Flying Tiger 2

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, Ron Ng, Lawrence Ng, Lee Pace, Kenneth Ma, Joel Chan, Yoyo Mung, and Oscar Leung. 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]

Flying Tiger 2
飛虎之雷霆極戰
Genre
  • Crime drama
  • Police Procedural
Starring
Ending theme"Reunion" by Raymond Lam and MC Jin
Original language(s)Cantonese
No. of episodes30
Production
Producer(s)
  • Virginia Lok
  • Cha Chuen Yee
Production location(s)
Running time45 minutes
Production company(s)
Shaw Brothers Studio
Release
Original networkYouku
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original release6 September 2019
Chronology
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Synopsis

An unknown group is behind a series of crimes in Hong Kong, China, 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 Ga Sing, chief superintendent of the Special Duties Unit and leader of A Team. Later promoted as Deputy Commissioner of Police
  • Bosco Wong as Eddie Wang Gwok Dong, Senior Inspector of the Regional Crime Unit; previously was an MI6 agent
  • Ron Ng as Cheung Man Long, Senior Inspector of the Narcotics Bureau
  • Lawrence Ng as Paul Poon, Commissioner of Police
  • Lee Pace as Sam Colin, an MI6 agent
  • Kenneth Ma as Ding Hou Yin, Senior Inspector of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau
  • Joel Chan as Ho Chun
  • Yoyo Mung as Au Yeung Man Yi
  • Oscar Leung as Tong Wing Fei
  • Michael Wong as Brown, Senior Superintendent of SDU
  • Kelly Cheung as Jean
  • Jacky Cai as Mou Yat Man, an officer working under Ding Hou Yin
  • Jennifer Yu as Yiu Ka Nam Senior Inspector of the Identification Bureau
  • Zoie Tam as a triad leader
  • Christine Kuo as Yan Ting, wife of Ding Hou Yin
  • David Chiang as Wang Kwok Keung, Eddie's father
  • Dominic Lam as Au Yeung Ching, a businessman
  • Rebecca Chan as Lam Wai, wife of Au Yeung Ching
  • James Ng as Ben
  • 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]

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References
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  2. "Shaw Brothers' "Flying Tiger 2" Still Has No Broadcast Date for Hong Kong". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. "飛虎之雷霆極戰 - 主頁 - tvb.com". programme.tvb.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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  5. 黃梓恒 (2018-06-11). "【飛虎之潛行極戰】第二輯年底確認開拍 有幾多位猛將加盟？". 香港01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. Otterson, Joe; Otterson, Joe (2018-09-12). "Lee Pace Joins Hong Kong Drama Series 'Flying Tiger' in Key Role (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. "《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). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. "Lee Pace's "Flying Tiger 2" to premiere this May". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  9. "《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.
  10. 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). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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