‘The Season’ Stars Reveal Global Premiere Date
Hong Kong’s upcoming English-language revenge drama ‘The Season’, a series co-produced with SK Global, the powerhouse behind global hits such as ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, ‘Thai Cave Rescue’ and ‘Delhi Crime’, is scheduled for release this summer.
At this year’s Hong Kong FilMart, PCCW Media confirmed that the six-part series is scheduled for a global premiere in June 2026, with viewers in Asia, the Middle East and South Africa able to stream the series on Viu. In the US, Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ will air the series, while Hong Kong audiences can watch it on Now TV. International distribution is led by Fremantle, with support from De Maio Entertainment.
Cast members and Yalun Tu, the show’s creator, were at FilMart on March 18 to announce the release date.
“The Season” immerses viewers in the opulent world of Hong Kong’s elites. At the heart of this glittering social landscape stands the Hext family, an old-money dynasty whose reach extends from the city’s horse racing tracks to exclusive hunting soirees and star-studded charity galas. But beneath the polished facades and sparkling champagne, tensions simmer – and the arrival of Cola, a newcomer with a hidden agenda, threatens to unravel the carefully curated world of high society.
Jessie Mei Li leads an international ensemble and rules the screen as Cola. Toby Stephens and three-time Golden Horse Award winner Karena Lam voice the Hext family as Christopher and Fiona Hext. The cast also includes Chris Pang, Celina Jade, Justin Chien, Yvonne Chapman, Kōki and Lee Jae-yoon with special appearances from Hong Kong stars Anson Lo of Mirror and Marf Yau of Collar.
Yalun Tu, known for ‘NCIS: Hawaii’ and collaborations with Amazon Japan and HBO Asia, created and produced the series, while Chilean director Marialy Rivas serves as lead director and executive producer.
The entire series was shot in Hong Kong. “There are so many juxtapositions here,” Tu said during a group performance on stage. “There’s old, there’s new, there’s tradition, there’s modernity, there’s the city, there’s the water, and there are so many different facets, so I thought we could do something that showed the high-gloss world and a big part of local Hong Kong.”
Also on stage was Li, who described her character Cola as an “outsider looking in” with a “deep dark secret” who ultimately leads a double life. Pang, known for “Crazy Rich Asians,” said he plays a wealthy “new money” member of a hotelier family and that the role was “so fun to play.”
Janice Lee, CEO of PCCW Media, and Agatha Lo are executive producers, while SK Global’s Chloe Dan, executive vice president and head of television, alongside Matt Aragachi and Dylan Tarason, are executive producers for the company.
