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Sinister Beings

2021 · 2 seasons

A brisk, puzzle-driven police procedural that keeps you leaning in as detectives outthink slippery criminals case by case.

Created by
Sham Kwok Wing, Chi Kong Chan
Genres
Crime, Action & adventure, Drama
Starring
Rosina Lin, Crystal Fung, Moon Lau
Overview
Hui Chun-sum is an elite OCTB officer. He is fearless and competent. His boss thinks highly of him, and his colleagues really admire him. But his ultimate dream is to join SDU. Another elite OCTB officer Shum Wai-lik has a shrewd mind and extensive experience. Although the duo have different approaches, but they are like-minded and ideally complement each other. Police suffer heavy casualties as they are ambushed by thugs. To catch the culprit, Chun-sum forgets his dream and stays with OCTB. Moreover, Chun-sum and Wai-lik are faced with successive nasty cases that are tortuous, surreptitious, tricky and baffling. The duo use reverse thinking, psychological game theory and meticulous analysis to decipher the criminals’ thoughts and motives. No crook can escape the long arm of the law!

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Created by
Sham Kwok Wing, Chi Kong Chan
Genres
Crime, Action & adventure, Drama
Starring
Rosina Lin, Crystal Fung, Moon Lau
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • obsession
  • loyalty
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, action & adventure, drama
Created by
Sham Kwok Wing, Chi Kong Chan, Ga-Ho Lau
Starring
Rosina Lin, Crystal Fung, Moon Lau, Jonathan Cheung Wing-Hong, Chiang Cho-Man, Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun, Mak Ling-Ling, Gabriel Harrison
Length
2 seasons, 60 episodes, 43 min each
Network
TVB Jade, Youku
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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