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*A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities*
A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities
	Promotional poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	雙城故事
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shuāng Chéng Gùshì
Genre	Slice of life, Romance, Drama
Written by	Nancy Yiyu Chen; Chia Huei Lin; Chih Chi Fan; Ling Hui Chen; Ye Dan-qing; Yeh Tien-lun
Directed by	Yeh Tien-lun
Starring	Tammy Chen; Peggy Tseng; James Wen
Country of origin	Taiwan
Original languages	Mandarin, English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producers	Chin Sheng Yeh; Tama Pan
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	kbro Inc.; Formosa Television; Good Image Co., Ltd.; Green Film Production; Taiwan Mobile; Mandarin Vision
Original release
Network	Netflix; PTS; FTV
Release	September 1, 2018 –; January 26, 2019

A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities ( Chinese: 雙城故事) is a 2018 Mandarin-language TV series of 20 episodes starring Tammy Chen, Peggy Tseng and James Wen. The plot revolves around a Taipei doctor and a San Francisco engineer who swap homes with each other in a pact, and its consequences.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The story is based on the arrangements of a Taiwanese girl living in Dadaocheng, Taipei, Taiwan and a Taiwanese girl who grew up in San Francisco, California, United States. From two perspectives, they depict contemporary people's attitudes and life perspective, presenting sparks of different cultures.

It was released on September 1, 2018, on Taiwanese Public Television Service.

Cast

Tammy Chen as Lee Nien-Nien
Peggy Tseng as Josephine Huang
James Wen as Teng Tien-Ming
Lung Shao-hua as Lee Jen-Kuei
Denny Huang as Ryan Yeh
Poh-Shiang Lee as Hsiao-Meng
Yi-Wen Yen as Wu Ching-Wen
Yang Li-yin as Amy Chen
Mei-Ling Lo as Floss
Wanfang as Chien-Hui

Release

A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities was released on September 1, 2018, on Taiwanese Public Television Service alongside Netflix outside Taiwan. The series was aired the next day on Formosa Television, which is also where the series was aired it again in 2020. Both PTS & Formosa TV airing was only available on the linear TV (both terrestrial and cable TV), meaning that online TV airing was not available other than Taiwan Mobile's myVideo and Netflix.

Soundtrack

Love Yourself by Wanfang (Opening Theme)
Make Me Listen by Holly Lou
Never the Point by The Empire (Closing Theme)
No Regrets, Only Love (沒遺憾，只有愛) by Rose Liu (Closing Theme on second airing)
The Ripples by Tommy Ljungberg
21st Century Jam by terrytyelee
Bottom Line Acoustic ver. (底線 Acoustic) by Julia Wu
Blue Magic Sunday by terrytyelee
Life's Thinking About You by Parking Lot Pimp
Uh Huh by Ape Kao
Turn Up The Night To Music by terrytyelee
You Win This Time (這次算妳贏拉) by terrytyelee
Find A Way by Julia Wu
H.E.N.R.Y by Julia Wu
Marching Forward (向前走) by Lim Giong
Babymama (我孩的媽) by BOi!
Gravity by BOi!
RiDE by BOi! feat. Xina Sui
Call it a day - Tommy Ljungberg (This TV series doesn't put this song on, but still featured it anyway.)

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
2019	54th Golden Bell Awards	Best Television Series	A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities	Nominated
		Best Leading Actor in a Television Series	James Wen	Nominated
		Best Leading Actress in a Television Series	Peggy Tseng	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series	Lung Shao-hua	Nominated
		Best Director in a Television Series	Yeh Tien-lun	Nominated
		Best Writing for a Television Series	Nancy Yiyu Chen, Chia Huei Lin, Chih Chi Fan, Ling Hui Chen, Ye Dan-qing, Yeh Tien-lun	Nominated
	2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards^[4] ^[5]	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Lung Shao-hua	Nominated

References

^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'A Taiwanese Tale Of Two Cities' On Netflix, Where Two Women Swap Cities To Find Themselves". Decider. 31 January 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^ ""A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities" Offers Wholesome Cross-Cultural Connection". Cinema Escapist. 12 February 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^ "'A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities': Drama Review". Her Campus. 7 December 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^ "2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards Regional Winners". Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards Final Winners List". 7 December 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

External links

[decider-1] "Stream It Or Skip It: 'A Taiwanese Tale Of Two Cities' On Netflix, Where Two Women Swap Cities To Find Themselves". Decider. 31 January 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[cinemaescapist-2] ""A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities" Offers Wholesome Cross-Cultural Connection". Cinema Escapist. 12 February 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[hercampus-3] "'A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities': Drama Review". Her Campus. 7 December 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[asianacademycreativeawards-4] "2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards Regional Winners". Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[asianacademycreativeawards1-5] "2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards Final Winners List". 7 December 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

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