| Captain of Destiny | |
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| Also known as | Cheung Po Tsai |
| 張保仔 | |
| Genre | Historical fiction Science fiction Adventure |
| Written by | Leung Choi-yuen Law Chung-yiu Sin Chui-ching |
| Starring | Ruco Chan Tony Hung Grace Chan Maggie Shiu Mandy Wong Joel Chan Elaine Yiu Kelly Fu Lee Shing-cheong KK Cheung |
| Theme music composer | Alan Cheung |
| Opening theme | "Sailing" (揚帆) by Fred Cheng |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer | Leung Choi-yuen |
| Production locations | Hong Kong Hengdian World Studios CCTV Wuxi Film & TV Base |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
| Release | 21 September – 25 October 2015 |
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| Chinese | 張保仔 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Cheung Po Tsai" | ||||||||||||
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Captain of Destiny (Chinese: 張保仔; Jyutping: Zoeng1 Bou2 Zai2; Cantonese Yale: Jēung Bóu Jái; literally "Cheung Po Tsai") is a 2015 Hong Kong historical fiction sci-fi television drama created and produced by TVB. The drama is a retelling of the story of 19th century Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai and his conflict with the Qing imperial army, meanwhile encountering a time-travelling police constable from the 21st century.
Development for Captain of Destiny began in mid-2014. A two-minute trailer was unveiled at the 19th Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) in March 2015, and a second trailer was revealed at the 21st Shanghai TV Festival in June 2015.[1] It was the first of four grand productions to celebrate TVB's 48th anniversary.[2] The drama aired on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels from 21 September till 25 October 2015, every Monday through Sunday during its 9:30–10:30 pm timeslot. It aired for 32 episodes.
Captain of Destiny received mixed reviews during its run, mainly directed at the story's historical inaccuracies and inconsistent characterisation. However, the serial built a popular fanbase, winning My Favourite TVB Drama at the StarHub TVB Awards and the 2015 TVB Star Awards Malaysia. Ruco Chan received acclaim for his lead performance as the Eleventh Prince, winning My Favourite TVB Actor at both award ceremonies. Captain of Destiny received two awards in the TVB Anniversary Awards, including Most Popular Male Character for Ruco Chan and Best Supporting Actress for Elaine Yiu.
- ^ "TVB promotes 'Lord of Shanghai', 'Captain of Destiny' at Shanghai TV Festival". 163 Entertainment (in Chinese). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "2015 TVB Anniversary Dramas: 'Lord of Shanghai', 'Captain of Destiny', 'Under the Veil', 'With or Without You'" (in Chinese). IHKTV. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.