Forensic Heroes IV

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Forensic Heroes IV
法證先鋒IV
Genre Police procedural
Created by Mui Siu-ching
Written byLeung Man-wah
Yuen Mei-fung
Sin Chui Ching
Starring Raymond Wong
Selena Lee
Shaun Tam
Alice Chan
Rebecca Zhu
Roxanne Tong
Theme music composerAlan Cheung Ka-shing
Opening theme圓謊 performed by Justin Lo
Ending theme不要流淚 performed by Fred Cheng
我不是她 performed by Hana Kuk
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producer Mui Siu-ching
ProducerBen Fong
Production locationHong Kong
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production company TVB
Original release
Network TVB Jade
Release17 February (2020-02-17) 
27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)
Related
Forensic Heroes (2006)
Forensic Heroes II (2008)
Forensic Heroes III (2011)
Forensic Heroes V (2022)

Forensic Heroes IV is a 2020 Hong Kong police procedural television drama produced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). It stars Raymond Wong, Selena Lee, Shaun Tam, Alice Chan, Rebecca Zhu and Roxanne Tong in the reboot installment and is the second reboot of the Forensic Heroes series, featuring new stories and characters. Mui Siu-ching, who also produced the original series, serves as the executive producer.

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Synopsis

Senior Forensic Chemist Ko On (Raymond Wong) from the Forensic Science Division, Senior Forensic Pathologist Man Ka-hei (Selena Lee) from the Forensic Pathology Division, and Senior Inspector Kwok Fai-wong (Shaun Tam) from the Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit, formed a crime-solving triangle with their professional teams. The childhood regrets of hot-blooded reporter Chris Tsui (Roxanne Tong) who were closely related to Ko On sister abduction years ago. Scientific Evidence Officer Shui Wai-ming (Alice Chan) became a murder suspect upon her boyfriend's murder while Sergeant Ko Ching (Rebecca Zhu) who is a Sergeant who persistently investigating the truth of her sister's abduction alongside Ko On (Raymond Wong). The crime-solving triangle firmly believes that good always triumph over evil and fights for justice.

Production

A costume fitting press conference was held on 24 October 2018. Principal photography began in October 2018 and concluded in March 2019, with some scenes filmed in Taiwan. The blessing ceremony was held on 21 January 2019. [1]

In April 2019, Jacqueline Wong, who was cast as Chris Tsui, was found to be involved in a cheating scandal. Producer Mui Siu-ching confirmed that the role would be recast and all scene with Wong would be reshot. [2] [3] Roxanne Tong took the role [4] and reshoots lasted from June 2019 to July 2019.

Cast and characters

Hong Kong General Laboratory

Forensic Science Division

CharacterActorOccupation
Dr. Ko On Raymond Wong Forensic Laboratory Supervisor / Senior Chemist
Queen Shui Wai-ming Alice Chan Scientific Evidence Officer (S.E.O.)
Charm Ting Fred Cheng
Ocean LamWilliam Chu
Howard ChanTerrence HuangForensic Technician

Forensic Pathology Division

CharacterActorOccupation
Dr. Man Ka-hei Selena Lee Senior Forensic Pathologist
Ivan Szeto Fred Cheung Forensic Pathologist

Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit (RCU)

CharacterActorOccupation
SIP Kwok Fai-wong Shaun TamRCU Senior Inspector of Police
WSGT Ko Ching Rebecca Zhu RCU Sergeant
PC Yu Wai-dingArnold KwokRCU Police Constable
PC Mok King-chiuFei Wu
WPC Tong Sum-yuetWiyona Yeung

Main characters

Notable characters

Supporting characters

Cameo appearances

Reception

When TVB first announced the drama will air in February 2020 which is considered an unpopular time slot, it was expected the drama will receive lower viewership. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hong Kong went into a strict lockdown in February 2020, which gave viewership ratings a large boost, making the series the most watched drama since 2013. [5] However, the drama was criticized by audiences for its predictable and average plot compared to its predecessors, especially in the latter half of the series. [6]

Sequel

Due to the series' high viewership ratings, a fifth sequel was worked on with new cast members originally including Priscilla Wong and Pakho Chau but was changed to Bosco Wong and Benjamin Yuen. [7] Despite the sequel had a case following the final case shown in the end of the fourth installment and Fred Cheng and Wiyona Yeung's characters remained, the fifth installment had no connection to the previous 4 installments. Production of the fifth sequel began in September 2021 and ended in January 2022. The show first started airing on Youku, along with TVB Anywhere and TVB Anywhere Malaysia on October 26, 2022. It would later start airing on TVB Jade and Astro AOD on November 14, 2022, being the last of TVB's four 2022 grand anniversary dramas to be broadcast.

Viewership ratings

The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership. "Viewers in millions" refers to the number of people, derived from TVB Jade ratings in Hong Kong who watched the episode live and on myTV SUPER.

#WeekEpisode(s)Avg. pointsViewers in millionsRef.
117 February 2020137.12.42 [8]
17 — 21 February 20201 — 535.72.33 [9]
224 — 28 February 20206 — 1035.8 [10]
32 — 6 March 202011 — 1535.5
49 — 13 March 202016 — 2035.42.32 [11]
516 — 20 March 202021 — 2536.8 [12]
623 March 202026402.62 [13]
23 — 27 March 202026 — 3038.8 [14]
27 March 20203039.6 [15]

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