Third Rail is a Singaporean English-language drama produced by Ochre Pictures and distributed by Mediacorp.[2]
| Third Rail | |
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| Genre | Psychological Thriller Drama |
| Directed by | Yeo Lay Har |
| Starring | Rebecca Lim Andie Chen Jason Godfrey Nurul Aini Vanessa Vanderstraaten Benjamin Heng Shrey Bhargava[1] |
| Opening theme | Power by Carla D |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Pedro Tan Jean Yeo Geraldine Phua |
| Running time | approx. 48 minutes per episode (excluding advertisements) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mediacorp Channel 5 MeWATCH |
| Release | 17 October – 21 November 2022 |
The first two episodes premiered on MeWATCH on 17 October 2022, with two new episodes added every Monday. The series began airing on Mediacorp's YouTube drama channel and Channel 5 on 25 and 31 October 2022, respectively.[3]
Cast edit
- Rebecca Lim as Geraldine Hyak (Geri)
- Vanessa Vanderstraaten as Chia Wen Si
- Jason Godfrey as Joseph Mandez
- Andie Chen as John Ho
- Amanda Ang as Seah Su Jin
- Carla Dunareanu as Valerie Keng-North (Val)
- Benjamin Heng as Choy Boon Wee
- Shrey Bhargava as Rajeev Khanna (Raj)
- Brian Ng as Ray Huang
- Ky Tan Xing Hua as Shawn Kong
- Nurul Aini as Jana
- Gerald Chew as Prof Lau
- David Eung Hao as Jacob Seah
- David Matthew as Titus Bhagawan
- Cassandra Spykerman as Kartini Puspa
- Keagan Kang as Susilo Bhagawan
- Benjamin Eio as Chee
Production edit
The set of Third Rail was housed inside one of Changi Exhibition Centre's hall, which featured two decommissioned Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 MRT train carriages (Carriage no. 3095 and 1095 of 095/096) and a specially constructed railway tunnel.[4][5] The set was also one of the biggest to be built in Singapore.[6]
References edit
- ^ Tushaar Kuthiala (21 October 2022). "So much potential for NRI stories going global, says 'Third Rail' star Shrey Bhargava". Connected to India. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Third Rail". Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Aiah Bathan (9 October 2022). "Get ready for the longest ride ever! 'Third Rail' premieres on October 17, 2022". The Independent Singapore News. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ May Seah (3 October 2022). "In a hijacked MRT train, Rebecca Lim and Andie Chen play enemies not lovers for once". CNA Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Douglas Tseng (4 October 2022). "MRT Train Gets Hijacked In Ambitious New Mediacorp Drama Third Rail, Starring Rebecca Lim". 8 Days. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Isaiah Joven Yip (27 October 2022). "Third Rail: An exclusive peak inside the set of Mediacorp's new high-stakes action drama". The Republican Post. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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