Dead Wrong (TV series)
Dead Wrong is a 2016 Hong Kong television drama produced by Lam Chi-wah and TVB. It stars Roger Kwok as Vincent Wai, a man who was abducted and imprisoned on a deserted island for ten years. After being rescued, he struggles to adjust to his new life, but soon learns that there was more to his abduction than it meets the eye. He sets out on a path of vengeance, with devastating consequences.
Dead Wrong premiered with two back-to-back episodes on TVB Jade in Hong Kong and Astro On Demand in Malaysia on 20 November 2016. It was one of three TVB television dramas used to welcome the broadcaster's 49th anniversary. The final episode aired on 17 December 2016.
Plot
During a business trip to Vietnam in 2006, Hong Kong business consultant Vincent Wai and his team get abducted by a local Vietnamese crime gang, who attempt to ransom them for money. Vincent's assistant, Max Hong, manages to escape their captors, but Vincent is taken to an uninhabited island off the shore of Ho Chi Minh City, where he is locked in a prison. Most of the gang members die in a shootout with the police, and the line of evidence leading to Vincent's whereabouts are wiped clean. After being missing for ten years, the Hong Kong Court declares Vincent legally dead.Ten years later in 2016, a battered and malnourished Vincent escapes his prison and is rescued by a Vietnamese fisherman. He returns to Hong Kong to reunite with his family, but learns that his declared death had lost him his identity and assets. His wife Cathy is also already remarried to their friend Yan, a private investigator. With nothing more left to hold on to, Vincent returns to his old firm, where he is warmly received. With the help of his former assistant Max and his superior Queenie Yip, Vincent rebuilds his business consulting empire.
As Vincent struggles to adjust to his new life, he learns that his abduction ten years previously had far broader implications than just a scuffle with some gang members. Some of his friends, including his closest family, were involved. Vincent finds himself embarking on a journey of revenge, with deadly consequences.
Cast and characters
Main
- Roger Kwok as Vincent Wai Yat-sing, the series' central character, a talented Hong Kong business consultant who was abducted and imprisoned on a deserted island off the coast of Vietnam for ten years. After he escapes and is rescued, Vincent returns to Hong Kong in hopes to reunite with his family, only to find it impossible to return to his old life. Intelligent and assiduous, Vincent rebuilds his business empire at Outstanding Consulting Group and attempts to restart his life with new purpose, but suffers the psychological repercussions of his imprisonment. Upon discovering that his abduction had far broader implications than just a scuffle with some gang members, Vincent sets on getting revenge on those who are responsible, winning back the ten years he had lost.
- Joey Meng as Cathy Yuen Kiu, a solicitor. She is introduced at the start of the series as Vincent's wife, and they have one 4-year-old son Chi-chung, who is autistic. In the first few years of Vincent's disappearance, Cathy visited Vietnam every year to search for his whereabouts, but to no avail. She finally gives up her search on the seventh year, and applies for his death certificate. Cathy was an orphan, and spent most of her early years in an orphanage in Vietnam with her childhood friend, Yan. She later falls in love with Yan and marries him, a year before Vincent is rescued.
- Kenny Wong as Lam Ho-yan, Cathy's husband. He is a private investigator and a former mercenary. Yan grew up in an orphanage with Cathy, and had protected her from afar ever since. Yan is an amputee, sporting a prosthetic left leg. He was shot in the knee while trying to save Cathy from Vincent's captors. During Vincent's disappearance, Yan frequently accompanied Cathy to Vietnam to search for him. Touched by Yan's sincerity and love, Cathy reciprocates Yan's love for her and marries him on the ninth year of Vincent's disappearance.
- Vincent Wong as Max Hong Sing-chit, Vincent's apprentice, who was abducted alongside Vincent during their business trip to Vietnam ten years ago. Max barely escapes imprisonment thanks to Vincent's help, but is unable to save Vincent in the end. Max suffers posttraumatic stress disorder from his traumatic experience, and develops a sensation seeking personality as a result.
- Rebecca Zhu as Queenie Yip Chau, Vincent's boss at Outstanding. Her deceased older sister was Ivy Yip, Vincent's former assistant. Queenie admires Vincent's perseverance, and is attracted to him.
- Stephanie Ho as Tracy Lam Tsui-yee, Yan's younger cousin. She is a recent college graduate, and majored in archeology. She becomes involved in Vincent's case during a trip to Vietnam.
- Zoie Tam as Emma Kwok Cheuk-sze, Max's talented but arrogant subordinate at Outstanding.
Vincent's colleagues
- :zh:泰臣 |Tyson Chak as West Ling Chak-sai, Vincent and Max's loyal friend, who works at Outstanding as an assistant manager.
- :zh:張國強 |KK Cheung as C.K. Kwan Si-kit, Vincent and Max's boss, and the owner of Outstanding.
- :zh:陳庭欣|Toby Chan as Ivy Yip Ching, Vincent's former assistant, who was abducted alongside him during their business trip to Vietnam. Ivy was raped and killed by their captors. She was attracted to Vincent, and they had a one-time illicit affair. Ivy was Queenie's older sister.
Vincent's family
- :zh:古明華|Jerry Ku as Wai Yat-lung, Vincent's older brother. He is a rather incapable businessman, and had to rely on his brother's money to sustain his businesses.
- :zh:馮素波|Fung So-bor as Lai Wai-hing, Vincent and Lung's mother.
- :zh:李漫芬|Fanny Lee as Chau Sui-ngor, Lung's greedy and money-minded wife.
- :zh-yue:陳子樂|Cadmus Chan as Wai Chi-chung, Vincent and Cathy's autistic teenage son.
Other
- Stephen Wong as Calvin Hong Sing-yin, Max's estranged younger brother.
- :zh:于洋 |Yu Yang as Hong Man-hon, Max's father, the wealthy owner of a large business conglomerate.
- Susan Tse as Ma Wai-kei, Max's mother.
- :zh:余子明|Yu Chi-ming as Mau Hok-yu, Cathy's mentor.
- Eileen Yeow as Ho Wing-yin, Cathy's colleague.
- :zh:顧冠忠|Koo Koon-chung as Detective Lai Ka-ming, the detective inspector in charge of Vincent's missing case in Vietnam.
- :zh:姚兵|Yao Bing as Detective Poon Yu-chung, Lai's subordinate.
- :zh:曾偉權|Savio Tsang as Mo Tsan-nam, known as Brother Lam, the leader of the Vietnamese gang which orchestrated Vincent's abduction.
- :zh-yue:何俊軒|Ho Chun-hin as Mok Hung-wah, who was part of Brother Lam's gang.
- :zh:李家鼎|Steve Lee as Hung Kwan, known as Master Hung, the dragon leader of a Vietnamese crime gang.
- :zh:李嘉 |Oscar Li as Crazy Keung, Vincent's prison guard in the island, who is mentally disabled.
Development
- The costume fitting ceremony was held together on December 21, 2015 at 12:30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One Common Room.
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