''Shero'' (stylized in

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) is a 2023 Singaporean action drama series starring

Joanne Peh Joanne Peh Wei Siew (born 25 April 1983) is a Singaporean actress and television host. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor Qi Yuwu. Life and career After winning the title of Miss Elegant and Miss Personality in Miss Singapore ...

Romeo Tan Romeo Tan (born Tan Romeo on 9 April 1985) is a Singaporean actor, who has been named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Tan came into prominence after finishing in fourth place on the tenth season of the talent search series ''Star ...

Carrie Wong Carrie Wong Si Tian (born 1 January 1994) is a Singaporean actress. She was discovered through the reality television competition '' Hey Gorgeous''. Early life The only child of a housewife mother and father who works in a security firm, Wo ...

and

Nick Teo Nick Teo Chee Cheng (born 28 June 1989) is a Singaporean actor, host and model. Career Teo started his career as model and was discovered in 8 Days Shirtless Guys Search as winner in 2012. In 2014, Teo made his first acting debut in a ha ...

. It follows the story of a woman who decides to join her missing sister's bodyguard company to search for her parents' murderer and to continue her sister's legacy. It began airing on

Mediacorp Channel 8 Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts general entertainment and news programming in the Manda ...

from 12 June 2023.

Cast

Main and supporting

as Zhang Yinchen *

as Yue Ruixiang / Max *

as Zhang Yinxi *

as Guan Junsheng *

Aileen Tan Aileen Tan Lay Ching (born 18 October 1966) is a Singaporean actress. Life and career Tan studied at Willow Secondary School. Tan worked in sales for more than a year before becoming an office administrator at an advertising agency. Tan pa ...

as Chen Meihua *

Rayson Tan Rayson Tan Tai Ming (born 12 January 1965) is a Singaporean actor. Career Before joining MediaCorp, Tan worked as a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines. In 1990, he emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up in Singapore's Star Search Singapore ta ...

as Yue Feihong * Brandon Wong as Yang Huabiao *

Priscelia Chan Priscelia Chan Shih Mei (born 6 November 1978) is a Singaporean television actress and host. Career Chan was a tax auditor before taking part in Star Search Singapore 1999. Despite being eliminated in the semifinals, she was offered a contr ...

as Jiang Meizhen *

Tay Ying Tay Ying (born 27 March 1996) is a Singaporean actress and who has appeared in both English- and Mandarin-language television dramas since her debut in 2017. She became a full-time Mediacorp artiste in 2022. Early life and career Tay is the d ...

as Lin Xinya * Cheryl Chou as Zhou Jingyu * Grace Teo as Zhao Zihan * Brian Ng as Code * Daryl-Ann as Chen Weiting *

Zhu Xiufeng Zhu Xiufeng (born Choo Siew Fong in 1943 or 1944) is a Singaporean actress whose acting career spans more than six decades. She has performed on stage, in films and television. She has also worked as a screenwriter, a film company publicity m ...

as Chen Yalian * Angela Ang as Liu Ruoling * Jack Hyde as Officer Hayden

Cameo appearances

* Regene Lim as Han Shasha * Joyce Ng as Chloe Lam *

Darren Lim Darren Lim (born 30 September 1972) is a Singaporean actor and television host, who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1997 to 2016. Career Having left school at age 15, Lim began his career as a singer before joining the Television Corp ...

as Dai Guowei *

Cynthia Koh Cynthia Koh (born 25 March 1974) is a Singaporean actress. She has appeared and starred in many television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel 5. Early life Koh has one younger sister. Her father works in the Singa ...

as Gina Chee *

Chen Shucheng Chen Shucheng (born Tan Soo Seng on 21 October 1949) is a Singaporean actor and television host. He is one of Mediacorp's few artistes still active from the " black and white TV" era. Career Acting Chen joined Mediacorp Mediacorp Pte. L ...

as Huang Yudai * Wu Kaishen as Yudai's elder son * Benjamin Tan as Joel Seah * Bernard Tan as Zhang Tianyou * Zhu Zeliang as News anchor * Evelyn Tan Qijia as News anchor * Ann Poh as Australian nurse

Awards and nominations

Production

Principal photography began in December 2022. The production crew of 27, which includes cast members

and

, travelled to

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for filming on 21 February 2023.

joined the cast in Canberra on 28 February 2023. On 27 February 2023, scenes involving Joanne Peh and Romeo Tan were shot at Pialligo Estate. Local media in Canberra reported that the production crew spent 10 days, from 22 February to 4 March, filming at various locations in the capital city including the airport, Cockington Green and Jamala Wildlife Park. ''Shero'' is also reportedly the largest overseas filming crew to ever shoot in Canberra.

References

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