A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities

A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities
Promotional poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese雙城故事
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShuāng Chéng Gùshì
GenreSlice of life, Romance, Drama
Written byNancy Yiyu Chen
Chia Huei Lin
Chih Chi Fan
Ling Hui Chen
Ye Dan-qing
Yeh Tien-lun
Directed byYeh Tien-lun
StarringTammy Chen
Peggy Tseng
James Wen
Country of originTaiwan
Original languagesMandarin, English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducersChin Sheng Yeh
Tama Pan
Running time90 minutes
Production companieskbro Inc.
Formosa Television
Good Image Co., Ltd.
Green Film Production
Taiwan Mobile
Mandarin Vision
Original release
NetworkNetflix
PTS
FTV
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2018 (2018-09-01) –
January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26)

A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities (Chinese: 雙城故事) is a 2018 Mandarin-language TV series of 20 episodes starring Tammy Chen, Peggy Tseng and James Wen. The plot revolves around a Taipei doctor and a San Francisco engineer who swap homes with each other in a pact, and its consequences.[1][2][3]

The story is based on the arrangements of a Taiwanese girl living in Dadaocheng, Taipei, Taiwan and a Taiwanese girl who grew up in San Francisco, California, United States. From two perspectives, they depict contemporary people's attitudes and life perspective, presenting sparks of different cultures.

It was released on September 1, 2018, on Taiwanese Public Television Service.

Cast

  • Tammy Chen as Lee Nien-Nien
  • Peggy Tseng as Josephine Huang
  • James Wen as Teng Tien-Ming
  • Lung Shao-hua as Lee Jen-Kuei
  • Denny Huang as Ryan Yeh
  • Poh-Shiang Lee as Hsiao-Meng
  • Yi-Wen Yen as Wu Ching-Wen
  • Yang Li-yin as Amy Chen
  • Mei-Ling Lo as Floss
  • Wanfang as Chien-Hui

Release

A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities was released on September 1, 2018, on Taiwanese Public Television Service alongside Netflix outside Taiwan. The series was aired the next day on Formosa Television, which is also where the series was aired it again in 2020. Both PTS & Formosa TV airing was only available on the linear TV (both terrestrial and cable TV), meaning that online TV airing was not available other than Taiwan Mobile's myVideo and Netflix.

Soundtrack

  • Love Yourself by Wanfang (Opening Theme)
  • Make Me Listen by Holly Lou
  • Never the Point by The Empire (Closing Theme)
  • No Regrets, Only Love (沒遺憾，只有愛) by Rose Liu (Closing Theme on second airing)
  • The Ripples by Tommy Ljungberg
  • 21st Century Jam by terrytyelee
  • Bottom Line Acoustic ver. (底線 Acoustic) by Julia Wu
  • Blue Magic Sunday by terrytyelee
  • Life's Thinking About You by Parking Lot Pimp
  • Uh Huh by Ape Kao
  • Turn Up The Night To Music by terrytyelee
  • You Win This Time (這次算妳贏拉) by terrytyelee
  • Find A Way by Julia Wu
  • H.E.N.R.Y by Julia Wu
  • Marching Forward (向前走) by Lim Giong
  • Babymama (我孩的媽) by BOi!
  • Gravity by BOi!
  • RiDE by BOi! feat. Xina Sui
  • Call it a day - Tommy Ljungberg (This TV series doesn't put this song on, but still featured it anyway.)

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2019 54th Golden Bell Awards Best Television Series A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities Nominated
Best Leading Actor in a Television Series James Wen Nominated
Best Leading Actress in a Television Series Peggy Tseng Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series Lung Shao-hua Nominated
Best Director in a Television Series Yeh Tien-lun Nominated
Best Writing for a Television Series Nancy Yiyu Chen, Chia Huei Lin, Chih Chi Fan, Ling Hui Chen, Ye Dan-qing, Yeh Tien-lun Nominated
2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards[4]

[5]

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Lung Shao-hua Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'A Taiwanese Tale Of Two Cities' On Netflix, Where Two Women Swap Cities To Find Themselves". Decider. 31 January 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ^ ""A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities" Offers Wholesome Cross-Cultural Connection". Cinema Escapist. 12 February 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "'A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities': Drama Review". Her Campus. 7 December 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards Regional Winners". Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards Final Winners List". 7 December 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.