Pandora's Box
天目危机
Genre	Action Science Investigators
Starring	Ray Zhang Rui He Dujuan Michael Miu Joseph Chang Liu Xueyi Yasuaki Kurata
Country of origin	China
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer	Wong Ching-po
Production locations	Hong Kong, China, China
Original release
Network	Mango TV
Release	August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)

Pandora's Box (Chinese: 天目危机) is a 2021 mystery drama. It was filmed in 2019. Initially to be aired on August 18, 2021, the airing was postponed to August 25, 2021, on Mango TV every Wednesday and Thursday.^[1][2]

Synopsis

Physics genius Li Tian (Ray Zhang Rui) is focused on his investigation of a special type of energy. However, his mother Mei Xue Yan, a famous musician, gets embroiled in a mysterious car accident in Japan. Li Tian heads to Japan alone, but he never expected to fall into an intricate trap set up by a crime organisation. The man behind the scene manipulate Li Tian and uses advanced technology to commit a series of crimes. In Japan, Li Tian meets the bubbly Zhang Ni (He Dujuan), as well as the investigation officer responsible for the case - Yamazaki Dachang (Michael Miu). The three of them form a special investigation team and traces the incident back to a mysterious band twenty years ago. They also found Fu Bu Jie (Joseph Chang), a reporter who has been investigating the band for many years. A huge conspiracy which links back to a dark secret involving Li Tian's parents awaits them.^[3]

Cast

Production

Wong Ching-po, the director, took 2.5 years to write the script of the television film. It took the production crew five months to complete the principal photography for the 12 episodes.^[4]

Reception

An advance screening of the first two episodes was held on June 9, 2019, at the China Art Museum as part of the 25th Shanghai Television Festival.^[5] The audience reacted favourably throughout the screening.^[4]

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