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Season 1
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Season 1

March 31, 2025

Lok Chak Shun, a 1960s Hong Kong premature survivor, sought escape in street comics where he met Lung, a teen gangster mentoring him into petty crimes. When Shun’s autobiographical comics were altered at school, he publicly shamed the vandal—a reclusive art student departing soon. Overwhelmed by guilt, he then uncovered his father’s infidelity and Lung’s escalating gang war. Amid the turmoil, a severed kite string crystallized his crossroads: embracing Lung’s chaos led to imprisonment; pursuing the girl forged an artistic career marred by her abrupt emigration; confronting his father shattered the family, exiling him into solitude. Each path mirrored Hong Kong’s fractured identity—caught between colonial twilight and generational rebellion. The kite, once a childhood solace, now symbolized life’s irreversible pivots: a single frayed thread unraveling into lifetimes of regret or reinvention, bound by choices made in the breath between adolescence and consequence.

12
Episodes
8.2
Rating
12
Votes
2025
Year

Cast

Ernesto de Sousa
Ernesto de Sousa
Lok Chak-shun
Power Chan Kwok-Pong
Power Chan Kwok-Pong
Ng Wing-Sze
Ng Wing-Sze
Ashley Lam Kae-Ning
Ashley Lam Kae-Ning
Chrissie Chau Sau-Na
Chrissie Chau Sau-Na
Ben Yuen Foo-Wah
Ben Yuen Foo-Wah
Tony Wu Tsz-Tung
Tony Wu Tsz-Tung
Tsui Ho-Cheong
Tsui Ho-Cheong
Kevin Chu Kam-Yin
Kevin Chu Kam-Yin
DeeGor Ho Kai-Wah
DeeGor Ho Kai-Wah
Johnny Hui
Johnny Hui
German Cheung Man-Kit
German Cheung Man-Kit
Alan Luk
Alan Luk
Tony Ho
Tony Ho
Aaron Chow
Aaron Chow
Johnson Yuen Tak-Cheung
Johnson Yuen Tak-Cheung
Jay Fung
Jay Fung
Stanley Yau Sze-Chun
Stanley Yau Sze-Chun
Emotion Cheung Kam-Ching
Emotion Cheung Kam-Ching
Albert Leung
Albert Leung

Episodes

12 episodes
Season 1
Kite
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Kite

Mar 31, 20251h 23m1 votes

In 1976, Shun was guided by a kite leading to three events: meeting with Carol Lam, discovering his father was cheating on his wife, and his friend Lung need to flee. Since then, he embarked on three separate paths in three separate lives.

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Dream
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Dream

Apr 1, 202546m1 votes

In 1981, after learning his father had been cheating on his mother, Shun worked as a drafter in a construction company. In another life, Shun met Carol and was encouraged to become a comic book artist, but the result was heartbreaking.

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Destiny
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Destiny

Apr 2, 202546m1 votes

Although Shun failed to become the chief writer, he was encouraged by a letter from Carol. In his third life, Shun was finally released from prison. In order to support his family, he had no choice but going into the triad underworld.

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Choice
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Choice

Apr 3, 202546m1 votes

Lung was murdered by his enemy, forcing Shun to take over his business and officially became a gangster. In 1987, gangster Shun was already a well-known figure. In the first life, Shun has married Ying and applied for a civil servant job.

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Lost
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Lost

Apr 4, 202546m1 votes

After eliminating his enemy Shark, gangster Shun established his position in the underworld. In his second life, comic artist Shun worked at Long Dynasty and met Carol again. In 1991, he set up his own company, but things didn't go well.

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Faith
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Faith

Apr 7, 202546m1 votes

Artist Shun recalled his original intention of becoming a comic artist, turned it into a comic and confess his love to Carol. In another life, 31-year-old gangster Shun became a successful businessman. He met Carol at a painting auction.

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Commotion
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Commotion

Apr 8, 202547m1 votes

In 1991, civil servant Shun lived a normal life. He unexpectedly met Carol, and things got complicated. In other life, gangster Shun failed to get Carol's attention. In 1997, gangster Shun met someone when his business had been expanding.

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Loneliness
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Loneliness

Apr 9, 202546m1 votes

Gangster Shun made a bond with Erica as his family and friend left him one by one. In 1997, civil servant Shun planned to emigrate to UK with his family. However, his plan was thwarted by his father's illness and an unfinished project.

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Perplexity
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Perplexity

Apr 10, 202546m1 votes

Civil servant Shun had a fight with his wife over when he would join his family in UK, while Erica asked him to stay by offering him a promotion. In another life, artist Shun married Carol, but his creative block led him to drug abuse

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Turning Point
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Turning Point

Apr 11, 202545m1 votes

Artist Shun turned his pain into inspiration, creating another hit. In 2003, while his career reached another milestone, a tragedy befallen his loved one. In another life, civil servant Shun unexpectedly met Erica during the SARS pandemic.

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Temptation
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Temptation

Apr 13, 202546m1 votes

When civil servant Shun was tempted to cheat, his wife asked for a divorce. In 2008, both he and Erica were involved in a corruption case investigation. She took the fall and went abroad. Years later, he lived a comfortable life alone.

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What If
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What If

Apr 13, 202546m1 votes

Gangster Shun gave up plan to leave town because of Erica. In 2008, Shun took the fall of a corruption case and was jailed. He married Erica upon release. 3 lives, 3 destinies, all converge in the end. Could there be other possibilities?

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