Metamorphosis ( "Breaking Out Of The Shell" in Chinese) is a Singaporean Chinese police procedural drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 18 September 2007, screening at 9 PM every night on weekdays. The serial consists of 20 episodes.
In the last few episodes, the serial recorded a viewership rate of over 1 million and was awarded the "Best Drama Series Award" in the Star Awards 2007. Yvonne Lim also received the "Best Actress Award" in the same event.
Cast Main cast
Rui En as An Xiaoqian Chen Hanwei as Ouyang Li Terence Cao as Di Lun Yvonne Lim as Sheryl Wen Wanrou Thomas Ong as Hu Xicun
Supporting cast Cast Role Chen Guohua Cao Zhongming Ng Hui Mya Sun Meiya Julian Hee Leo Meng Tianbao Ix Shen Ryan Hou Nick Shen Zhang Shaoqi Hong Hui Fang Ouyang Su Nathaniel Ho Wen Pinliang
Special appearances Cast Role Brandon Wong Rattlesnake Huang Yiliang Red Pig Ong Ai Leng Blood Rose Cavin Soh Jin Yongjian Adam Chen Ke Mingde Richard Low An Guoxiong Wang Yuqing Zhao Baoqiang Rayson Tan Zhao Shiqiang Bryan Wang Leon Carole Lin Melinda Guan Alan Tern Liu Hansheng May Phua Gina Cheng
Reception The serial generated largely positive reviews from critics and recorded a viewership of over a million in its final episodes.
Viewership WeekDateAverage Number of audience in five weekdays(Rounded off to nearest thousand)Week 118 September 2007 to 21 September 2007678,000Week 223 September 2007 to 27 September 2007674,000Week 31 October 2007 to 5 October 2007720,000Week 48 October 2007 to 12 October 2007722,000Series Finale15 October 2007786,000
Accolades Organisation Year Category Recipient(s) ResultStar Awards2007 Best Set Design Ho Hock Choon Best Drama Cameraman Lim Hap Choon Best Actress Yvonne Lim Best Drama Serial Metamorphosis Top 10 Highest Viewership Local Dramas in 2007 Metamorphosis
See also List of programmes broadcast by Mediacorp Channel 8 Breaking out of Shell Theme Song
External links Official Website (English Edition) Official Website (Chinese Edition)