“Heroes in Harm’s Way” 《最美逆行者》is based on real-life stories as the country was grappling with the novel coronavirus and centers on ordinary people from various walks of life, including medical workers, nurses, drivers and volunteers, who risked their lives to join the frontline against the deadly disease.
The 14-episode TV drama features seven individual stories that began with the lockdown of the central Chinese city of Wuhan – once the epicenter of the outbreak in the country – around the 2020 Spring Festival holiday in late January.
The characters portrayed in the series reflect the experience of thousands of medics dispatched to Wuhan from across the country to help deal with the public health emergency, workers tasked with the urgent construction of Huoshenshan Hospital – a temporary emergency hospital built in just 10 days, drivers transporting medical equipment and essential goods into the sealed off city, volunteers and community workers as well as numerous others who put themselves in danger’s path to save lives.
The TV drama is produced by China Media Group (CMG) and directed by Ju Xingmao. It features a cast of familiar faces like Yang Zhigang, Yu Yi, Chen Shu and others. Xiao Zhan guest starred in Episodes 7 and 8 as the character Cai Ding in the segment titled “District of Happiness” 《幸福社区》which was the name of the neighbourhood.
“Heroes in Harm’s Way” 《最美逆行者》aired on public broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) on Sept 20, 2020.
Episodes
*episode w/ Xiao Zhan