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A Step Into The Past
76%
Series
1
40
AI Analysis
A Step Into The Past (2001) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Step Into The Past (2001) — a TV series tagged as Drama, Action & Adventure, and Sci-Fi & Fantasy with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 hist… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling across 1 season.
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Step Into The Past 76% (34 votes) — strong audience scores for this TV series.
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from 34 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 2001-10-15
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 40
- TMDB rating
- 7.6
- TMDB ID
- 1375
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What is A Step Into The Past about?
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 offi... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for A Step Into The Past?
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How many seasons of A Step Into The Past are there?
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Cast

Louis Koo
項少龍

Kwong Wa
連晉 / 嫪毐

Jessica Hsuan
烏廷芳

Sonija Kwok Sin-Nae
琴清 / 秦青

Raymond Lam Fung
趙盤 / 嬴政

Joyce Tang Lai-Ming
善柔

Michelle Saram
趙倩

Waise Lee Chi-Hung
趙穆

Eileen Yeow
朱姬

Samuel Kwok Fung
呂不韋

Sidney Yim
趙雅

Power Chan Kwok-Pong
李斯

Derek Kwok Jing-Hung
王翦

Yu Chi-Ming
鄒衍

Joyce Koi
龍陽君

Lee Lung-Kei
秦莊襄王

Sherming Yiu Lok-Yee
呂娘蓉

Lee Hoi-Sang
蒙驁
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