Esther Kwan takes on Michelle Yim in The Season of Fate

Salty, sour, bitter, spicy and sweet are the five flavours that are best used to describe the story of new TVB drama, The Season of Fate. This series sees Esther Kwan making a comeback to the TVB drama series world after giving birth to her daughter, Brittany, 3 years ago.

At the invitation of Producer Cheung Kin Man, Esther relented after learning more about the character. Producer Cheung explained, "Esther likes the role very much, when she read the script, she accepted that role straight away. Everybody knows she is very particular about caring for her daughter, it happened that Nick Cheung (her husband) had some spare time in between his work, the main carer's role has landed on Nick's shoulder. Esther can now relax and concentrate working on this series."

Esther plays Lin Sheung Chun, the second widow of the heir of the affluent Kwan family. The first wife, played by Michelle Yim, suffered from mental illness shortly after their husband's death.

The Season of Fate starts airing tonight at 9.30pm.

Source: MingPao with translations by R.E.D @ Asianvn.com
Image Credit: The Season of Fate official Site

The Season of Fate

Cast:
Esther Kwan as Lin Sheung Chun
Michelle Yim as Wong Yuk Lam
Roger Kwok as Ma Wing Ching
Derek Kwok as Leung Kau Mui
Lawrence Ng Wai Kok as Yam Fei Yeung
Oscar Leung as Yam Shing Tin
Regan Cheung
Vivien Yeo

Total Episodes: 25 episodes
Aired Dates: January 11 to February 12, 2010
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 9.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 921

Synopsis:
Lin Sheung Chun came from a poor family. She was sold off to the Kwan family as a concubine, but shortly after marriage, her husband passed away. Her husband's sudden death could not be accepted by his first wife, Wong Yuk Lam. This resulted in Yuk Lam behaving erratically and became mentally unstable.

As such, the responsibility of managing the household and all other family matters fall on Sheung Chun's shoulders. She even had to take over the management of the family's business which is a bistro.

Swindlers, Ma Wing Ching and Lee Shi Mui, were up to their mischief and antics. However, Sheung Chun was around and managed to blow their cover. Unfortunately, Yuk Lam mistakenly identified Wing Ching as her senior apprentice and follows him around. Wing Ching used this perfect opportunity to swindle more money from the Kwan family bistro.

After a series of incidents and misunderstandings, Wing Ching and Sheung Chun fall for one another. Sheung Chun felt confused between her feelings for Wing Ching as well as her childhood friend, Leung Kau Mui.

At the same time, Yuk Lam's second senior apprentice, Yam Fei Yeung, returned home with his foster son, Yam Shing Tin. Fei Yeung, who harboured feelings for Yuk Lam hoped to win her heart once more but Sheung Chun felt that Fei Yeung has ulterior motives.

Note: Previous working title was The Five Flavours of Life

Esther Kwan returns to TVB

Nick Cheung Ka Fai, the husband of Esther Kwan, recently revealed that the filming for his new TVB series, Heaven and Earth will be postponed due to scheduling conflict. Heaven and Earth will see Nick collaborating with TVB big names including Charmaine Sheh, Bowie Lam and Moses Chan.

Nick Cheung and Esther Kwan with their baby daughter in this undated photo

Nick's absence will definitely be missed, but we will instead get to see an Esther series. At the personal invitation from the series producer, Leong Ka Shu, Esther agrees to return and film a new series for TVB, tentatively titled Five Tastes of Life. Esther will be working with 2008 Best Actress, Michelle Yim and Roger Kwok.

Esther has already been briefed about the details for the filming of the new series. The series is reported to be a pre-modern one and will start filming during summer. Esther is happy with the filming arrangements as she is not required to travel to another place to film.

As Esther will be busy with the filming, Nick would assume the duties of a babysitter to their daughter. Esther worries that Nick will over pamper their daughter when she is not around to supervise. Esther explains, "Sometimes I will just ignore her until she stops crying. I have talked to him asked him not to talk on the phone or SMS too much that he would have neglected their little girl."

Roger, who is currently in China filming a series, says he is excited to be working with Esther. "I have started watching Esther's series since I was young!" says Roger.

Source: Ming Pao with translations by choccho @ Asianfanatics.net