# Kill Sera Sera
**Kill Sera Sera** (*谁杀了她*; also written 誰殺了她, *Shui Sha Le Ta*) is a 2024 Singaporean Mandarin-language crime suspense drama series produced by August Pictures for Mediacorp, starring [Jessica Hsuan](https://www.edgepedia.org/jessica-hsuan), Christopher Lee, and James Wen.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) Its 12 episodes follow a sculptor who investigates her daughter's murder and, in the process, uncovers secrets that destroy her family.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) It was Mediacorp's first M18-rated Mandarin series, restricted to online release in Singapore because of its violence and sexual content.[2](https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/abby-choi-murder-hit-close-to-home-for-actress-jessica-hsuan-during-filming-of-m18-local-drama)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 谁杀了她 (誰殺了她) / Shui Sha Le Ta; English title Kill Sera Sera[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kill_Sera_Sera) |
| Format | 12 episodes; Mediacorp lists 12 x 60 minutes, while some Chinese sources give about 45 minutes per episode[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) • [4](https://screenpotatoes.com/2024/01/30/kill-sera-sera-review/) |
| Broadcast | meWATCH from 8 January 2024 (Mondays); SETTV in Taiwan from 19 January 2024 (Fridays 23:00)[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kill_Sera_Sera) |
| Key creatives | Directors Oh Liang Cai (周伟堂) and Hu Liangcai (胡凉财); screenwriter Rebecca Leow (洪汐)[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) • [5](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%B0%81%E6%9D%80%E4%BA%86%E5%A5%B9/63819119) |
| Main cast | Jessica Hsuan (Shao Ruo Yun / May Shaw), Christopher Lee (Allan / Sun Ai Lun), James Wen, Chantalle Ng (Sera), Xu Bin, Damien Teo, Kiki Lim[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) • [3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kill_Sera_Sera) |
| Rating | M18, Singapore's mature rating; not broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8; available on meWATCH, with distribution also on KKTV in Taiwan[6](https://vibes.8world.com/columns/gold3production/kill-sera-sera-2369306) • [17](https://www.mediacorp.sg/media-releases/kktv-acquire-2000-hours-mediacorp-programmes-inking-content-partnership-deal-185926) |
| Theme song | "Sacrifice Your Heart" (牺牲为祢的心) by Kiki Lim[3](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kill_Sera_Sera) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The story centers on the wealthy Sun family. Seventeen-year-old Sera Sun (Chantalle Ng) is murdered on a leap night, 29 February, her limbs dismembered and wrapped in a Japanese Ukiyo-E stocking.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) Four years later her mother, the renowned sculptor May Shaw / Shao Ruo Yun (Jessica Hsuan), stages an exhibition of her work as a public call-out to the killer, whom she believes to be a serial murderer active on leap days, the so-called Leap Day Killer.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) • [7](https://www.seouldrama.org/eng/theme/seoul/ajax/pop_exhibit.php?entryDataYear=&entryDataYear=2024&nationalCode=&num=3585&numIdx=1565&page=98&searchGenreType=&sfl=&stx=&submission2=&tt=3585)
**Family secrets.** The investigation reveals that Sera had been running a website offering sexual services, and that her father Allan ([Christopher Lee](https://www.edgepedia.org/christopher-lee)), a CEO and philanthropist, was one of her paying clients.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) • [8](https://www.nownews.com/news/6347148) To protect his reputation, Allan destroyed evidence and obstructed the police investigation four years earlier.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) Sera was pregnant when she died, and the reviewer for *Lianhe Zaobao* notes the drama raises the question of who the father was.[9](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240206-1466502)
**The mother's revenge.** Refusing to accept that the case is closed, May imitates a murder in the serial killer's style to lure the culprit out; when her son Samuel (Damien Teo) discovers what she has done, he commits a crime to protect her.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) A mysterious pastor, Zhang Yage (James Wen), becomes entangled in the case, and the police detective Lin Guoguang (Xu Bin) hides secrets of his own.[10](https://blog.myvideo.net.tw/kill-sera/) • [9](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240206-1466502) The drama is told through interwoven flashbacks that release information gradually, with each revelation raising new questions.[9](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240206-1466502)
## Production
The series was produced by August Pictures and commissioned by [Mediacorp](https://www.edgepedia.org/mediacorp), with broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8 and meWATCH; an IMDA trade brochure from 2023 already listed it as a 12 x 60-minute Mandarin drama.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) • [11](https://www.imda.gov.sg/-/media/imda/files/industry-development/sectors/media/2023-tv-brochure.pdf) Producer Oh Liang Cai told *Lianhe Zaobao* that the production budget overran by nearly a million dollars, most of it spent on the fees of the three lead actors, with further spending on location rentals, art direction, and cinematography aimed at a film-like look.[9](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240206-1466502) Because of its content, the series was released as a web drama rather than on linear television; Oh said the online format allowed more creative freedom, though he hoped it could later reach free-to-air audiences.[12](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240126-1464508)
The cast drew from three markets: Hong Kong (Jessica Hsuan), Taiwan (James Wen), and Singapore (Christopher Lee, Chantalle Ng, Xu Bin).[6](https://vibes.8world.com/columns/gold3production/kill-sera-sera-2369306) Christopher Lee said his reaction to the script was "Wow, we can do this stuff in Singapore now?", and cast members including Xu Bin described being shocked by its adult themes.[13](https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/kill-sera-drama-series-christopher-lee-jessica-hsuan-chantalle-ng-383471) Hsuan said the murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi in February 2023, just before filming began, made the material feel chillingly close to reality, and that she had never cried so much for a drama.[2](https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/abby-choi-murder-hit-close-to-home-for-actress-jessica-hsuan-during-filming-of-m18-local-drama) • [13](https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/kill-sera-drama-series-christopher-lee-jessica-hsuan-chantalle-ng-383471)
## Reception and awards
The series drew a strong online response on release, with viewers widely discussing its plot, dialogue, and cast performances; *Lianhe Zaobao* reported that netizens listed the story, the strong cast, and the case's many open questions among its selling points, while some viewers found the pacing slow.[12](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240126-1464508) Oh attributed the slower rhythm to a deliberate style between film and television, using dialogue-driven deduction and narrative space for viewers to uncover the truth alongside the characters.[12](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240126-1464508)
**Awards.** At the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2024 the series won national categories for Best Screenplay (Rebecca Leow), Best Editing (Cheah Pooi Sin), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lynn Lim), and Best Promo or Trailer.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) At the Mediacorp Screen Awards 2025, Oh Liang Cai won Best Direction (Drama/Chinese) and Cheah Pooi Sin won Best Editing (Drama/Chinese), and the screenplay was a finalist in the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards 2025.[1](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera) Jessica Hsuan won Best Actress in a Leading Role for a web drama at the Asian Television Awards for the series.[14](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20241201-5433966)
## Title and distribution
The Chinese title coincides with that of a novel by the Japanese mystery writer [Keigo Higashino](https://www.edgepedia.org/keigo-higashino), but the drama has no connection to the book.[6](https://vibes.8world.com/columns/gold3production/kill-sera-sera-2369306) Beyond meWATCH and SETTV, the series has been carried on MyVideo in Taiwan, KKTV under a Mediacorp brand channel, Netflix in Singapore, and Plex, with subtitles in Chinese, English, and Malay.[10](https://blog.myvideo.net.tw/kill-sera/) • [15](https://www.netflix.com/sg-zh/title/81765913) • [16](https://www.astro.com.my/content/details/UEFDSzAwMDAwMDAwMDA1NDc4MjM%3D-Kill-Sera-Sera)
## References
1. [Kill Sera Sera 谁杀了她, Mediacorp Content Distribution](https://contentdistribution.mediacorp.sg/products/kill-sera-sera)
2. [Abby Choi murder hit close to home for actress Jessica Hsuan during filming of M18 local drama, The Straits Times](https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/abby-choi-murder-hit-close-to-home-for-actress-jessica-hsuan-during-filming-of-m18-local-drama)
3. [Kill Sera Sera, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kill_Sera_Sera)
4. [新加坡×台劇《誰殺了她》劇情+評價+結局解析, Netflix追劇筆記本](https://screenpotatoes.com/2024/01/30/kill-sera-sera-review/)
5. [谁杀了她（2024年悬疑剧）, 百度百科](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E8%B0%81%E6%9D%80%E4%BA%86%E5%A5%B9/63819119)
6. [〖满城三带黄金甲〗《谁杀了她》：暗黑的重口味，表面下的不可告人, 8world](https://vibes.8world.com/columns/gold3production/kill-sera-sera-2369306)
7. [2024 Kill Sera Sera, Seoul Drama Awards entry](https://www.seouldrama.org/eng/theme/seoul/ajax/pop_exhibit.php?entryDataYear=&entryDataYear=2024&nationalCode=&num=3585&numIdx=1565&page=98&searchGenreType=&sfl=&stx=&submission2=&tt=3585)
8. [李銘順偷看付費直播「主角是女兒」, NOWnews今日新聞](https://www.nownews.com/news/6347148)
9. [《谁杀了她？》集三大咖 剧情曲折引人入胜, 联合早报](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240206-1466502)
10. [犯罪懸疑劇《誰殺了她》線上看, MyVideo 影音週報](https://blog.myvideo.net.tw/kill-sera/)
11. [2023 TV Brochure, Infocomm Media Development Authority](https://www.imda.gov.sg/-/media/imda/files/industry-development/sectors/media/2023-tv-brochure.pdf)
12. [网剧《谁杀了她》热播 网民反应两极, 联合早报](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240126-1464508)
13. [Kill Sera Sera: Christopher Lee, Jessica Hsuan go darker than ever before, CNA Lifestyle](https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/kill-sera-drama-series-christopher-lee-jessica-hsuan-chantalle-ng-383471)
14. [佘诗曼二封亚洲视后 宣萱凭新加坡剧摘网剧女主角, 联合早报](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20241201-5433966)
15. [观看《谁杀了她》, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/sg-zh/title/81765913)
16. [Kill Sera Sera, Astro](https://www.astro.com.my/content/details/UEFDSzAwMDAwMDAwMDA1NDc4MjM%3D-Kill-Sera-Sera)
17. [KKTV to acquire 2,000 hours of Mediacorp programmes with inking of content partnership deal](https://www.mediacorp.sg/media-releases/kktv-acquire-2000-hours-mediacorp-programmes-inking-content-partnership-deal-185926)
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