Doppelganger (TV series)

*Doppelganger*
Doppelganger
	入侵者
Genre	Drama; Thriller; Suspense
Written by	刘健财 ; 谢光华 ; 何启安
Directed by	Canter Chia 谢光华 ; 王靖瑜 / 韩耀光
Starring	Christopher Lee ; Fann Wong ; Xu Bin ; Jasmine Sim
Opening theme	说散就散 by JC
Ending theme	别说 by JC ; 心跳 Heartbeat by Christopher & Kelly Poon ; 炸药 by Power Station ; 换我爱你 by Derrick Hoh ; 我会一直想你 by Jocie Kok
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	刘健财 Molby Low ; 谢光华 Canter Chia
Producer	刘健财 Molby Low
Running time	approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements)
Original release
Network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Release	12 March –; 6 April 2018
Related
	Mind Matters; A Million Dollar Dream;

Doppelganger (Chinese: 入侵者) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was produced by Wawa Pictures^[1] and telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It was first shown in 2018, and was broadcast on weeknights. The show aired at 9 p.m. on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8 a.m. the following day. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and it stars Christopher Lee, Fann Wong, Xu Bin and Jasmine Sim.

The drama was the first drama with a prequel, which was first aired on Toggle on 11 March 2018 from 7 to 9 pm as a telemovie.

Casts

Christopher Lee as Yang Li Wei 杨立威 / Li Rui Ming 李锐明 Li Rui Ming's teenage version portrayed by Brian Ng
Fann Wong as Wang Siting 王思婷 Teenage Version portrayed by Elizabeth Lee
Xu Bin as Li Zijian 李子健
Jasmine Sim as Li Jiawen 李嘉文
Darren Lim as Li Ruijie 李锐杰

Supporting cast

Cast	Character	Description	Episodes Appeared
Ricky Liew 江俊翺	Chen Shuntian 陈顺天	Main Villain Younger version portrayed by Ethan Ng Tan Shun Tin, Xiao Tian (小天) Fortune Teller Tricked Yang Liwei in buying stocks and cheating away Zhang Ailing Stabbed by Yang Liwei but later survived Blinded by hatred and mistook Rui Ming for Li Wei and stabbed him and lost his sanity	1, 14 - 20
Rebecca Lim 林慧玲	Zhang Ailing 张爱玲	Supporting Villain Teo Ailing Yang Li Wei's Former Woman Betrayed Yang Li Wei Chen Shuntian's girlfriend	1,10- 14
Kelly Liao 廖奕琁	Liang Qiao En 梁乔恩	Villain Li Ruiming's Secretary & lover Li Zijian's Love Interest	1 - 16
Ernest Chong 张顺源	Liu Yao Qiang 刘耀强	Came from Canada Li Jiawen's Friend Li Jiawen's love interest In Charge of Props	6 - 7, 11, 14,17,18
Zhu Houren 朱厚任	Li Jianting 李建廷	Lee Kian Teng, Ting (廷) Li Ruijie's & Li Rui Ming's Father Favor Li Ruijie over Li Rui Ming Former CEO Had extra marital in the past	4, 14, 18
Lai Meng 黎明	Yang Xiangwei's Mum	Yang Xiangwei's ex-mum Died after a sudden heart attack	1
Ann Kok 郭舒贤	Wang Jingyi 王静仪	Yang Xiangwei's ex-wife Died while giving birth to a child	1
Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯	Chen Shuntian's Mum	Li Ruiming & Li Ruijie's Mother Chen Shuntian's illegitimate Mother Suffered from a terminal illness	14

Xiong Cai Pictures Entertainment


Cast	Character	Description	Episodes Appeared
Hayley Woo 胡佳嬑	Chen Tianmei 程天美	A very famous actress (A-Lister) First Female Lead of the movie Got jealous when Li Jiawen's salary is more than her Died in episode 12 due to an accident (as mentioned when Li Ruijie received the call)	12

Others


Cast	Character	Description	Episodes Appeared
Zhang Xinxiang

Awards and nominations

Doppelganger is up for 4 nominations.

Star Awards 2019

Star Awards – Acting Awards
Accolades	Nominees	Category	Result
Star Awards	Fann Wong	Best Actress	Nominated
	Christopher Lee	Best Actor	Nominated
	Xu Bin	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
	Jasmine Sim	Best Newcomer	Won

Trivia

Christopher Lee and Fann Wong first time acting as couple and acting together after 14 years.
Christopher Lee's first dual role and villainous role, in which both role are villains.
Christopher Lee and Xu Bin's second drama collaboration after Against the Tide in 2014.
This is Rebecca Lim played her role as a villain for the third time.
A prequel was broadcast simultaneously on Toggle and Channel 8 before the show is aired.

Original Sound Track (OST)

No.	Song Title	Singer(s)
1)	说散就散 (Opening Theme Song)	JC
2)	别说	JC
3)	心跳 Heartbeat	Christopher & Kelly Poon
4)	炸药	Power Station
5)	换我爱你	Derrick Hoh
6)	我会一直想你	Jocie Kok