''The Thunder'' () is a 2019 Chinese web television series based on the actual events of Chinese authorities' raid of
Boshe
Boshe () is a village in Jiaxi, Lufeng, Shanwei, Guangdong province of China. The village has been in existence from at least the 13th century. As of January 2014, Boshe's population totaled about 14,000.
The village has attracted internationa ...
village in
Guangdong province
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
in December 2013. The series released on the Chinese streaming website
iQiyi
iQIYI (, pronounced in English as ), formerly Qiyi (), is a Chinese subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Baidu. Headquartered in Beijing, iQIYI primarily produces and distributes films and television series.
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on 7 May 2019, followed by the television premiere on
CCTV-8
CCTV-8 is the television drama channel of the CCTV
Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of closed-circuit television cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place on a limited set of monitors. ...
three days later.
Filming of the series took place in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, France and Japan during March and August 2018, with over thousands of police personnel took part in filming process.
Cast members
Main
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Huang Jingyu
Huang Jingyu (; born November 30, 1992), also known as Johnny Huang, is a Chinese actor and model. He is known for his roles in ''Addicted (web series), Addicted'' (2016), ''Operation Red Sea'' (2018), ''Moonshine and Valentine'' (2018), and '' ...
as Officer Li Fei
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Wang Jinsong
Wang Jinsong (, born 15 November 1967) is a Chinese actor best known for his television roles in '' Ming Dynasty in 1566'' (2007), ''Nirvana in Fire
''Nirvana in Fire'' () is a 2015 Chinese language, Chinese historical drama and political thri ...
as Lin Yaodong
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Wu Gang
Wu Gang (), formerly romanized as Wu Kang and also known as Wu Zhi in some sources,Eberhard, Wolfram. ''Dictionary of Chinese Symbols: Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought''pp. 76 ff Routledge & Kegan Paul (London), 2013. Accessed 12 Novem ...
as Inspector Li Weimin
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Simon Yam
Simon Yam Tat-wah (; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He is best known for his performances in films such as '' PTU'' (2003), ''Election'' (2005), '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'' (2005), ''Triangle'' (2007), '' Sparrow'' (2008), ' ...
as Undercover Officer Li Jianzhong (alias Zhao Jialiang)
Supporting
* Li Mozhi as Chen Ke
* Zhang Xilin as Ma Yunbo
* Gong Lei as Lin Zonghui
* Yang Hua as Lin Yaohua
* Tang Xu as Cai Yongqiang
* Yu Jiema as Ma Wen
* Qian Bo as Lin Shuibo
* Zhao Xuan as Lin Shengwu
* Ai Dong as Chen Guangrong
* Gao Ming as Vice Minister Hao
* Shi Dasheng as Su Jianguo
* Shi Yanjing as Wang Zhixiong
* Zhao Chengsun as Cui Zhenjiang
* Felix Lok as Tan Sihe
* Lu Siyu as Song Yang
* Chen Yiheng as Liu Haoyu
* Ka Chun-hung as Zhong Wei
* Song Hanhuan as Lin Can
* Chen Ning as Zuo Lan
* Liu Jianguo as Ke Jianhua
* Xiong Ruiling as Yu Hui
* Hao Baijie as He Ruilong
* Gao Jian as Cai Jun
* Zhang Xiaoyang as Lin Tianhao
* Li Fengqi as Lin Lan
* Bao Ma as Doctor Xiao
* Li Jiaxuan as Yang Liu
* Liu Yihan as Zhang Minhui
* Fa Zhiyuan as Yang Feng
* He Xun as Guan Xin
* Li Xiong as Huang Dacheng
* Luo Weilin as Liu Huaming
* Lai Yi as Zhou Kai
* Zhou Yue as Zhao Chao
* Yang Fengyu as Du Li
* Li Changhong as Chen Zili
* Feng Lizhou as Captain Qian
* Bu Wenhui as Su Kang
* Ou Xuanwei as Shen Yue
* Long Qingxia as Luo Jiayi
* Ma Xizhong as Luo Shaohong
* Xu Jingwei as Chen Wenze
* Ding Nan as Lin Jingwen
* Cai Xin as Ai Chao
* Wang Chengyang as Lin Shengwen
* Chen Jialun as Bao Xing
Reception
Wang Kaihao of the ''
China Daily
''China Daily'' ( zh, s=中国日报, p=Zhōngguó Rìbào) is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
Overview
''China Daily'' has the widest print circulation of any ...
'' says the series bears resemblance of ''
Breaking Bad
''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC (TV channel), AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White (Bryan Cran ...
'', the fictional American series that compared to the actual event.
Award and nominations
References
External links
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Thunder TV
2019 Chinese television series debuts
Television series based on actual events
Television series about illegal drug trade
Television shows set in China
Television shows set in Hong Kong
Television shows set in Macau
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