Singapore– HBO Asia’s first Mandarin Original series, The Teenage Psyhic (通靈少女), received 6 nominations for the upcoming 52nd Annual Golden Bell Awards which were announced in Taiwan. The 52nd Golden Bell Awards will be held in Taiwan on Saturday, 30 September 2017.The six hour-long-episode series has been nominated in the categories for Best Mini-Series, Best Director for a Mini-Series, Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series for Kuo Shu Yau, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Mini-Series for Nana Lee, Best New Actor/Actress in a Mini-Series for Kent Liao Zhen Kai Tsai, Best Screenplay for a Mini-Series for Chen Ho Yu, Lin Meng Huan, Liao Zhen Kai, Li Ting Yu.
On receiving the nominations, Mr. Jonathan Spink, CEO of HBO Asia, says, “We are very honoured and thrilled that our very own original production, The Teenage Psychic (通靈少女), has received such positive recognition. We are indeed very proud of how well the series has performed and we will continue to expand our repertoire, creating more Asian content to the viewers not only in Asia, but also across the globe.”
Catch up on HBO Asia’s The Teenage Psychic (通靈少女) on HBO GO and will also be available on HBO on Demand. Viewers can also catch the encore of the series on Red by HBO, every Saturday at 10pm (SIN) from 11 November onwards, with two back-to-back episodes every week.
The Teenage Psychic (通靈少女) premiered in April this year and received positive ratings throughout its broadcast. Shot on location in Taiwan, the series was directed by 29-year-old rising Taiwanese writer-director, Chen Ho-Yu (陳和榆). The series was also jointly developed with Taiwanese broadcaster, Public Television Service (PTS) and award-winning Singaporean production company, InFocus Asia.
The Teenage Psychic (通靈少女) is a coming-of-age story that revolves around Xiao Zhen (小真), played by Kuo Shu Yau (郭書瑤), a 16-year-old girl who just wants to lead a typical teenage high school life. Born with the ability to see spirits, her life will never be normal. Xiao Zhen must juggle the pressures of teenage life – first love, academic success and peer pressure – with the demands of the spirit world. As Xiao Zhen learns to use her abilities to help the living deal with their loved ones on the other side – spirits who are lost, forgotten, angry or just crying out for help – this teenager finds that fixing other people’s problems gives her the strength she needs to navigate high school and her first major romantic encounter. Xiao Zhen’s powers become a danger for her as others seek to use her abilities for their own greed.
The series’ entire Taiwanese cast include Kuo Shu Yau (郭書瑤) [Step Back To Glory (志氣); The Devil Game (劣人傳之詭計)], Kent Tsai (蔡凡熙) [Mon Mon Mon Monsters (報告老師！怪怪怪怪物！)], Chen Mu Yi (陳慕義) [Comes The Black Dog (黑狗來了)], Alina Cheng (鄭茵聲) [Love At Seventeen (我和我的十七歲)], Nana Lee (李千娜) [Youth Power(哇！陳怡君); One Million Star (超級星光大道)], Michael Huang (黃仲崑) [Wake Up (麻醉風暴)] and Sylvia Hsieh (謝翔雅) [You Light Up My Star (照亮我星球)].
