Life After Death (Chinese: 那些我愛過的人; lit. 'The People I Have Loved') is a 2020 Hong Kong romantic melodrama television series starring Frankie Lam, Priscilla Wong, Mark Ma and Shiga Lin. Produced by Kwan Shu-ming and Kwan Man-shum, the series premiered on TVB on June 8, 2020.
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Synopsis
A deadly car accident leaves both Keung Yuk-sing (Frankie Lam) and Laura Fong Lok-man (Priscilla Wong) widowed. Seven years later, another accident has Yuk-sing encounter Laura. Laura rekindles her bond with her estranged sister Sherman Fong Shu-man (Shiga Lin) with the help of Dr. Koo Hei-sun (Mark Ma), who has Asperger syndrome. Laura grieves the passing of her mother-in-law and is trying to taking care of her daughter Chu Hang-yee and stepson Chu Ka-bing, while Yuk-sing struggles to understand the needs of his teenage daughter Keung Chi-yau. As Ka-bing and Chi-yau get closer, their mutual friend Eden Mok Yu-him creates more problems for their relationship, and the truth of the car accident gradually surfaces, forcing everyone to face changes again.
Cast and characters
Frankie Lam as Keung Yuk-sing, a boxing instructor
Priscilla Wong as Laura Fong Lok-man, an insurance agent
Mark Ma as Koo Hei-sun, a family doctor with Asperger syndrome; a colleague of Sherman.
Shiga Lin as Sherman Fong Shu-man, Laura’s younger sister, an obstetrician and gynecologist
Yoyo Chen as Sabrina Chin Li-woon, a manager at Laura's insurance company, Laura and Sherman’s close friend
Stephen Wong as Kung Ka-ho, a trading company CEO
Kyle Li as Eden Mok Yu-him, a student at Yuk-sing's boxing club
Chloe So as Yoyo Keung Tsz-yau, Yuk-sing's teenage daughter
Zeno Koo as Ben Chu Ka-bing, a high school student and Laura's stepson
Rainbow Ching as Au Lai-hing, Hei-sun’s mother
Grace Wong Chi-ching as Chu Hang-yee, Laura's daughter
Erin Wong as Kung Chin-chin
Griselda Yeung (special guest star) as Mavis, deceased wife of Yuk-sing
William Chak (special guest star) as Chu Hon-fai, deceased husband of Laura
Mary Hon as Mavis' mother
James Ng as himself (guest appearance)
Andrew Yuen as a dog trainer (guest appearance)
Production and themes
The series was produced by Kwan Shu-ming and Kwan Man-shum and script supervised by Pang Mei-fung, with direction handled by a rotating team.
The theme, revolving around family relationships, highlights conflicts caused by miscommunication. It uses the event of a car accident to symbolize the hardships encountered in life and how one overcomes them.
Reception
The television series placed fifth in 2020 Yahoo Hong Kong "Top Ten Most Searched Television Dramas" Popularity list. It was also named by Hong Kong Economic Times as one of the most popular television series of the year.
Music
The soundtrack for Life After Death consists of 4 individually released singles as follows: