My Friends from Afar


My Friends From Afar is a 25 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. This drama was Channel 8's featured year end offering for 2017. It stars Shaun Chen, Carrie Wong, Aloysius Pang and Paige Chua as the casts of this series.

Casts

AMIKUS Aliens

Human Beings

Yang (Zhongyong) Family

Zhang (Huimei) Family

Liang (Sanbo)'s Family

Well Known Cafe

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Other Casts

Original Sound Track (OST)

Reception

, in a review of the show, said that, while some episodes in the middle of the series were not bad, and the premise of aliens integrating into human society was interesting, the last ten episodes suffered somewhat from focusing too much on love affairs of the young people, causing the plot to become predictable and drawn-out. The review also suggested that the alien aspect of the show was a gimmick because the script would have been equally valid had the aliens been replaced with recent immigrants, questioning whether it might have been an improvement to include more memories or details from the aliens' home world and society.

Awards & Nominations

[Star Awards 2018]

My Friends From Afar is up for 6 nominations & it has the second most nomination for Star Awards 2018.
The other dramas are nominated for Best Drama Serial with Mightiest Mother In Law, When Duty Calls, While We Are Young & Have A Little Faith.
It did not win a single award.