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"excerpt": "Flying Tiger (飞虎之潜行极战, formerly 飞虎极战) is a 2018 30-episode Hong Kong police web drama by Shaw Brothers and Youku, starring Michael Miu and Bosco Wong, unrelated to TVB's earlier Flying Tiger series, with over 4 billion Youku views.",
"snippet": "Flying Tiger (飞虎之潜行极战, formerly 飞虎极战) is a 2018 30-episode Hong Kong police web drama by Shaw Brothers and Youku, starring Michael Miu and Bosco Wong, unrelated to TVB's earlier Flying Tiger series, with over 4 billion Youku views.",
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"markdown": "# Flying Tiger (飞虎之潜行极战)\n\n**Flying Tiger** (飞虎之潜行极战; formerly titled 飞虎极战) is a 30-episode Hong Kong police action web drama co-produced by Shaw Brothers International Film and the streaming platform Youku, centered on the Hong Kong police's Special Duties Unit, known as the [Flying Tigers](https://www.edgepedia.org/flying-tigers), and on undercover officers confronting serious crimes in Hong Kong and across the border.[1](https://www.shawbrothers.hk/zh-hk/media/show/flying-tiger) • [2](https://baike.so.com/doc/27261670-28658343.html) It premiered on Youku on April 6, 2018, and was broadcast on TVB's Jade channel from May 14 to June 22, 2018.[3](https://tvinfo.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E%E4%B9%8B%E6%BD%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%A5%B5%E6%88%B0?variant=zh-cn)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | 30-episode contemporary police crime drama; genre listed as drama, action, mystery, and crime[2](https://baike.so.com/doc/27261670-28658343.html) |\n| Production | Shaw Brothers International Film with Youku; some listings also credit Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as a co-production partner[1](https://www.shawbrothers.hk/zh-hk/media/show/flying-tiger) |\n| Lead cast | Michael Miu (苗侨伟), Bosco Wong (黄宗泽), Ron Ng (吴卓羲), Cheung Siu-fai (张兆辉), Michael Wong (王敏德), and Ng Dai-wai (吴岱融)[1](https://www.shawbrothers.hk/zh-hk/media/show/flying-tiger) |\n| Directors and producers | Directors Lee Hoi-man (李惠民), Cha Chuen-yee (查传谊), and Lee Man-lung (李文龙); produced by Lok Yee-ling (乐易玲) and Lee Hoi-man[2](https://baike.so.com/doc/27261670-28658343.html) • [1](https://www.shawbrothers.hk/zh-hk/media/show/flying-tiger) |\n| Premiere dates | Youku, April 6, 2018; TVB Jade, May 14 – June 22, 2018, weekdays 21:30–22:30[2](https://baike.so.com/doc/27261670-28658343.html) • [3](https://tvinfo.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E%E4%B9%8B%E6%BD%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%A5%B5%E6%88%B0?variant=zh-cn) |\n| Viewership | Over 100 million views within an hour of the double-episode premiere; 2.1 billion views after 23 episodes; Shaw Brothers reported over 4 billion click-plays on Youku[4](https://www.jaynestars.com/news/flying-tiger-surpasses-100-million-views-within-1-hour-of-release/) • [5](https://www.jaynestars.com/news/flying-tiger-receives-2-1-billion-views-plans-to-film-second-season/) • [6](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2018/0821/ltn20180821928.pdf) |\n| Sequel | Flying Tiger 2 (飞虎之雷霆极战), a new story with a largely returning cast, premiered on Youku on September 6, 2019[7](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/372137/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E%E4%B9%8B%E9%9B%B7%E9%9C%86%E6%A5%B5%E6%88%B0-%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B09-6%E9%A6%96%E6%92%AD%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E4%B8%8D%E5%86%8D%E5%90%8C%E6%AD%A5-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B9%BE%E6%99%82%E6%9C%89%E5%BE%97%E7%9D%87) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and cast\n\nThe drama follows the Special Duties Unit, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, as it faces a series of serious crimes in Hong Kong and across the border, fighting dangerous criminals while the story also develops the relationship between two brothers in the police force.[2](https://baike.so.com/doc/27261670-28658343.html) • [8](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/36504/flying-tiger) [Bosco Wong](https://www.edgepedia.org/bosco-wong) and Ron Ng play half-brothers Ko Ka-long and Ko Ka-chun, who clash during an operation and gradually reconcile to fight the criminals together.[9](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0409/c14677-29913455.html) The plot opens with a bombing at the medal ceremony of Senior Superintendent Ko Yat-tai, played by Ng Dai-wai, which draws in his undercover past and later leads Ko Ka-long to leave the Flying Tigers and infiltrate a criminal gang.[10](https://taian.dzwww.com/yl/201805/t20180508_16480157.html)\n\nAlthough the title contains the words \"Flying Tiger\" and \"undercover\" (潜行), and the subject matter involves the Special Duties Unit, undercover police work, and organized crime, the series is not connected to TVB's earlier Flying Tiger series (2012, 2014) or to *Lives of Omission* (2011); it uses the Flying Tiger name with an entirely new cast and story.[1](https://www.shawbrothers.hk/zh-hk/media/show/flying-tiger) • [11](https://ycp.ycwb.com/ycpFront/content/news_reading/2018040814330089524.html)\n\n## Production and financing\n\n**A mainland-funded co-production.** The project was set up at the end of 2016 as Shaw Brothers' first cooperation project with a mainland partner and its first web drama, with Lok Yee-ling, an executive director of Shaw Brothers Holdings, as producer and Lee Hoi-man as producer and chief director.[12](https://www.cs.com.cn/cj2020/201803/t20180322_5752886.html) Reporting at launch placed the budget in units of 100 million, against the more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars spent on each of the 2012 and 2014 Flying Tiger series, which were already large productions by TVB standards.[11](https://ycp.ycwb.com/ycpFront/content/news_reading/2018040814330089524.html) The larger budget showed on screen: most scenes were shot on location, with car chases, gunfights, and explosions staged at film-production scale, and the series received support from the Hong Kong Aviation Club, making it the first Hong Kong television drama to feature large numbers of helicopters and small aircraft.[9](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0409/c14677-29913455.html) • [10](https://taian.dzwww.com/yl/201805/t20180508_16480157.html)\n\nThe theme song, \"Reunion,\" was composed by Tang Chi-wai and Chong Tung-yan and performed by [Raymond Lam](https://www.edgepedia.org/raymond-lam) (林峰) and [MC Jin](https://www.edgepedia.org/mc-jin) (欧阳靖); the ending theme, \"虽然…这个世界,\" was sung by Bosco Wong and Ron Ng.[3](https://tvinfo.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E%E4%B9%8B%E6%BD%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%A5%B5%E6%88%B0?variant=zh-cn) Lam's participation was arranged by producer Lok Yee-ling as part of the nostalgia-driven casting.[10](https://taian.dzwww.com/yl/201805/t20180508_16480157.html)\n\n## Release and viewership\n\nThe series was announced and dated at the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market in March 2018, premiering exclusively on Youku on April 6, 2018.[12](https://www.cs.com.cn/cj2020/201803/t20180322_5752886.html) Within an hour of its double-episode premiere on Youku and Hong Kong's myTV SUPER, it surpassed 100 million views.[4](https://www.jaynestars.com/news/flying-tiger-surpasses-100-million-views-within-1-hour-of-release/) After 23 episodes it had reached 2.1 billion views, and a second season was already in planning.[5](https://www.jaynestars.com/news/flying-tiger-receives-2-1-billion-views-plans-to-film-second-season/) Shaw Brothers Holdings' interim report for the six months ended June 30, 2018 stated that Flying Tiger obtained over 4 billion click-play demand on Youku's platform.[6](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2018/0821/ltn20180821928.pdf) TVB's 2018 interim report separately noted that the drama, premiered on myTV SUPER as its first telecast window in Hong Kong, attracted over 6.5 million video-on-demand stream views before its Jade broadcast.[13](https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2018/0912/ltn20180912529.pdf)\n\nOn Hong Kong television, the Jade broadcast drew a first-week cross-platform rating of 26.2 points, with the first episode at 28.2 points; the first 20 episodes averaged 25.8 points.[3](https://tvinfo.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E%E4%B9%8B%E6%BD%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%A5%B5%E6%88%B0?variant=zh-cn) • [14](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/202419/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E-%E4%BB%BB%E5%99%8F%E4%BA%82%E8%A9%95-%E7%82%BA%E4%BA%86%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E8%BC%AF%E6%9B%B4%E5%A5%BD%E6%88%90%E7%B8%BE-%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%89%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%BA%E6%86%BE%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E8%A7%A3%E6%B1%BA) The final week, which ran against the 2018 [FIFA World Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fifa-world-cup), averaged 17.2 points excluding cross-platform viewing, with a cross-platform total of 24.6 points.[3](https://tvinfo.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E%E4%B9%8B%E6%BD%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%A5%B5%E6%88%B0?variant=zh-cn)\n\n## Reception\n\n**High viewership, falling ratings.** Mainland reviews praised the production values and the action scenes, with People's Daily Online noting the Flying Tigers members' crisp action sequences and sharp appearance, while criticizing the plot as a muddled blend of earlier formulas.[2](https://baike.so.com/doc/27261670-28658343.html) • [10](https://taian.dzwww.com/yl/201805/t20180508_16480157.html) As viewership climbed past 2 billion, the Douban score fell from 7.2 at launch to 6.8; as of April 17, 2018 it stood at 6.9, below the 8.0 of the 2012 *Flying Tiger* and the 8.4 of *Lives of Omission*.[10](https://taian.dzwww.com/yl/201805/t20180508_16480157.html) • [15](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2081831) Critics argued that despite the title, undercover plots dominated while the Flying Tigers themselves spent much of the story sidelined, and that the villain Kenny, played by Oscar Leung (梁烈唯), was written out abruptly after an overpowered run.[10](https://taian.dzwww.com/yl/201805/t20180508_16480157.html) • [14](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/202419/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E-%E4%BB%BB%E5%99%8F%E4%BA%82%E8%A9%95-%E7%82%BA%E4%BA%86%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E8%BC%AF%E6%9B%B4%E5%A5%BD%E6%88%90%E7%B8%BE-%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%89%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%BA%E6%86%BE%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E8%A7%A3%E6%B1%BA) Hong Kong commentary also noted that the O记 (Organized Crime and Triad Bureau) led the story more than the Flying Tigers, whose on-screen deployments were few.[14](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/202419/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E-%E4%BB%BB%E5%99%8F%E4%BA%82%E8%A9%95-%E7%82%BA%E4%BA%86%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E8%BC%AF%E6%9B%B4%E5%A5%BD%E6%88%90%E7%B8%BE-%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%89%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%BA%E6%86%BE%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E8%A7%A3%E6%B1%BA)\n\n## Place in the co-production wave\n\nFlying Tiger was part of the second year of large-scale \"Hong Kong dramas going online\" (港剧入网), in which mainland platforms funded Hong Kong productions; it premiered on Youku on April 6, 2018, ahead of iQiyi's *The Adventures of Wesley*, opening that year's ratings contest among the platforms.[16](https://read01.com/AJkLQNm.html) Youku classified it as a self-produced \"super drama\" and positioned the Shaw Brothers partnership, together with its simultaneous-release deal for TVB dramas, as a way to make Youku the home of TVB drama fans in the mainland.[12](https://www.cs.com.cn/cj2020/201803/t20180322_5752886.html) Youku's Hong Kong drama brand, launched in 2018, listed Flying Tiger among its first custom productions.[17](https://dw-media.tkww.hk/epaper/wwp/20231213/b09-1213.pdf)\n\nThe series spawned a franchise under Shaw Brothers: *Flying Tiger 2* (飞虎之雷霆极战) premiered on Youku on September 6, 2019, with a largely returning cast plus new additions including [Lee Pace](https://www.edgepedia.org/lee-pace), and was followed by *Flying Tiger 3* (飞虎之壮志英雄).[7](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/372137/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E%E4%B9%8B%E9%9B%B7%E9%9C%86%E6%A5%B5%E6%88%B0-%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B09-6%E9%A6%96%E6%92%AD%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E4%B8%8D%E5%86%8D%E5%90%8C%E6%AD%A5-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B9%BE%E6%99%82%E6%9C%89%E5%BE%97%E7%9D%87) • [18](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/0421/2020042101035.pdf) Shaw Brothers' 2019 annual report described Flying Tiger 2 as a new story unrelated to its prequel, filmed in Hong Kong and London.[18](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/0421/2020042101035.pdf)\n\n## References\n\n1. [飛虎之潛行極戰, Shaw Brothers International Film](https://www.shawbrothers.hk/zh-hk/media/show/flying-tiger)\n2. [飞虎之潜行极战, 360百科](https://baike.so.com/doc/27261670-28658343.html)\n3. [飞虎之潜行极战, Tvinfo Wiki (Fandom)](https://tvinfo.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E%E4%B9%8B%E6%BD%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%A5%B5%E6%88%B0?variant=zh-cn)\n4. [\"Flying Tiger\" Surpasses 100 Million Views Within 1 Hour of Release, JayneStars](https://www.jaynestars.com/news/flying-tiger-surpasses-100-million-views-within-1-hour-of-release/)\n5. [\"Flying Tiger\" Receives 2.1 Billion Views; Plans to Film Second Season, JayneStars](https://www.jaynestars.com/news/flying-tiger-receives-2-1-billion-views-plans-to-film-second-season/)\n6. [Shaw Brothers Holdings interim report, six months ended 30 June 2018, HKEXnews](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2018/0821/ltn20180821928.pdf)\n7. [〖飛虎之雷霆極戰〗內地9.6首播無綫不再同步, HK01](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/372137/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E%E4%B9%8B%E9%9B%B7%E9%9C%86%E6%A5%B5%E6%88%B0-%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B09-6%E9%A6%96%E6%92%AD%E7%84%A1%E7%B6%AB%E4%B8%8D%E5%86%8D%E5%90%8C%E6%AD%A5-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B9%BE%E6%99%82%E6%9C%89%E5%BE%97%E7%9D%87)\n8. [Flying Tiger, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/36504/flying-tiger)\n9. [《飞虎之潜行极战》首播 场面很刺激剧情有待优化, 人民网/广州日报](https://media.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0409/c14677-29913455.html)\n10. [《飞虎之潜行极战》播放量破20亿 口碑却在下滑, 信息时报 via 大众网](https://taian.dzwww.com/yl/201805/t20180508_16480157.html)\n11. [为什么《飞虎之潜行极战》也要玩卧底猜谜？, 羊城派](https://ycp.ycwb.com/ycpFront/content/news_reading/2018040814330089524.html)\n12. [同步上线TVB剧、联手邵氏影业定制网剧 优酷加码港剧市场, 中证网/21世纪经济报道](https://www.cs.com.cn/cj2020/201803/t20180322_5752886.html)\n13. [Television Broadcasts Limited Interim Report 2018, HKEXnews](https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2018/0912/ltn20180912529.pdf)\n14. [〖飛虎‧任噏亂評〗為了第二輯更好成績 有三大遺憾需要解決, HK01](https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/202419/%E9%A3%9B%E8%99%8E-%E4%BB%BB%E5%99%8F%E4%BA%82%E8%A9%95-%E7%82%BA%E4%BA%86%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C%E8%BC%AF%E6%9B%B4%E5%A5%BD%E6%88%90%E7%B8%BE-%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%89%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%BA%E6%86%BE%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E8%A7%A3%E6%B1%BA)\n15. [《飞虎之潜行极战》：被坑的不只是O记, 澎湃新闻](https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2081831)\n16. [新港剧北上第二年：《冒险王卫斯理》正面刚《飞虎之潜行极战》, 壹读](https://read01.com/AJkLQNm.html)\n17. [香港文匯報, 2023-12-13 (Youku Hong Kong drama brand history)](https://dw-media.tkww.hk/epaper/wwp/20231213/b09-1213.pdf)\n18. [Television Broadcasts Limited Annual Report 2019, HKEXnews](https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/0421/2020042101035.pdf)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › East Asian drama series › Hong Kong and Taiwanese serial drama*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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