Line Walker: Bull Fight
Line Walker: Bull Fight (Chinese: 使徒行者3), also known as Line Walker 3, is a 2020 crime drama produced by Tencent Penguin Pictures and TVB. It serves as the sequel season to both Line Walker (2014) and Line Walker: The Prelude (2017). It stars Raymond Lam, Michael Miu, Kenneth Ma, Benjamin Yuen, Mandy Wong, Priscilla Wong, Sisley Choi, Owen Cheung and Benz Hui.
Line Walker: Bull Fight 使徒行者3 | |
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Also known as | Line Walker 3 |
Genre | Modern Crime Action Thriller |
Starring | Raymond Lam Michael Miu Kenneth Ma Benjamin Yuen Mandy Wong Priscilla Wong Sisley Choi Owen Cheung Benz Hui |
Opening theme | "Oblivious" (無人問我) by Raymond Lam |
Ending theme | "Can’t Let You Go" (不能放手) by Hana Kuk "Feels Like Heaven" (低谷天堂) by Raymond Lam and Hana Kuk |
Country of origin | Hong Kong SAR, China |
Original languages | Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin) |
No. of episodes | 37 |
Production | |
Producer | So Man Chung |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Production company | Television Broadcasts Limited |
Release | |
Original network | Tencent Video TVB Jade |
Original release | 9 November – 27 December 2020 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Line Walker (2014) Line Walker: The Prelude (2017) |
Line Walker: Bull Fight premiered on 12 October 2020 on myTV Gold, TVB Anywhere, Tencent Video and Astro Go. For myTV Gold and TVB Anywhere, the first eight episodes are uploaded on 12 October and two episodes are uploaded on every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afterwards. For Tencent Video and Astro Go, two episodes are uploaded on every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday starting from 12 October.[1] The series premiered on 9 November 2020 on TVB Jade in Hong Kong.
Synopsis
Set in Hong Kong, China, four years after the events in Line Walker, Sit Ka-keung (Raymond Lam) continues to work as a Hong Kong Police Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB) undercover officer, while Cheuk Hoi (Michael Miu) opens a coffee shop after being released from prison. CIB Chief Inspector Cheung Kei-gee (Mandy Wong) suspects Check Hoi of joining the triad and investigates him. The Security Bureau establishes Security Intelligence Agency (SIA), a new intelligence department. The principal investigator of SIA, Wai Chok-wing (Kenneth Ma) invites Tsui Tin-tong (Benjamin Yuen) to join SIA. Chum Foon-hei (Benz Hui), who was thought to be killed by Bao Seed, returns to Hong Kong to track down the leader of an international crime organization, Eternity. The true identity of Wai Choi-wing is later revealed to be Ngai Tak-lai, the younger paternal half-brother of Victor Ngai Tak-shun...
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Raymond Lam as Sit Ka-keung (薛家強), better known as Bao Seed (爆Seed); a Hong Kong Police officer working as a CIB undercover agent using his well known alias as the former leader of Hung Ying triad. After his undercover mission in Thailand, he briefly reunited with Ting Siu-ka and opened Ho Yee Tao Foot Massage Spa. He is assigned to become an undercover agent handler and later becomes an CIB Inspector of Police (IP).
- Michael Miu as Cheuk Hoi (卓凱); former CIB Superintendent of Police (SP), better known as Cheuk Sir. He is Katie's husband. After his release from prison, he becomes a target of CIB 's investigations. He later helps Pong Ho-yueng to become the leader of Sung Luen, on the premise that Sung Luen will go legitimate. Cheuk Hoi is a brilliant strategist, and leads an outside special task force to investigate corrupt police officers. He also cares deeply about his friends, so he tries to helps them the best way. In the last episode, Cheuk Hoi returns to CIB as a consultant.
- Kenneth Ma as Wai Chok-wing (韋作榮) / Klein Ngai Tak-lai (魏德禮). Groomed by Ngai Cheung-hing, he takes on the identity of the deceased Wai Chok-wing to become a high-ranking officer in order to assist his elder half brother, Victor Ngai Tak-shun. He is the Security Bureau's Security Intelligence Agency (SIA) Principal Investigator who tried to forget his identity as Ngai Tak-lai. He has developed feelings for Madam G since she was in university.
- Dickson Yu as young Ngai Tak-lai.
- Benjamin Yuen as Tsui Tin-tong (徐天堂); a former CIB undercover. After he completes his assignment of representing the Hong Kong Police as an Interpol member, he returns to Hong Kong. Upon an invitation, he joins SIA as a senior investigator. He forges a relationship with So Miu Miu in order to investigate her father, So Sir.
- Mandy Wong as Cheung Kei-gee (章紀孜), better known as Madam G; CIB Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) who has an obsession with elevators. She is diagnosed with Savant Syndrome and Asperger Syndrome since she was young and her father abused her as a child. She speaks bluntly and is unaware of the others' feelings, until she re-encounters Wai Chok-wing.
- Stephanie Au as young Cheung Kei-gee.
- Priscilla Wong as Cheng Shuk-mui (鄭淑梅); a former CIB undercover. She has since become a well known journalist, creating documentaries around the world. She helps Cheuk Hoi gather evidence.
- Sisley Choi as Dau Nga-hei (竇亞希), better known as Ah Dau (阿兜); a CIB undercover agent assigned to the Kum Poh Lor online casino to take down the Sung Luen triad. She develops feelings for Pong Ho-yeung and later becomes his girlfriend.
- Owen Cheung as Pong Ho-yeung (龐浩洋); the god-son of Wai Kit, he strives to take back the leadership of Sung Luen triad, which Wai Kit founded.
- Benz Hui as Chum Foon-hei (覃歡喜); former Inspector of Police (IP) in CIB, former CIB undercover officer, and former head of Hung Ying triad. Thought to be killed by Bao Seed three years ago, he fled to another country and runs a counterfeit passport business. He returns to Hong Kong using a new identity, Yaya Furaha, and investigates Eternity, an international criminal organization.
Supporting cast
- Tony Hung as Wong Wing-cheung (王永翔), a CIB undercover who investigated Tsui Tin-tong in 2009. He died in 2010 in an explosion in Bangkok.
- Shiga Lin as Cheung Yuk-suen (張玉瑄), better known as Ah Luen (阿攣), a CIB undercover who investigated Tsui Tin-tong in 2009. She died in 2010 in an explosion in Bangkok.
- Serene Lim as Lam Lam (藍楠), a Malaysian Dit Da practitioner, she becomes a masseuse at Ho Yee Tao after she is found to practise Dit Da without a license. She develops feelings for Bao Seed and takes care of his son, Ching Chik.
- Elena Kong as Katie Mok Sin-ching (莫羡晴), a senior public prosecutor of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Cheuk Hoi's wife.
- Emily Kwan as Chan Lai-kwan (陳麗群), better known as Madam Chan, a Hong Kong Police Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (SACP).
- Joseph Lee as So Tsz-on (蘇子安), better known as So Sir, Deputy Secretary of Security Bureau who established SIA in order to replace CIB.
- Geoffrey Wong as Leung Kin-pong (梁健邦), better known as Leung Sir, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) and the head of CIB.
- Kelvin Yuen as Lui Hap-sing (呂合星), better known as Lui Sir, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) in the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB). He is the stepfather of Ching Chik, Bao Seed's son.
- Lee Sing-cheong as Wai Kit (韋傑), the founder of Sung Luen triad. He is the godfather of Pong Ho-yeung and the father of Wai Chok-wing. He had been imprisoned for thirty years, and initially believes that Cheuk Hoi killed his son Chok-wing. He asks Cheuk Hoi to assist Ho-yeung to win the leadership of Sung Luen.
- Anthony Ho as Mui Sze-kwai (梅小貴); staff member at Ho Yee Tao. He runs the store like he is the owner, often telling Bao Seed to do chores.
Special appearances
- Mayanne Mak as Juicy Chu Sin (朱倩), Bao Seed's undercover agent.
- FAMA as prostitution clients.
- Eddie Koo as Hon Kin-yi (韓建義), aka Dr. X; he is the owner of Kangyi Medical Centre and the head of an international organ trafficking organization. He kills Juicy Chu in episode 2. Arrested in episode 6, he is sentenced to life imprisonment in episode 8.
- Mimi Kung as Fanny Fan Hiu-wah (范曉華), better known as Madam Fan, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) and head of the Police's Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB). Wife of Yam Sir.
- Savio Tsang as Yam Sheung-yu (任尚宇), also known as Yam Sir, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) and head of the Police's Complaints and Internal Investigations Branch (C&IIB). Husband of Madam Fan.
- Bowie Cheung as Lindy Kwong Mei-lin (鄺美蓮), Lui Hap-sing's deceased wife and Lui Ching-chik's deceased mother. She was Bao Seed's girlfriend but broke up with him after he joined the triad.
- Oscar Leung as Cheung Muk-wing (張木榮), better known as Muk-sut (木蝨), Bao Seed's deceased friend.
- Joseph Zeng as Yan Tin-hup (殷天俠), better known as Madman , an undercover agent of the New Zealand Police. Revealed to be faking his identity as an undercover agent in the last episode.
- Ron Ng as Bao Seed's foot massage customer.
- Matt Yeung as Bao Seed's foot massage customer.
- Brian Tse as Tat Q.
- Akina Hong as Wendy Cheung Kei-wan (章紀泓), Madam G's elder sister and a data scientist. She runs The Core, a big data analytics company.
- Bob Lam as Kam Tin (金田), an izakaya owner and an undercover agent.
- Harriet Yeung as Kam Tin’s wife.
- Kent Cheng as Sun Chi-kin (辛志堅), better known as Kin Gor( 堅哥), one of the founders of the Cheung Hing triad.
- John Au as Secretary for Security, minister of the Security Bureau.
References
- "【娛樂熱話】《使徒行者3》再創臥底傳奇 10.12 全球同步上架". tvbweekly.com.