The 40 most popular 2000s hong kong TV shows, ranked. Click any show for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.


凤凰大视野
2004
country: Hong Kong
No overview available


Best Selling Secrets
2007
country: Hong Kong
Wong Ka-Nam disappeared to the United States, leaving behind her son and husband in Hong Kong. When her husband dies in an airplane accident looking for her, Wong Ka-Nam's son, Luk Chit is taken into the custody of her mother-in-law, Ng Hang. After eighteen long years, Wong Ka-Nam wishes to see her son again and returns to Hong Kong. However, she is met with adamant resistance from her mother-in-law, who views Ka-Nam as bad luck, blaming her for the death of her son. Highly protective of her grandson and fearing that Wong Ka-Nam will attempt to take him away, Ka Nam's mother-in-law does everything in her power to keep mother and son apart. However, Wong Ka-Nam is ironically assisted by her own son, who befriends her and secures her office job in his advertising agency.


Virtues of Harmony II
2003
country: Hong Kong
The Virtues of Harmony II is a long-running TVB television series, which follows its first series, Virtues of Harmony, a series set in Ancient China. This new, second series of the Virtues of Harmony is set in Modern Hong Kong.


Scoop
2005
country: Hong Kong
Scoop is a comprehensive information programme of Television Broadcasts Limited. The content of the program is mainly based on entertainment news and personal follow-up of the artists, and will also be interspersed with the latest trends of TVB dramas and artists. Some entertainment news content clips will be rebroadcast on the next day's "Entertainment Live". This program will be broadcast on Jade Channel from 19:30-20:00 (Hong Kong time) from June 6, 2005, and will be broadcast every day from March 3, 2019, and will be broadcast on myTV (later myTV SUPER) to provide "Program Review".


Off Pedder
2008
country: Hong Kong
The sitcom is about office politics in a magazine company, as well as family and romantic relationships amongst the characters, with the majority of the cast from Best Selling Secrets.


Virtues of Harmony
2001
country: Hong Kong
Virtues of Harmony is a long-running sitcom from Hong Kong, lasting 322 episodes with two direct seasons. Produced by Tsui Yu On, the sitcom was a TVB production and aired five days a week from September 17, 2001 to December 28, 2002. The series chronicles the comical events and life of the Kam household, a rich family during a prosperous time in the Ming Dynasty of China. The series was inspired by the 2000 TVB comedy drama Colourful Life. Originally planned to be an 150-episode sitcom, an extra 200 episodes were added due to the sitcom's rating success. After the episode finale, a spin-off sequel, Virtues of Harmony II was released in 2003, as well as a spin-off musical, which starred the same cast.


Welcome to the House
2006
country: Hong Kong
Welcome to the House is a TVB modern sitcom series broadcast from April 2006 to March 2007. The series surrounded the day-to-day lives of the Ko family.


Heart of Greed
2007
country: Hong Kong
An abalone that has been passed on for generations. A legacy of a hundred million dollars that everybody wants a share. "Heart of Greed" is a story of a renowned sea-products retailer and a big traditional family, in which there are those who manage to endure to the end, those who consider themselves superior to everyone else, those who love and respect their brothers, those who seek every opportunity to fulfill their ambition, those who stay loyal to their beloved, and those who remain grateful for whatever they get. But when hatred is stirred up among the family, the family will inevitably break down...


The Gem of Life
2008
country: Hong Kong
The Gem of Life was a TVB grand production drama, that broadcast between October 2008 and February 2009. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 41st Anniversary. The series was filmed in many locations apart from Hong Kong, including Tibet, Taiwan and France.


A Step Into The Past
2001
country: Hong Kong
A Step into the Past is a 2001 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB and based on Huang Yi's novel of the same Chinese title. The series tells the story of a 21st-century Hong Kong VIPPU officer who travels back in time to the Warring States period of ancient China. He is involved in a number of important historical events that leads to the first unification of China under the Qin Dynasty. The series' first original broadcast ran from 15 October to 7 December 2001 on the TVB Jade network in Hong Kong.


The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra
2002
country: Hong Kong
Every 200 million years, a cosmic storm weakens celestial powers, unleashing the Heaven Demon. To stop it, a chosen one must retrieve the Three Pure Land Sutras, guided by three meteorite incarnations. As destiny unfolds, an epic battle between good and evil begins.


Pages of Treasures
2008
country: Hong Kong
Pages of Treasures is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in December 2008.


Twin of Brothers
2004
country: Hong Kong
"Twin of Brothers" is set in a period of dynastic change in Chinese history. Wacky wannabe swordsmen Chong and Ling accidentally acquire the mysterious "Longevity Martial Arts", which is rumoured to be the key to a huge treasure. The target of numerous people who covet the treasure, the two friends adventure through China despite the danger. In their journey, Ling meets two girls from two opposing sects, while Chong falls for the sister of the future emperor of China. With their extraordinary experiences, will the two become heroes amidst the historical turbulence?


Beautiful Cooking
2006
country: Hong Kong
Beautiful Cooking is a Hong Kong variety show broadcast on TVB. The show began broadcasting on May 28, 2006 hosted by Ronald Cheng, Alex Fong and Edmond Leung. The second season began broadcast from April 5, 2009.


The Academy
2005
country: Hong Kong
The Academy is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2005. The series follows the lives of a group of new Hong Kong Police recruits as they proceed through training at the Hong Kong Police training school. Within these 27 weeks, each of them learned their lessons, each of them become more mature, each of them become a better person as the relationship between the trainees and the trainers grows stronger and stronger. A direct sequel, "On the First Beat" was produced and broadcast in 2007 continued with Ron Ng and Sammul Chan, alongside Joey Yung, Sonija Kwok and Michael Tao. Another sequel, "E.U." was produced and released in 2009 continued with Ron Ng and Sammul Chan, alongside Michael Miu, Kathy Chow, Elanne Kong, and Michael Tse. Michael Miu reprises a new role as a triad boss in E.U., which is unrelated to his role in The Academy.


War of the Genders
2000
country: Hong Kong
War of the Genders is a Hong Kong sitcom which aired on TVB Jade from 21 February to 7 July 2000. The series was produced by TVB with Tsui Chong-hong serving as the executive producer. An average of 3.1 million viewers watched the episode finale live, creating the highest rating average below the 2003 Charity Football Competition Real Madrid vs Hong Kong and tied with the 2005 Korean TV drama Dae Jang Geum and the 2008 TVB TV drama Moonlight Resonance.


The Legendary Four Aces
2000
country: Hong Kong
Four scholarly people who find love. There is the smart and dashing Tang Bo Hu played by Nick Cheung. Greedy Chu Tse San (Bobby), noble and honest Wen Jing Ming (Gordon), and the guy who goes a long Chow Wen Bing (Macro).


Burning Flame II
2002
country: Hong Kong
Burning Flame II is a TVB modern action drama that focuses on the duties and challenges of Hong Kong firefighters. Wong He continues to be the leading star in this series along with other new cast members including Alex Fong, Maggie Cheung Ho Yee, Stephen Au, Yoyo Mung, and Flora Chan. Although it is the second installment in the Burning Flame series, the story and the characters are completely different from the first.


Sex and Zen
2002
country: Hong Kong
No overview available


點解旅遊好好玩
2001
country: Hong Kong
No overview available


Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story
2003
country: China
In the Tang Dynasty, a prophecy of the Seven Lifetimes of Cursed Lovers threatens the world. Years after the demon lord Liudao’s defeat, scholar Ning Caichen arrives in the haunted town of Nanguo, where he meets the mischievous fox spirit Nie Xiaoqian, the mysterious Ma Hongye, and the relentless swordsman Zhuge Liuyun. As their destinies entwine, a tragic yet enchanting love story unfolds between the human and spirit realms.


Forensic Heroes
2006
country: Hong Kong
Follows a group of Hong Kong forensic scientists working together with the Hong Kong police to solve murders through physical evidence left over from crime scenes.


Triumph in the Skies
2003
country: Hong Kong
Triumph in the Skies is about the daily lives of the staff, working under Solar Airways (a fictional airline based on Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific). It has been compared to the now-cancelled NBC series LAX. It sparked an interest in aviation when first aired amongst Hong Kong viewers, as well as an interest in a small doll named "Triangel" featured early on in the series.


Golden Faith
2002
country: Hong Kong
Golden Faith is a TVB drama released in 2002 starring a cast that includes a strong mix of new generation actors such as Gallen Lo, Deric Wan, Jessica Hsuan, Raymond Lam, Anne Heung, Myolie Wu, Tavia Yeung and Michelle Ye and old generation powerhouse actors such as Paul Chun, Lau Dan, Shek Sau, Kwok Fung, Lau Kong and Gigi Wong. It is Gallen Lo's final dramatic epic before he left TVB, Deric Wan's comeback drama, Myolie Wu's breakthrough role and Felix Lok's first major role from random support characters. It is billed as a major production from the makers of At the Threshold of an Era.


The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
2000
country: Hong Kong
The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 2000.


D.I.E.
2008
country: Hong Kong
In the police force, "Death Investigation Extension" or "D.I.E." was established to accommodate those who have been sent away by their supervisors. As everybody knows, members of the Extension are to investigate unsolved cold cases. Yue Chi-Long (Roger Kwok), who has cracked a large number of difficult cases by extrasensory means, is assigned to the D.I.E. because his superiors find him strange for falling asleep constantly on the job. New appointee Ying Jing-Jing (Sonija Kwok) is a good-looking girl but she takes an uncompromising stand over every case she deals with. Initially unaccepting of a division made of incompetent detectives, she is tricked into staying by her former supervisor, who claims that she was placed there to eventually replace the head and whip the team into shape. Chi-Long proves himself a capable detective but has a laidback attitude. The relationship between Jing-Jing and Chi-Long is deteriorating day by day, but also improving in a way...


Dicey Business
2006
country: Hong Kong
Chai Foon-Cheung has not won a single game since his defeat in the World Poker Championship twenty years ago. It is the bad luck he has had all these years that has earned him a job in the casino. Ironically, the man who hires him is one of his then competitors Kiu Ching-Cho.


The Gentle Crackdown
2006
country: Hong Kong
Although she hopes to follow in her father's footsteps as a master constable, Luk Sap-Yee is an impulsive and idealistic constable whose skill and competence are often dismissed by her corrupt male peers. When Sui Tong-Lau, the newly appointed magistrate, arrives in Sap-Yee's city, they wind up working together to solve a number of unusual cases.


The Duke of Mount Deer
2000
country: Hong Kong
The Duke of Mount Deer 2000 is a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron. It was first broadcast in 2000 in Hong Kong and followed by subsequent broadcasts in other Asian countries.


The Legend of Condor Hero
2001
country: Hong Kong
The Legend of Condor Hero is a Japanese/Chinese animation. It's an anime adaptation of The Return of the Condor Heroes, a wuxia novel by Louis Cha.


The Proud Twins
2005
country: Hong Kong
The Proud Twins is a mainland China and Hong Kong co-produced television series directed by Wong Jing, starring Dicky Cheung, Nicholas Tse, Fan Bingbing and Yuan Quan in the leading roles. The series is adapted from Gu Long's novel Juedai Shuangjiao. It was first broadcast in 2004 in mainland China.


The Spirit of the Sword
2007
country: Hong Kong
No overview available


Love is Beautiful
2002
country: Hong Kong
Larine and Jojo have been friends since childhood. They have both been chosen to be mistresses to the emperor because of their beauty. Larine's mother died a long time ago. She pretends to be ugly when the government officials visit in order to stay with her father. However, during one festival, she saves the plain-dressed emperor, without realizing who he is. He cannot put her aside when he gets back to the palace and decides to marry her. Jojo is jealous of her. She lies to her and takes her to a gypsy, who switches their faces. From then on, their fates change...


The New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung
2001
country: Taiwan
Chu Liuxiang is the famous "Chief of Bandits" in the jianghu. His qinggong is unmatched and he leaves behind a trail of fragrance everywhere he goes. Once, Chu enters the palace to steal a treasure called the "Amber Guanyin", which contains a wooden figurine carved by "Little Li Flying Dagger" Li Xunhuan. In the palace, Chu meets Sikong Xing'er, the daughter of master thief Sikong Zhaixing, and her sworn sister Su Rongrong. While escaping from the guards' pursuit, Li Xunhuan dies trying to save Su Rongrong.


At the Threshold of an Era 2
2000
country: Hong Kong
No overview available


Smart Kid
2001
country: China
No overview available


Legend
2000
country: Hong Kong
No overview available


Moonlight Resonance
2008
country: Hong Kong
Chung Siu Hor and her husband Kam Tai Jo have been working hard for many years to establish a good reputation for their bakery. However, Hor discovers that Jo committed adultery with her best friend, Yan Hong, and she divorces with him miserably. Hor brings along her children Kam Wing Ho, Kam Wing Hing, and her adopted daughter Suen Ho Yuet to set up another bakery for a living. This drama revolves around human nature, family bonds, and love of the two families.


On the Road (Sr. 3)
2008
country: Hong Kong
No overview available


War and Beauty
2004
country: Hong Kong
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes nervous when the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. Yu-Yue's position is threatened by an imperial descendant, Yuk-ying, a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter, Yi-Sun, and an experienced imperial servant maid On-Seen. They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love. The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician Sun Bak Yeung and a trooper Kong-Wu. Plots and lies undermine their love and friendships in the palace.
The 2000s were cable television's breakthrough — HBO and its imitators proved that serialized, morally complicated drama could be the most ambitious storytelling around.
Hong Kong television built a durable house style in crime and workplace serials, produced fast and in volume, that shaped popular TV across the Chinese-speaking world.