Singapore – HBO Asia’s first Mandarin Original series, The Teenage Psyhic (通靈少女), received 2 wins at the 52nd Annual Golden Bell Awards that was held in Taiwan. The six hour-long-episode coming-of-age series has won in the Best Mini-Series (TV Movie) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Mini-Series (TV Movie) categories.
Mr. Jonathan Spink, CEO of HBO Asia, says, “We are delighted that our HBO Asia Original series THE TEENAGE PSYCHIC (通靈少女) has received this prestigious recognition at the Golden Bell Awards. We are greatly encouraged to produce more local language productions and work with local talents across Asia. This award reinforces our commitment to increase our repertoire of Asian Original productions for a regional and global audience.”
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 by29-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)].
