Doppelganger (TV series)


Doppelganger is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was produced by Wawa Pictures and telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It was first shown in 2018, and was broadcast on weeknights. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, it stars Christopher Lee, Fann Wong, Xu Bin & Jasmine Sim as casts in this series. It marks Christopher Lee & Fann Wong in this series after 14 years returning on screen.
The drama was the first drama with a prequel, which was first aired on on March 11, 2018 from 7 to 9 pm as a telemovie.

Synopsis

After being betrayed by good friend Li Wei kills him out of anger. He goes on a cruise, with the thought of ending his life but meets Li Rui Ming who stops him. Rui Ming and Li Wei both look similarly alike and strikes a conversation. Rui Ming promises Li Wei he will help him on the debts. Just as Li Wei thought his luck has changed, the cruise meets with an accident and many people onboard perishes. Li Wei survives however Rui Ming doesn’t and many mistaken him to Rui Ming, the wealthy businessman.
Li Wei decides to use Rui Ming’s identity, and soon begins his new life as Rui Ming.

Casts

Li (Jianting) Family

Supporting Cast

Xiong Cai Pictures Entertainment

Awards & Nominations

Doppelganger is up for 4 nominations.
It won 1 out of 4 nominations, which is the Best Newcomer.

[Star Awards 2019]

Trivia