The Bridge is a Malaysian–Singaporean crime drama television series aired on HBO Asia, and starring Rebecca Lim and Bront Palarae. The series was inspired by the Danish–Swedish series, Broen/Bron. Season 1 was released in 2018 and Season 2 was released on 15 June 2020.
Plot
The series takes place on the border of Malaysia and Singapore. Its centerpiece is the bridge on the border where a female corpse was discovered. The Malaysian Investigator is Detective Megat Jamil, the Singaporean is Detective Serena Teo. Together they investigate a series of crimes that are well prepared, skillfully executed and contain a "message" to society on the subject of social injustice.
Cast Main Bront Palarae as Megat Jamil Rebecca Lim as Serena Teo Ario Bayu as Heriyanto Salim (season 2)
Recurring Adrian Pang as Lim Boon Teck (seasons 1–2) as Maria Othman (seasons 1–2) as Erin Tajuddin (seasons 1–2) as Yusof Iskandar (seasons 1–2) as Nabil / Adam (season 1) Dia Farhana as Mia (season 1) Syed Muhammad Husayn as Imran (season 1) Syed Ali Murtadha as Farid (season 1) Charles Roberts as Reuben Kumar (season 1) Erwin Dawson as Jason (season 1) Gavin Yap as Daniel Chong (season 1) Dawn Cheong as Chen Seet Yan (season 1) Alvin Wong as Lee Jun Weng (season 1) Keagan Kang as Clarence Richmond (season 1) Belinda Chee as Michelle Richmond (season 1) as Jamal Mokhtar (season 1) Chacko Vadaketh as Anil Raj (season 1) as Arif Hilmi (season 2) Amanda Manopo as Dian Galih (season 2) as Datuk Ishak Hassan (season 2) as Datin Roslinda Ahmad (season 2) as Zeckri Ishak (season 2) as Lyanna Mokhtar (season 2) Lukman Sardi as Bayu Soemarsono (season 2) Whulandary Herman as Indah Pangestu (season 2) Joseph Marco as Christian Salvador (season 2) Pete Teo as Sylvester "Silver" DaCosta (season 2) as Peter Harris (season 2) Chew Kin Wah as Wong Ping Chuan (season 2) Patrick Teoh as Mr. Ong (season 2) as Datuk Rahman Samad (season 2) as Pearl Yong (season 2) as Mona (season 2)
Series overview
Season 1 (2018)
Season 2 (2020)
Awards Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result 2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Drama SeriesThe Bridge Best Adaptation of an Existing Format 2020Asian Television Awards Best Drama Series Best Adaptation of an Existing Format Best Actor in a Leading Role Bront Palarae Best Actress in a Leading Role Rebecca Lim Best Actor in a Supporting Role Wan Hanafi Su Fikry Ibrahim Miller Khan Best Digital Fiction Programme/Series The Bridge Best Leading Male Performance - Digital Bront Palarae Ario Bayu Best Leading Female Performance - Digital Rebecca Lim Asian Academy Creative Awards Best Drama Series The Bridge Best Actor in a Leading Role Bront Palarae Best Actress in a Leading Role Rebecca Lim Best Actor in a Supporting Role Miller Khan Best Actress in a Supporting Role Aida Aris Best Adaptation of an Existing Format The Bridge Best Original Screenplay Chi-ren Choong Best Sound Steven Yap Wei Ven, Chak Mun Yee and Ahmad Fadzil ContentAsia Awards Best Asian Drama for a Regional/International MarketThe Bridge Best TV Format Adaptation (Scripted) in Asia Best Director of a Scripted TV Programme Lee Thean-jeen Best Male Lead in a TV Programme Bront Palarae
See also The Bridge (2011 TV series) The Bridge (2013 TV series) The Tunnel (TV series)
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