The Bridge (2018 TV series)

The Bridge
The Bridge
Genre	Crime; Detective; Thriller; Action;
Based on	Broen/Bron; by Hans Rosenfeldt; Måns Mårlind; Björn Stein
Written by	Chi-ren Choong
Directed by	Lee Thean-jeen
Starring	Bront Palarae; Rebecca Lim;
Opening theme	"Decadence of My Love"; by Zee Avi
Country of origin	Malaysia; Singapore;
Original languages	English; Malay;
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Min Lim; Sahana Kamath; Fotini Paraskakis; Lee Thean-jeen; Arun Prakash (Viu); Kingsley Warner (Viu);
Producers	Simon Long; Wong Soon Teng; Eva Yee;
Editor	Cheah Foong Foong
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Double Vision
Distributor	HBO
Release
Original network	HBO Asia; Viu;
Original release	26 November 2018 –; present

The Bridge is a Malaysian-Singaporean crime drama television series aired on HBO Asia, and starring Rebecca Lim and Bront Palarae.^[2] The series was inspired by the Danish-Swedish series, Broen/Bron.

Plot[]

The Bridge in 2005

The series takes place on the border of Malaysia and Singapore. Its centerpiece is the bridge on the border where a female corpse was discovered. The Malaysian Investigator is Detective Megat Jamil, the Singaporean is Detective Serena Teo. Together they investigate a series of crimes that are well prepared, skillfully executed and contain a "message" to society on the subject of social injustice.^[2]

Series overview[]

Series		Episodes	Originally aired
Series		Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
	1	10	26 November 2018 (2018-11-26)	25 December 2018 (2018-12-25)	HBO Asia Viu
	2	10	15 July 2020 (2020-07-15)	13 August 2020 (2020-08-13)	HBO Asia Viu

Cast[]

Bront Palarae as Detective Megat Jamil
Rebecca Lim as Detective Serena Teo
Ario Bayu as Lieutanant Heriyanto Salim
as Zeckri Ishak
as Arif
as Dian
Lukman Sardi as Commander Bayu
as Datuk Ishak Hassan
Adrian Pang as Commander Lim
Joseph Marco as Christian
as Daniel Chong
as ICD Jakarta Officer
as Kamal Shufitri
Kris Law as ICD Officer Chen

Awards[]

2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards - Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Miller Khan^[3]
25th Asian Television Awards - Best Leading Male Performance (Digital): Bront Palarae^[4]

References[]

^ Frater, Patrick (June 15, 2020). "Asian Adaptation of 'The Bridge' Launches Second Season on Viu, HBO Asia". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b McCarty, Stephen (December 9, 2018). "Asian remake of popular Scandinavian noir The Bridge: lack of chemistry leads to troubled waters for the seen-before show". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
^ "Final Winners 2020" (PDF). Asian Academy Creative Awards. December 4, 2020.
^ @viuindonesia (January 17, 2021). "Selamat untuk Viu Original: Pretty Little Liars (Best Adaption of an Existing Format) dan Bront Palarae dari Viu Original: The Bridge Season 2 (Best Leading Performance - Digital) yang menang di Asian Television Awards

[1] Frater, Patrick (June 15, 2020). "Asian Adaptation of 'The Bridge' Launches Second Season on Viu, HBO Asia". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[scmp-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b McCarty, Stephen (December 9, 2018). "Asian remake of popular Scandinavian noir The Bridge: lack of chemistry leads to troubled waters for the seen-before show". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

[3] "Final Winners 2020" (PDF). Asian Academy Creative Awards. December 4, 2020.

[4] @viuindonesia (January 17, 2021). "Selamat untuk Viu Original: Pretty Little Liars (Best Adaption of an Existing Format) dan Bront Palarae dari Viu Original: The Bridge Season 2 (Best Leading Performance - Digital) yang menang di Asian Television Awards

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