TV series

Dicey Business

2006–2007 · 1 season

A slow-burning, emotionally charged drama about luck, loss, and loyalty, with tense casino confrontations and heartfelt reunions.

Overview: Chai Foon-Cheung has not won a single game since his defeat in the World Poker Championship twenty years ago. It is the bad luck he has had all these years that has earned him a job in the casino. Ironically, the man who hires him is one of his then competitors Kiu Ching-Cho.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, obsession, betrayal, redemption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
obsession
betrayal
redemption
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild