Wake Up | |
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Traditional Chinese | 麻醉風暴 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Mázuì Fēngbào |
Directed by | Aozaru Shiao |
Starring | Jag Huang Wu Kang-jen Hsu Wei-ning Michael Huang |
Country of origin | Taiwan |
Original languages | Mandarin English Taiwanese Hakka |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Production location | Taipei, Taiwan |
Production company | Greener Grass Production |
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Wake Up (Chinese: 麻醉風暴) is a 2015 Taiwanese television series starring Jag Huang, Wu Kang-jen, Hsu Wei-ning and Michael Huang. Filming began on 29 September 2014 and ended on 11 November. The series was aired on PTS HD from 1 April 2015. Wake Up is based on an original novel, Ferocious Pursuit (惡火追緝), by scriptwriter Huang Jian-ming.
Wake Up has earned praises from Hou Wen Yong, an anaesthesiologist and the author of renowned Taiwanese novel The Hospital. The drama won numerous awards at the 50th Golden Bell Awards, including Best Miniseries, Best Directing for a Miniseries, Best Writing for a Miniseries and Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries for Wu Kang-jen.[1] Leading Hong Kong newsweekly Yazhou Zhoukan placed the drama in the second spot for the 2015 Top Ten Television Dramas, after China's Nirvana in Fire.[2]
Its sequel Wake Up 2 aired on PTS in Taiwan, premiering on September 9, 2017.