Barrack O'Karma

Barrack O'Karma
金宵大厦
Genre
Written byRuby Law Pui-ching
Screenplay by
  • Ruby Law Pui-ching
  • Tsang Po-wa
  • Yeung Suet-yi
  • Yu Ka-koon
  • Yeung Yan-wing
Starring
Theme music composerWong Fuk-ling
Opening themeGoodbye (今宵多珍重) by Kayee Tam (Cantonese version)
Ending themeGoodbye (今宵多珍重) by Vivian Koo (Mandarin version)
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerYip Chun-fai
Producers
  • Monica Chin
  • Jennifer Ho Lok-yin
  • Leung Kai-ching
  • Tsang Wing-sze
  • Lam Hang
Running time45 minutes
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkTVB
Release16 September (2019-09-16) –
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13)
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Barrack O'Karma (Chinese: 金宵大廈; lit. Twilight Mansion) is a 2019 Hong Kong supernatural romantic drama television series. It stars Joel Chan and Selena Lee as a pair of star-crossed lovers, with Samantha Ko, Kelly Cheung, Zoie Tam, Stephen Wong, Jazz Lam, Lau Kong, Geoffrey Wong and Gloria Tang in the supporting roles.[1] The series made its premiere on 16 September 2019 on TVB.[2] The series was renewed for a second season,[3] titled Barrack O'Karma 1968, premiered on 4 April 2022.

The drama takes inspiration from the Champagne Court located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.[4][5] Creator Ruby Law was inspired by the Mandarin song "Jin Xiao Duo Zhen Zhong" (Chinese: 今宵多珍重) to write a story about a man and a woman who sees each other in their dreams.[4] Barrack O'Karma has central themes of a parallel universe, Mandela effect, and the butterfly effect. The series features 10 sub-plots about characters that live or work in the building. Principal photography began in February 2018 and concluded in June.[6]

Barrack O'Karma was nominated for six awards at the 2019 TVB Anniversary Awards and won three, including Best Supporting Actress for Candice Chiu, Most Popular Female Character for Selena Lee, and Most Popular Onscreen Partnership for Joel Chan and Selena Lee.

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  2. ^ "Joel Chan and Selena Lee Time Travel in New Series, "Barrack O'Karma"". 三八姐姐. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. ^ "Selena Lee Confirms That She'll Be Back for "Barrack O'Karma 2"". JayneStars.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  4. ^ a b Pao, Ming. "監製爆陳山聰擔正曾被高層質疑 《金宵大廈》結局不是夢一場". www.mingpaocanada.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. ^ 黃梓恒 (2019-09-17). "【金宵大廈】原型香檳大廈面臨重建 當年被「一樓一鳳」佔據". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. ^ Yim, Cassandra. "【金宵大廈】李施嬅性感上陣展現風騷舞姿 ViuTV組合MIRROR成員與Coco共舞". HK 港生活 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-06-16.