Sudden (TV series)
Sudden is a Mediacorp Channel 8 law drama that will broadcast from 2 September 2013 to 27 September 2013 and consists of 20 episodes. It stars Romeo Tan, Rui En, Rebecca Lim & Zhang Zhenhuan as casts of the series. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day.
Plot
A horrific accident complicates the lives of four lawyers – Fang Qiliang, Cheng Chuning, Guo Weiqian and Sun Dalun.Losing his mobility as a result of the accident, Qiliang drifts apart from his girlfriend Chuning because of the pain and misgivings he had. Meanwhile, Chuning realised that her memory is receding and she fears that she may soon forget Qiliang.
Weiqian lost her father in the same accident, and his last words were conveyed to her by Sun Dalun, an eye witness who missed his appointment for a promising position in a prestigious law firm.
Cast
Other casts
Trivia
- Dai Xiangyu was initially cast as the male lead. Due to his non renewal of contract, Romeo Tan was roped in.
- This is Rebecca Lim 's second villainous role after Unriddle 2.
- Pan Lingling was originally going to play the role of Situ Xinmei, but she had to turn down her role to undergo surgery to remove her breast cysts around Show 1 of Star Awards 2013. The role was given to Constance Song.
- At the beginning of each episode before the opening video, footage of Romeo Tan and Rui En in Tasmania is shown and this will be linked to the later part of the drama. Behind-the-scenes photos of the travel are also shown during the ending credits of each episode.
- Rui En, Romeo Tan and Zhang Zhenhuan's first law drama.
- Rui En's second Asian Television Awards nomination for 'Best Actress in a Leading Role'.
- Rebecca Lim's second dual role after Crime Busters x 2. This is also her third law drama after two English productions The Pupil and Code of Law.
- Rui En & Rebecca Lim third drama collaboration, the previous two being Unriddle 2 & Poetic Justice. They both also starred in The Dream Makers & but hardly had any scene together
- The show and the theme song were featured in episode 14 of World at Your Feet.
Overseas broadcast
| Country of Broadcast | Broadcasting Network | Premiere | Finale | Preceded by | Followed by |
| Astro Shuang Xing | 19 September 2013 at 4.30pm, weekdays | 16 October 2013 | Love At Risk | Gonna Make It | |
| Thairath TV | 30 July 2015 at 9.00am, Tuesdays to Fridays | 2 September 2015 |
Awards & Nominations
[Star Awards 2014]
Sudden won 1 out of 7 awards in the Star Awards, the Best Director award.| Nominee / Work | Award | Accolade | Result |
| 《骤变》 by Da Feng Chui 大风吹 and Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 | Star Awards 20 Show 1 红星大奖20 | Best Theme Song 最佳主题曲 | |
| Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲 | Star Awards 20 Show 1 红星大奖20 | Best Director 最佳导演 | |
| Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 | Star Awards 20 Show 1 红星大奖20 | Favourite Male Character 最喜爱男角色 | |
| Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | Star Awards 20 Show 1 红星大奖20 | Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女角色 | |
| Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 and Rui En 瑞恩 | Star Awards 20 Show 1 红星大奖20 | Favourite Onscreen Couple 最喜爱银幕情侣 | |
| Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | Star Awards 20 Show 2 红星大奖20 | Best Actress 最佳女主角 | |
| Ian Fang 方伟杰 | Star Awards 20 Show 2 红星大奖20 | London Choco Roll Happiness Award 最佳戏剧开心果奖 |