong | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Fred Cheng | ||
Most Improved Female Artiste | Roxanne Tong | ||
Jacqueline Wong | |||
Most Improved Male Artiste | "Chinese: 獨來獨往" (Alone) by Gallen Lo | ||
"Chinese: 地盡頭" (The End of the World) by Fred Cheng |