{"id":44830,"date":"2026-04-16T07:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=44830"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:39:35","slug":"how-hong-kong-set-series-the-season-depicts-the-dark-side-of-the-citys-high-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=44830","title":{"rendered":"How Hong Kong-set series The Season depicts the dark side of the city\u2019s high society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">From colonial-era red-brick buildings in the shadows of gleaming new skyscrapers to lush hills that roll into the sea, Hong Kong is a city of contrasts. But not all of these juxtapositions are palatable ones.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Season<\/em> is a six-episode, English-language revenge thriller miniseries that charts the dark undercurrents flowing beneath Hong Kong\u2019s high-society boating scene.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">The Viu Original production, shot in Hong Kong between April and June 2025, features an international ensemble cast led primarily by actors of East Asian descent \u2013 <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Jessie Mei Li<\/span>, <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Karena Lam Ka-yan<\/span> and Chris Pang, to name just a few \u2013 and is scheduled to launch in June.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Those familiar with Hong Kong will hardly be shocked to see the wealthy elite live it up as if money were no object. They may, however, be surprised to see Lam \u2013 known for playing sweet characters \u2013 playing a relentless socialite.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A still from The Season. Photo: PCCW Media\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/04\/14\/f0f63d8e-f911-4536-bfab-b0e0734afde3_71369795.jpg\" title=\"A still from The Season. Photo: PCCW Media\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">A still from The Season. Photo: PCCW Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">For this role, Lam had to go through the casting process, which was her first time doing so in a while; Hong Kong writers and directors typically already have her in mind for parts these days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/article\/3349971\/how-hong-kong-set-series-season-depicts-dark-side-citys-high-society?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From colonial-era red-brick buildings in the shadows of gleaming new skyscrapers to lush hills that roll into the sea, Hong Kong is a city of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[6946,4583,20640,1950,3569,9311,668,318,2581,5900],"class_list":["post-44830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-citys","tag-dark","tag-depicts","tag-high","tag-hong","tag-kongset","tag-season","tag-series","tag-side","tag-society","wpcat-33-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}