Wang Luodan and Bosco Wong Head ‘My Dearest Stranger,’ Ambitious China Drama Series
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Mainland Chinese star Wang Luodan (“The Dead End,” “Struggle,” “The Continent”) and Hong Kong-born Bosco Wong (“Lives of Omission,” “Triumph In The Skies”) head the cast of “My Dearest Stranger.” The high-end suspense drama series is a production fronted by mainland Chinese distributor-producer Hishow Entertainment, which announced the production at the Cannes Market, adjacent to the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Based on the best-selling novel “Secret Love,” by Fan Shu and adapted by renowned screenwriter Cao Xueping (“Game Changer”), “My Dearest Stranger” tells a compelling story of Yu Xiao, a housewife who realizes her seemingly perfect husband may have a dark side.
Yu decides to cooperate with policeman Song Cheng to find out the truth, while trying to keep her own secrets from the world.
The story will be adapted as 16 episodes, directed by Taiwan-based Lin Yu-Hsien (“Jump! Ashin,” “Exit No. 6”). “My Dearest Stranger” begins production in June in Chengdu, Sichuan, with backing from Alibaba-owned streaming platform Youku.
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