Plan to Watch Hong Kong Dramas
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1. The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Hong Kong Drama - 1983, 59 episodes
Legend of the Condor Heroes is set in the late Sung Dynasty (12th century), where the failing Sung government is slowly falling prey to the northern tribes.
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2. The Return of the Condor Heroes
Hong Kong Drama - 1983, 50 episodes
"The Return of the Condor Heroes" is part II of Jin Yong's Condor Trilogy. It tells of the taboo love between student and teacher and questions the strength of love over 16 years. Andy Lau stars as Yang Guo, the orphan son of Han-traitor Yang Kang, who grows up under the tutelage of the icy and beautiful Xiao Long Nu.
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3. Big White Duel
Hong Kong Drama - 2019, 25 episodes
Big White Duel focuses on the politics behind the healthcare industry in Hong Kong. It centers on Dr. Yeung (Roger Kwok), the deputy director of Ming Shing North Hospital. He proposes a plan to completely change the hospital’s bureaucratic model, but is met with opposition from Dr. Tong (Kenneth Ma), head of the hospital’s cardiology department. Tong believed that Yeung’s proposed changes could affect the poor’s accessibility to healthcare.
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4. The Legend of the Condor Heroes 1994
Hong Kong Drama - 1994, 35 episodes
Legend of the Condor Heroes is set in the late Sung Dynasty (12th century), where the failing Sung government is slowly falling prey to the northern tribes.
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5. The Condor Heroes 95
Hong Kong Drama - 1995, 32 episodes
Adapted from the novel by Jin Yong, this is a sequel to Legend of Condor Heroes and a prequel of sorts to Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre. The story concerns the adventures of Yeung Guo, an orphaned boy in a mid-13th Century China. From his humble beginnings, the street wise Yeung Guo gets passed around from one prestigious master to another but none of them will teach him any martial arts. While escaping from a tortured experience under Chuen Tsan School's Chiu Chi King, he meets Siu Lung Nui, the girl who will become his martial arts master and eventually the love of his life
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6. The Condor Heroes Return
Hong Kong Drama - 1994, 20 episodes
The Condor Heroes Return is a Hong Kong television series loosely based on the stories of two characters in Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
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7. The Return of the Condor Heroes
Hong Kong Drama - 1976, 59 episodes
The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title.
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8. The Heaven Sword & the Dragon Sabre
Hong Kong Drama - 2001, 37 episodes
Set in the late Yuan Dynasty, the story revolves around a pair of priceless and extremely powerful weapons, known as the Heaven Reliant Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber, which many martial artists in the jianghu covet. Either or both of them are thought to allow their wielder to rule the wulin (martial artists' community), according to a widely circulating rumour in a repeated mantra. The series follows protagonist Cheung Mo Gei throughout his adventures, and along the way finds him entangled in a complex web of love relationships with four maidens. The first, Yan Sit, is a horribly disfigured girl who is actually his maternal cousin. The second, Siu Chiu, is a Chinese-Persian servant girl who understands him very well. The third, Chow Chi Yeuk, is a childhood friend with whom he develops a strong bond with. The fourth, Chiu Mun, is a Mongol princess and his former arch-rival.
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9. The New Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre
Hong Kong Drama - 1986, 40 episodes
The third part to the Condor series. Set in the late Yuan Dynasty, the story revolves around a pair of priceless and extremely powerful weapons, known as the Heaven Reliant Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre, which many martial artists in the jianghu covet. Either or both of them are thought to allow their wielder to rule the wulin (martial artists' community), according to a widely circulating rumour in a repeated mantra. The series follow protagonist Cheung Mo Gai throughout his adventures, and along the way finds him entangled in a complex web of love relationships with four maidens. The first, Yan Sit, is a horribly disfigured girl who is actually his maternal cousin. The second, Siu Chiu, is a Chinese-Persian servant girl who understands him very well. The third, Chow Chi Yuek, is a childhood friend whom he develops a strong bond with. The fourth, Chiu Mun, is a Mongol princess and his former arch-rival.
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10. The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
Hong Kong Drama - 1978, 25 episodes
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title.
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11. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
Hong Kong Drama - 1982, 50 episodes
The 50 episodes long series is divided into two parts, with their Chinese titles as 天龍八部之六脈神劍 (Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: Six Meridians Divine Sword) and 天龍八部之虛竹傳奇 (Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: The Legend of Hui Juk) respectively. The series deals with several separate yet intertwining story lines, revolving around the protagonists Kiu Fung, Duen Yu and Hui Juk. Duen Yu is a young, naive prince of the Kingdom of Dali. Despite the long tradition of the practice of martial arts in the royal family, he refuses to learn martial arts due to Buddhist influence and his disdain for bloodshed. When his father tries to force him to learn martial arts, he runs away from home. Ironically, he acquires three of the most powerful skills in the novel and becomes immune to poison after consuming the Zhuha, a poisonous toad known as the "king of all venomous creatures". During his adventures, he encounters several beautiful young maidens, who all fell in love with him. Kiu Fung is the charismatic chief of the Beggars' Sect, who possesses strong leadership qualities and exceptional prowess in martial arts. He falls from grace after he is revealed to be a Khitan, and after he is wrongly accused of murdering several fellow martial artists to conceal his identity. He becomes an outcast and the prime enemy of the Han Chinese wulin (martial artists' community). Hui Juk is a monk from the Shaolin Sect, described to have a kind-hearted and submissive nature. He believes strongly in following the Buddhist code of conduct and refuses to break it even when faced with life-threatening situations. He follows his elders to a meeting once, which marks the start of his adventures. Coincidentally, and by sheer luck, Hui Juk breaks a weiqi formation and becomes the successor of the Carefree Sect and inherits the powers of Wuyazi.
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12. The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 1996
Hong Kong Drama - 1997, 45 episodes
The story deals with several separate yet intertwining story lines, revolving around the protagonists Kiu Fung, Duen Yu and Hui Juk. Duen Yu is a young, naive prince of the Kingdom of Dali. Despite the long tradition of the practice of martial arts in the royal family, he refuses to learn martial arts due to Buddhist influence and his disdain for bloodshed. When his father tries to force him to learn martial arts, he runs away from home. Ironically, he acquires three of the most powerful skills in the novel and becomes immune to poison after consuming the Zhuha, a poisonous toad known as the "king of all venomous creatures". During his adventures, he encounters several beautiful young maidens, who all fell in love with him. Kiu Fung is the charismatic chief of the Beggars' Sect, who possesses strong leadership qualities and exceptional prowess in martial arts. He falls from grace after he is revealed to be a Khitan, and after he is wrongly accused of murdering several fellow martial artists to conceal his identity. He becomes an outcast and the prime enemy of the Han Chinese wulin (martial artists' community). Hui Juk is a monk from the Shaolin Sect, described to have a kind-hearted and submissive nature. He believes strongly in following the Buddhist code of conduct and refuses to break it even when faced with life-threatening situations. He follows his elders to a meeting once, which marks the start of his adventures. Coincidentally, and by sheer luck, Hui Juk breaks a weiqi formation and becomes the successor of the Carefree Sect and inherits the powers of Wuyazi
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13. The Smiling, Proud Wanderer
Hong Kong Drama - 1984, 30 episodes
The story revolves around the robbing of the treasure of martial arts, "Evil Swordsmanship". "Evil Guarding Sword Book" is a sword book passed down by the Lin Family, who runs the Fuwei Escort in Fuzhou. According to legend, the founder of the Fuwei Escort, Lin Yuantu, was famous for his evil swordsmanship, but Lin Zhennan, the third-generation successor of the Fuwei Escort, was mediocre in martial arts. Yu Canghai, the head of the Sichuan Qingcheng School, believed that Lin Zhennan had no way to practice swords, and intended to invade the "Evil Guarding Swordsmanship". As a result, the Fuwei Escort was destroyed, but he still couldn't find the swordsmanship. Lin Pingzhi, the only surviving young master of the Lin family, was rescued by Yue Buqun, the head of the Huashan School, one of the Five Sacred Sword Sects, and accepted Lin Ping as a disciple to teach him swordsmanship.
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14. The Duke of Mount Deer
Hong Kong Drama - 1984, 40 episodes
Wai Siu Bo is the son of a prostitute who works in a brothel in Yangzhou. After joining the Heaven and Earth society he heads to the Capital and gets enrolled into the service of the Grand Eunuchs. There he becomes friends with the young emperor Hong Hei (Wai mistakes the emperor as another young eunuch) and falls in love with the emperor's younger sister, Princess Kin Ning. His adventures in the Forbidden City leads him into discovering the empress dowager as an impostor; finding several volumes of the prized 42 Chapters which contains the location of a treasure cave; helps the emperor kill the baddie courtier, Lord Obai; and see his position rise from humble eunuch to a grand courtier and confidante of the emperor.
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15. Captain of Destiny
Hong Kong Drama - 2015, 32 episodes
During a high-speed motorboat chase with a criminal, Cheung Chau police officer Wong Tai Mui gets herself trapped in a waterspout, accidentally opening a time portal. She travels back 200 years to 19th century Hong Kong, a time when the island was under Qing rule. She encounters a family of Canton pirates, led by Cheng Yat, his wife Shek Giu, and their adopted son Cheung Po Tsai. Using her knowledge of the future, which she keeps in a smartphone, she saves the pirates from a deadly naval battle against the Qing naval fleet led by Prince Man Ho, the eleventh son of the Jiaqing Emperor. Puzzled by her mysterious origins, Cheng Yat and Shek Giu remain wary of Tai Mui and are hesitant in trusting her. At Beijing's Imperial Palace, Imperial Consort Yim and Imperial Consort Shun manipulate Man Ho to get themselves into a position of a higher power. Jaded from politics and family feud, Man Ho decides to let go of his ambition for the crown and flees the palace. On the day the tiangou covers the sun, another waterspout appears over the Canton sea. Cheung Po Tsai helps Tai Mui open the time portal so she can return to 21st century Hong Kong, but in doing so he also falls into the portal, traveling to the future with her
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16. Wonder Women
Hong Kong Drama - 2019, 25 episodes
Lan Fei is a fashionable, cheerful, "multi-functional" housewife. She has a loving architect husband and an intelligent and lively son. She also has two close friends: the career-oriented Man Fung Wa and the beautiful, wealthy wife Ma Si Leui. The three ladies have very different characters and views on love and have experienced different bumps in their love lives. When Lan Fei discovers her husband has cheated on her, their marriage falls apart. To help pay for her mortgage, she rents out a room in her apartment and meets the tall, handsome, and rich Wing Ho Tin in the process.
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17. My Dearly Sinful Mind
Hong Kong Drama - 2017, 28 episodes
After his girlfriend died in a car crash, sorrowful psychologist Chung Tai Yin spends five years investigating the truth of the incident. His girlfriend once conducted a psychological assessment for a schoolyard murderer. Her report indicated that he lacked a motive or violent tenancies. During the course of his investigation, Chung Tai Yin meets Tung Yat, a genius with Asperger syndrome, and his sister Tung Yuet, whom he is mutually dependent with. Tung Yat's lack of social skills gives Tung Yuet a lot of trouble. Many years ago, it even caused police officer Wu Tin Yeung's undercover mission to fail. But because of Chung Tai Yin, they eventually become friends and help Chung Tai Yin with finding the true killer. Wong Hoi Ching, a witness in the case who could not be contacted for many years, suddenly appears and visits the murderer in prison, causing drastic changes in the case...
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18. A Fist Within Four Walls
Hong Kong Drama - 2016, 28 episodes
Bearing the grief of losing his family, Chor Au-kuen returns to the Kowloon Walled City in hopes of finding his long lost sister, only to find that the very place he grew up in has become a lawless no man’s land. Concealing his real identity as a Bajiquan master, Au-kuen creates a new identity and gets acquainted with the feisty and sassy Tiu Lan, the lady boss of a hair salon; Duen Ying-fung, a dentist; and But Tak-liu, a water worker. Au-kuen also impresses the highly skilled martial artist Yuk Bo-fung, who owns a store across the street from Tiu Lan’s hair salon. To restore law and order in the walled city, Au-kuen unites everyone to form a welfare association to resist the triads. However, this decision causes a clash between him and Bo-fung’s son Lung Shing-fu, who is an underground Muay Thai fighter. Just as things are finally getting on course, a key figure in a powerful triad mysteriously dies under the hands of a Bajiquan master. Au-kuen and Tiu Lan investigate, and their investigation leads them to Fa Man, the leader of a stripping dance troupe. But one discovery leads to another, and Au-kuen finds himself uncovering the truth behind his father’s death. The burden behind his family’s mystery may have been lifted, but not all is well. Au-kuen still carries one more painful memory that he’s unable to let go—that the one he trusts the most is actually a member of a gang of ruthless assassins.
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19. Barrack O'Karma
Hong Kong Drama - 2019, 20 episodes
The story follows the supernatural journeys of 10 residents, including the mysterious disappearance of a single mother’s son, the strange movements of a bookstore owner, an otaku who stalks his neighbor, and the mysterious appearance of a young wife who pushes a sealed-up baby carriage.
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20. Guardian Angel
Hong Kong Drama - 2018, 36 episodes
Northern Lights Insurance Company has a team of insurance investigators that is led by Benz Hui, who loves to make impromptu jokes, and includes wealthy heiress Annie Liu, the affectionate Bosco Wong and retired police officer Michael Miu. They each have their own talents and form a legendary team in the insurance industry. They manage to thoroughly investigate and uncover the truth in all the thorny, dangerous or strange cases that are passed to them. Although 9 out of 10 cases end up with the insurance company paying out money, their mission is to discover the truth. Fairness, impartiality and righteousness are their guiding principles. The three investigators are like special agents, conducting cross-border investigations, searching for clues, following targets and gathering evidence. At the same time, they unintentionally become involved many people's stories and become their guardian angel.
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21. Line Walker
Hong Kong Drama - 2014, 31 episodes
Chief inspector of Hong Kong’s Criminal Intelligence Bureau, Cheuk Hoi, remains suspicious over his close colleague’s mysterious death. Adding to the enigma, he discovers that the five undercover agents who were in constant contact with his dead friend have all vanished. Since the agents possess top secrets relevant to the police force and society’s safety, Cheuk Hoi is determined to find them for some answers. The first undercover agent Cheuk Hoi encounters is Ting Siu Ka, who appears to be the owner of a foot spa parlor. Siu Ka hopes to restore her true identity, and thus agrees that she will infiltrate the triads. She deliberately gets close to a popular member of a gambling group, Sit Ka Keung. The two later develop a whimsical relationship based on lies and deceit. Just as Siu Ka is about to unravel the hidden truth, Cheuk Hoi suddenly orders her to halt the operation. Mok Sin Yan from the Independent Commission Against Corruption bureau intervenes in the case instead. Cheuk Hoi is then introduced to Sin Yan’s elder sister, Mok Sin Ching. At the same time, the head of the triad group, Tam Foon Hei is released from prison. His assistant, Lin Ho Kan, catches Cheuk Hoi’s attention with his many tactics. Soon enough, the police and triad members are entangled within their game of cat and mouse in the fight for justice.
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22. Ruse of Engagement
Hong Kong Drama - 2014, 25 episodes
Widow TONG SUK-FAN is saddled with hardship alone, struggling to bring up her two sons CHONG YAU-CHING and CHONG YAU-KIT. The brothers join the Intelligence Unit and the Operations Unit of Anti-Terrorist Force respectively, and both gain recognition from their superior SHUM CHI-NGO, which is supposed to be a comfort to their mother. Unexpectedly, their brotherhood is turned to enmity owing to an intelligence. Through a reliable source from a journalist YIP TING, YAU-CHING probes into a secret organization, during which he nearly gets himself killed and cannot resume duty immediately. After seeking aid from his girlfriend CHUNG YAT-KA, who accesses the database in secret by leveraging her duty as the intelligence analyst, he uncovers that there is a mole in the intelligence agency. His younger brother YAU-KIT not only suspects him of being a traitor, but also takes advantage of his absence to court YAT-KA. Just as YAU-CHING is caught helplessly in a dilemma, fortunately, he gets help from YIP TING, and the two gradually develop romantic feelings for each other. However, in an attempt to ferret out the culprit, YAU-CHING does not hesitate to use himself as the bait, walking to the path of no return. Long-gone seems to be the days when fidelity, love and righteousness still mattered to him.
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23. The Exorcist's Meter
Hong Kong Drama - 2017, 21 episodes
Night-shift taxi driver Ma Gwai lost his parents at a young age. After narrowly escaping death multiple times, he has seen through the vanity of the world and has adopted a "need no achievements, make no mistakes" attitude towards life. But inside his heart, there is one name - Chong Chi Yeuk. Every day, he drives this doctor to and from work, cherishing the time that belongs to only the two of them. Little does he know that he will become her guardian in the future. One night, he urinates on a public highway and releases the curse of the hundred-year old spirit Shek Gam Dong. He experiences a series of inconceivable events and sees things that other people cannot see. When Booi Booi Na, the online radio host of a supernatural show, learns of this, she continuously pesters him. He is initially annoyed by this, but eventually starts to conquer demons alongside Shek Gam Dong to make money. Unfortunately, his supernatural powers brings bad luck to the people around him. A horrifying car accident causes Chong Chi Yeuk's soul to leave her body. Ma Gwai, Shek Gam Dong and Booi Booi Dong work together to investigate and discover that the accident was actually a careful set-up by police officer Kwok Jin Ming...
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24. Forensic Heroes
Hong Kong Drama - 2006, 25 episodes
The story revolves around a series of crimes that need to be solved. Tim Sir becomes a suspect after his wife is killed and the search for the truth begins. Tim Sir is a seasoned forensic examiner who excels at his work. His wife, Charlie, becomes paralyzed due to an accident yet their relationship continues to be strong as Tim Sir cared for and loved his wife, earning the respect and admiration of his brother-in-law and fellow forensic examiner Sam. Things take a tragic turn when Charlie is diagnosed with cancer. Furthermore, she suddenly dies after ingesting poisonous food. Tim Sir arouses the suspicions of Nicole from the major crimes division.
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25. Forensic Heroes II
Hong Kong Drama - 2008, 30 episodes
Continuing the story of Forensic Heroes, the forensic department cooperates with the police to solve numerous cases. Tim Sir relies on his extensive knowledge and extraordinary methods to collect crucial evidence to crack cases that are impossible to solve. His suboardinate and good friend Sam is also an outstanding forensic doctor. Sam is planning to marry his girlfriend Lam Ding Ding. His friend Ivan who has returned from England impresses Tim Sir when he detonates a bomb during a crisis. At this time, Ma Kwok Ying who is a senior inspector of Hong Kong's anti-drug unit leads a team in pursuit of a dangerous druglord, yet the chase ends in an explosion that brings about dire consequences.
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26. White War
Hong Kong Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
Ching Tin, Wai Chun Hin, and Hui Sau Ping grew up like brothers, and the three loyal friends join the HK Police Force together, specializing in anti-narcotics cases. While they were meant to reunite after busting a large-scale drug ring, Ching Tin and Sau Ping discover that Chun Hin, who had gone undercover, has returned a changed person. Sau Ping gets framed by a gang, pushing him to join hands with the corrupted Chun Hin out of resentment. The drug war in South East Asia intensifies as a new generation of drug lords gain power and Chun Hin clashes with Thai drug lords. The three friends find themselves in two different worlds and their brotherhood is put to test in the face of greed and corruption.
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27. Murder Diary
Hong Kong Drama - 2021, 25 episodes