The Rescue of Hong Kong(2015)

The Rescue of Hong Kong is a historical drama set during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in December 1941. Ye Jiatong, a Communist agent operating undercover as a horse racing journalist, is tasked with smuggling hundreds of cultural figures and political dissidents to safety. His mission grows perilous when his former classmate Xue Yingti, now collaborating with the Japanese occupiers, becomes a direct threat. With support from his ex-lover Ge Lu, Ye Jiatong must outmaneuver enemies on all sides while navigating the city's treacherous wartime landscape. The series explores themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and resistance during one of Asia's darkest chapters, balancing espionage tension with personal stakes as Ye Jiatong risks everything to protect those who represent Hong Kong's intellectual and democratic future.