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Wax and Wane

2011 · 1 season

A slow-burning family feud that simmers with grudges and business scheming, rewarding patient viewers with emotional confrontations.

Created by
Nilson Kin-man Cheung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Roger Kwok Chun-on, Sunny Chan Kam-Hung, Ron Ng Cheuk-hai
Overview
Wax and Wane is a 2011 Hong Kong television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited, with Nelson Cheung serving as the executive producer. The drama follows the story of two rival families, dealing with themes of revenge, greed, business affairs, and family.

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Created by
Nilson Kin-man Cheung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Roger Kwok Chun-on, Sunny Chan Kam-Hung, Ron Ng Cheuk-hai
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Nilson Kin-man Cheung
Starring
Roger Kwok Chun-on, Sunny Chan Kam-Hung, Ron Ng Cheuk-hai, Kate Tsui Tsz-Shan, Toby Leung Ching-Kei, Lau Siu-ming, Benz Hui Siu-hung, Derek Kwok Jing-hung
Length
1 seasons, 30 episodes
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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